Ultrasound Healthcare Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; Macclesfield, Wilmslow, Congleton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme membership

Job summary

Vernova Healthcare CIC is seeking a capable healthcare assistant to support the Ultrasound Service across East Cheshire sites. You will prepare patients, check IDs, act as chaperone, and help keep scanning rooms clean and safe.

Shifts are mainly Wednesdays and Thursdays from 08:30 to 17:30 with some flexibility, and you will travel between sites as needed. The role requires independence and adherence to infection control and patient care procedures.

Responsibilities

• Verify patient identification against referrals
• Prepare patients for their examinations
• Support sonographers during and between scans
• Act as chaperone during scans
• Help maintain appointment schedules
• Communicate with patients to keep operations running smoothly and the patient experience good
• Maintain a clean and safe scanning environment
• Follow infection control practices
• Follow established procedures, protocols and guidelines
• Use CRIS for patient documentation
• Manage and upload images to PACS

Job description

This bank post supports sonographers in the Ultrasound Service of Vernova Healthcare CIC, which provides non-obstetric scanning across several East Cheshire sites. The work centres on preparing patients, checking identity against referrals, acting as chaperone during scans and keeping scanning rooms clean and safe. Shifts are mainly Wednesdays and Thursdays from 08.30 to 17.30, with some flexibility, and the role requires independent travel between sites. Applicants must set out in their application how they meet the person specification.

What the job involves

• Verify patient identification against referrals
• Prepare patients for their examinations
• Support sonographers during and between scans
• Act as chaperone during scans
• Help maintain appointment schedules
• Communicate with patients to keep operations running smoothly and the patient experience good
• Maintain a clean and safe scanning environment
• Follow infection control practices
• Follow established procedures, protocols and guidelines
• Use CRIS for patient documentation
• Manage and upload images to PACS

What’s offered

• NHS Pension Scheme membership