Radiology Department Assistant | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 11 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £22,816 - £24,336 Per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 May 2024 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE5 4PW |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Leicester |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6077438/358-6077438-CSI |
Summary
• To work within the multidisciplinary team to ensure high standards of patient care and quality of examinations within the Radiology Department under the direction and supervision of an appropriate Registered Health Care Professional.
• To help with basic administration duties including using Radiology computer systems
• To help other staff make the best use of departmental resources ensure efficient delivery of planned workload.
• Make the best use of departmental resources and plan workload in collaboration with the team.
• To support 7 day, 24 hour working, including bank/public holidays as required by the needs of the service.
• Carry out duties as assigned; involving patient care and welfare; assisting the Radiology team where appropriate.
• To assist patients prior to, during, and after the examination including being able to give the patient a basic explanation of procedures.
• To be responsible in arranging and prioritising ad hoc workload, liaising both with departmental and ward staff to ensure that lists are covered, patient delays are kept to a minimum and rooms utilised at optimum levels.
• Perform basic post procedure monitoring including ECG, Blood pressure measurement, and capillary blood glucose measurement, with adherence to relevant policies and procedures.
• To take responsibility for ensuring that the quality control testing of the blood sugar testing kit and suction machine is performed, with adherence to relevant policies and procedures.
• Assist in the cleaning and preparation of the room prior to and post procedure.
• Maintain clean and tidy work areas and waiting rooms participating in regular cleaning rotas for work areas in line with department and Trust policy. This may require contact with bodily fluids and on occasion’s unpleasant smells.
• Take responsibility for ensuring the safe transportation and timely delivery of specimens and samples to laboratories as required adhering to protocol and procedures.
• To demonstrate high levels of patient care and work closely with qualified staff maintaining a hands on approach to patient needs.
We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children’s Hospital and run one of the country’s leading heart centres.
Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.
Our purpose is to provide ‘Caring at its best’ and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we’re here to do. They are:
• We focus on what matters most
• We treat others how we would like to be treated
• We are passionate and creative in our work
• We do what we say we are going to do
• We are one team and we are best when we work together
Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that ‘Caring at its best’ is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)
Key Job Responsibilites
1. Principal Duties
• Carry out duties as assigned; involving patient care and welfare; assisting the Radiology team where appropriate.
• To assist patients prior to, during, and after the examination including being able to give the patient a basic explanation of procedures.
• To be responsible in arranging and prioritising ad hoc workload, liaising both with departmental and ward staff to ensure that lists are covered, patient delays are kept to a minimum and rooms utilised at optimum levels.
• Perform basic post procedure monitoring including ECG, Blood pressure measurement, and capillary blood glucose measurement, with adherence to relevant policies and procedures.
• To take responsibility for ensuring that the quality control testing of the blood sugar testing kit and suction machine is performed, with adherence to relevant policies and procedures.
• Assist in the cleaning and preparation of the room prior to and post procedure.
• Maintain clean and tidy work areas and waiting rooms participating in regular cleaning rotas for work areas in line with department and Trust policy. This may require contact with bodily fluids and on occasion’s unpleasant smells.
• Take responsibility for ensuring the safe transportation and timely delivery of specimens and samples to laboratories as required adhering to protocol and procedures.
• To demonstrate high levels of patient care and work closely with qualified staff maintaining a hands on approach to patient needs.
At least of one of the two responsibilities below:
(1) To be responsible for stock levels by monitoring, ordering stock when required and checking areas for out of date stock. To check deliveries against orders to ensure an auditable system.
and/or
(2) To assist with fluoroscopy procedures and/or biopsies to include preparing of trolleys and/or assisting during the procedure and/or post procedural monitoring of patients. To undertake wound care, as required.
• Adhere to infection control measures and be responsible for the cleaning of equipment post procedure in line with relevant protocols and policies. To help with ongoing staff training in this area.
• To undertake the insertion of cannula in compliance with Imaging Service protocol, following training, and if required by the role.• To assist in the safe discharge of the patient from the department.
• Ensure the maintenance of patient confidentiality at all times.
• Maintain effective communication regarding issues relating to assigned duties, promptly reporting areas of concern.
• Participate in rotation around the Radiology Department as required.
• Perform safety checks on protective clothing including lead aprons and gloves and maintenance of records in line with IRR 17 Regulations, where required.
1. Responsibilities for Department Administration and Operation
• Ensure accuracy of patient and examination details on the Radiology computer systems
• Answer telephone queries and deal with them appropriately and professionally.
• Assist with clerical and reception duties.
• To assist with post-processing and ensure that images have reached PACS.
• To be responsible for facilitating the effective allocation of other RDAs to maintain staffing levels and to seek assistance when the service provision is compromised.
• Assist in the training of new staff where appropriate within the Multi-disciplinary team. Undertake one to one training/mentoring with new starters.
• To help with student training and work experience students as required.
• Undertake any other duties consistent with their grade as required.
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Apr 2024
• To help with basic administration duties including using Radiology computer systems
• To help other staff make the best use of departmental resources ensure efficient delivery of planned workload.
• Make the best use of departmental resources and plan workload in collaboration with the team.
• To support 7 day, 24 hour working, including bank/public holidays as required by the needs of the service.
• Carry out duties as assigned; involving patient care and welfare; assisting the Radiology team where appropriate.
• To assist patients prior to, during, and after the examination including being able to give the patient a basic explanation of procedures.
• To be responsible in arranging and prioritising ad hoc workload, liaising both with departmental and ward staff to ensure that lists are covered, patient delays are kept to a minimum and rooms utilised at optimum levels.
• Perform basic post procedure monitoring including ECG, Blood pressure measurement, and capillary blood glucose measurement, with adherence to relevant policies and procedures.
• To take responsibility for ensuring that the quality control testing of the blood sugar testing kit and suction machine is performed, with adherence to relevant policies and procedures.
• Assist in the cleaning and preparation of the room prior to and post procedure.
• Maintain clean and tidy work areas and waiting rooms participating in regular cleaning rotas for work areas in line with department and Trust policy. This may require contact with bodily fluids and on occasion’s unpleasant smells.
• Take responsibility for ensuring the safe transportation and timely delivery of specimens and samples to laboratories as required adhering to protocol and procedures.
• To demonstrate high levels of patient care and work closely with qualified staff maintaining a hands on approach to patient needs.
We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children’s Hospital and run one of the country’s leading heart centres.
Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.
Our purpose is to provide ‘Caring at its best’ and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we’re here to do. They are:
• We focus on what matters most
• We treat others how we would like to be treated
• We are passionate and creative in our work
• We do what we say we are going to do
• We are one team and we are best when we work together
Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that ‘Caring at its best’ is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)
Key Job Responsibilites
1. Principal Duties
• Carry out duties as assigned; involving patient care and welfare; assisting the Radiology team where appropriate.
• To assist patients prior to, during, and after the examination including being able to give the patient a basic explanation of procedures.
• To be responsible in arranging and prioritising ad hoc workload, liaising both with departmental and ward staff to ensure that lists are covered, patient delays are kept to a minimum and rooms utilised at optimum levels.
• Perform basic post procedure monitoring including ECG, Blood pressure measurement, and capillary blood glucose measurement, with adherence to relevant policies and procedures.
• To take responsibility for ensuring that the quality control testing of the blood sugar testing kit and suction machine is performed, with adherence to relevant policies and procedures.
• Assist in the cleaning and preparation of the room prior to and post procedure.
• Maintain clean and tidy work areas and waiting rooms participating in regular cleaning rotas for work areas in line with department and Trust policy. This may require contact with bodily fluids and on occasion’s unpleasant smells.
• Take responsibility for ensuring the safe transportation and timely delivery of specimens and samples to laboratories as required adhering to protocol and procedures.
• To demonstrate high levels of patient care and work closely with qualified staff maintaining a hands on approach to patient needs.
At least of one of the two responsibilities below:
(1) To be responsible for stock levels by monitoring, ordering stock when required and checking areas for out of date stock. To check deliveries against orders to ensure an auditable system.
and/or
(2) To assist with fluoroscopy procedures and/or biopsies to include preparing of trolleys and/or assisting during the procedure and/or post procedural monitoring of patients. To undertake wound care, as required.
• Adhere to infection control measures and be responsible for the cleaning of equipment post procedure in line with relevant protocols and policies. To help with ongoing staff training in this area.
• To undertake the insertion of cannula in compliance with Imaging Service protocol, following training, and if required by the role.• To assist in the safe discharge of the patient from the department.
• Ensure the maintenance of patient confidentiality at all times.
• Maintain effective communication regarding issues relating to assigned duties, promptly reporting areas of concern.
• Participate in rotation around the Radiology Department as required.
• Perform safety checks on protective clothing including lead aprons and gloves and maintenance of records in line with IRR 17 Regulations, where required.
1. Responsibilities for Department Administration and Operation
• Ensure accuracy of patient and examination details on the Radiology computer systems
• Answer telephone queries and deal with them appropriately and professionally.
• Assist with clerical and reception duties.
• To assist with post-processing and ensure that images have reached PACS.
• To be responsible for facilitating the effective allocation of other RDAs to maintain staffing levels and to seek assistance when the service provision is compromised.
• Assist in the training of new staff where appropriate within the Multi-disciplinary team. Undertake one to one training/mentoring with new starters.
• To help with student training and work experience students as required.
• Undertake any other duties consistent with their grade as required.
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Apr 2024