Radiology Department Assistant (RDA) - Mammography

Job summary

The Radiology Breast Imaging Service is looking to recruit a new clinical assistant. You will be joining the imaging team at the Jasmine Centre in DRI, offering clinical support and providing high quality patient-focused care. It will involve dealing with patients, public and staff at all levels. You will provide support to radiographers and radiologist's, which can involve dealing with patients who are very ill or distressed, therefore good interpersonal and communication skills are essential. Your role will be to provide assistance for imaging procedures and undertake/support some clerical duties within the mammography department.

Due to the sensitive nature of this post, only female applicants will be considered (this provision applies under Section 7(2)(b) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975).

Main duties of the job

Maintain high standards of patient care and comfort including, support of patients when undergoing interventional procedures, helping with changing, and hygiene needs

To provide support to the radiology service, workload management and assisting in the clinical environment to provide optimum patient care.

To set up trolleys for imaging procedures both sterile and non-sterile, using guidelines given.

To assist the Radiologists, Radiographers and Sonographers in specialist sessions, taking responsibility for patient care throughout the examination by observing, and assisting and comforting when necessary. To apply dressings after interventional procedures and give aftercare advice to patients where necessary.

To deal with verbal and telephone requests and to send images electronically to other hospitals.

To deal effectively with patients in the breast-imaging department, and to maintain a professional demeanour in potentially distressing circumstances.

To maintain stock levels

To care for and comfort patients and relatives before, during, and after imaging procedures.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, it's our pledge to help youDevelop,BelongandThrive,Here.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.