Clinical Imaging Assistant - Band 2

Job summary

United Lincolnshire Hospitals provides radiology services to the county from 7 sites. Our facilities are modern and well equipped. The trust has invested in DR technology, new interventional suites, 3 Toshiba CT's, 1 Philips CT and 3 Siemens MRI scanners and up to date ultrasound equipment over the last few years.

About the Role:-

Your main sites will be Grantham & District Hospital and the new community diagnostic center but you mayberequired to work cross site at Pilgrim, Grantham (Moy Park), John Coupland Hospital, Gainsborough and Louth County Hospital.

The operating hours of the service will be 08.00 hrs to 18.00hrs. There will be a requirement to work 9.5hr days.

Shift patterns are 0800-1800 hrs over 4 days or 0830-17:00 hrs over 5 days.

You will need the ability to travel across sites independently due to cross site travel. Radiology Pool Car available for use.

Main duties of the job

What we're looking for:-

The post holder will provide effective support to Nursing Staff, Radiologists and Radiographers in all areas within Radiology. You will be required to assist in the care and supervision of patients and to deal with of a multi-disciplinary team and members of the public in a caring, pleasant and effective manner. There will be a commitment to flexible working to allow extended working days in the department. There will also be a requirement to work weekends. The candidate should have a commitment to multi-disciplinary teamwork and good oral, written communication skills. Previous experience in direct patient contact is a requirement of this post. Evidence of commitment to ongoing personal development will need to be demonstrated.

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.