Job summary
UNITED LINCOLNSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
Based at Lincoln County Hospital and the Lincoln Community Diagnostic centre.
Band 2 Clinical Imaging Assistant FULL TIME - 37.5 HOURS PER WEEK
The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest Trusts in the country, providing acute services across the county of Lincolnshire. We are seeking a compassionate, empathetic, and motivated person to become a Clinical Imaging Assistant within the MRI department.
Duties will include assisting the Radiographers, and providing assistance to our patients in a caring and empathetic manner, and handling delicate technical equipment. You will be working within the magnetic field so safety is paramount and full training will be given, including cannulation. Persons with a previous caring role within the NHS is preferred.
The MRI service will be open from 07:20 to 20:30 hrs daily, 7 days a week. A flexible approach to the working day is essential.
This is Pan-Trust Role and you will be required to work at both the Lincoln Hospital site, and the new Lincoln Community Diagnostic centre, when it opens in November, so the ability to travel is essential.
For more information, please contact Joanne Holman, MRI Superintendent at Joanne.holman@ulh.nhs.uk or 01522 573068
Main duties of the job
Patient care, and patient transfer, handling delicate technical equipment. Patient cannulation. General administration duties, stock taking.
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'.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Patient care, and patient transfer, handling delicate technical equipment. Patient cannulation. General administration duties, stock taking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Patient care, and patient transfer, handling delicate technical equipment. Patient cannulation. General administration duties, stock taking.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English grade C or equivalent
Desirable
- NVQ Care level II
- NVQ Customer Service level II
- First Aid certificate
- Experience within a radiology department
Previous experience
Essential
- Working experience in a hospital environment or health care environment.
Desirable
- Multi-disciplinary Team experience.
- Experience of direct patient care within the last two years
- Experience within a Radiology Department
Evidence of Particular, Knowledge, skills, Aptitudes
Essential
- Communication skills
- Effective time management
- Computer/IT skills
- Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework:
Desirable
- Administration experience
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Able to liase effectively with all professional and non-professionals
- Interest in working in the Radiology department
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English grade C or equivalent
Desirable
- NVQ Care level II
- NVQ Customer Service level II
- First Aid certificate
- Experience within a radiology department
Previous experience
Essential
- Working experience in a hospital environment or health care environment.
Desirable
- Multi-disciplinary Team experience.
- Experience of direct patient care within the last two years
- Experience within a Radiology Department
Evidence of Particular, Knowledge, skills, Aptitudes
Essential
- Communication skills
- Effective time management
- Computer/IT skills
- Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework:
Desirable
- Administration experience
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Able to liase effectively with all professional and non-professionals
- Interest in working in the Radiology department
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
