St Bartholomew's Hospital (Barts) are searching for an experienced and passionate Band 3 Imaging Assistant to join their highly skilled team based in the General Ultrasound Department.
Our group of hospitals provide a huge range of clinical services to people in east London and beyond.
We operate from four major hospital sites (The Royal London, St Bartholomew’s, Whipps Cross and Newham) and a number of community locations, including Mile End hospital. Around 2.5 million people living in east London look to our services to provide them with the healthcare they need.
Job Purpose:
As a member of our busy and dynamic department your central role would be to provide the highest quality care for patients referred to our service. You would do this by assisting the Sonographers and Radiologists with the provision of a wide range of ultrasound examinations, including: General Abdominal, Gynaecological, Head and Neck, Musculoskeletal, Vascular and Neonatal Hip ultrasound examinations. You may also assist with medical procedures such as biopsies and musculoskeletal steroid injections. You main duties would be to assist with the organization and care on the in[1]patient ultrasound service. In addition you would provide clerical and reception support.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
·Assisting Sonographers and Radiologists within the General Ultrasound Department. Providing high quality care and assisting in accurate diagnosis while treating patients with the utmost care & consideration. To run an efficient, safe, caring and professional in-patient service.
· Delivering the highest level of patient care
· Co-ordinating and prioritising work practice within a designated area
· Managing the throughput of imaging lists in an efficient and timely manner
· Where necessary organizing porters to bring patients to the department
· Making sure the working environment is clean and hygienic
· Cleaning and sterilization of equipment
· Checking equipment and reporting faults
· Preparing patients for ultrasound examinations, including safe manual handling of patients in chairs and beds/trolleys
· Communicating with patients and their carers, explaining the procedure about to be undertaken in a form that is appropriate to them and the situation
· Ensuring effective communication with all staff, patients and relatives, maintaining confidentiality at all times
· Acting as a chaperone during intimate examinations
· Assisting in medical procedures such as biopsies, involving aseptic techniques
· Laying out trolleys prior to procedures
· Dressing wounds following biopsies
· Preparation of slides and specimens and transporting them to Pathology
· Accurately inputting data and logging procedures using departmental IT systems
· Assisting with stock control and ordering of stock
· Assisting in routine Imaging duties such as handling calls and messages
· Administrative tasks
· Maintenance of accurate and concise records
· Working effectively on the Reception Desk – greeting patients, making appointments, fielding queries etc
Requirements:
· Experience working in a healthcare environment.
· Experience of dealing with stressful and emotionally charged situations.
· Keyboard skills required.
· The role may involve the post holder in a high degree of physical effort, especially when moving patients.
· The post holder may be sitting at a computer station for prolonged periods of time.
· The post holder may be required to travel between Trust sites.
· There are frequent times when they will be required to sit and / or stand and / or walk.
· Dexterity in manipulation of small items and packets in a sterile field.
· Can be both physically and mentally taxing.
· Works with patients with cancer, terminal or debilitating illnesses, major trauma and breaking of bad news.
· Frequent distressing and emotional circumstances.
· May have to deal with patients and their families who are angry / upset / tearful.
· To be able to cope with the emotional stress of managing patients who are dying, and their distressed relatives.
· To also be able to manage clinical situations where visually distressing sights of open wounds and injury occur and to ensure the support of other team members in this situation.
· Post holder has to be able to work successfully under pressure of time and resources.
· Ability to work in stressful and emotionally charged situations for long periods of time.
Why Join Barts Health?
- Be part of a diverse and inclusive team committed to excellence
- Access to NHS benefits including pension scheme and generous annual leave
- Work in a state-of-the-art facility at the heart of East London
- Contribute to a service that supports over 2.5 million people across London
- Access to free Core Skills training via Bank Partners
Apply now for this superb opportunity by attaching your CV, and a member of our recruitment team will be in contact with you shortly.
Bank Partners is an employment agency/employment business (as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003) and is acting on behalf of its client in relation to this vacancy.