Radiography Department Assistant

About the job

Job Overview

We are looking for a self-motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our friendly team of Radiography Department Assistants.

About The Team

At UHS we have a large friendly team of radiographers, RDAs and RAPs with a wide range of experience working across the following departments:

Main X-ray

This area provides general, fluoroscopy and mobile radiography for adult in-patients and out-patients. There are 3 DR X-ray rooms, 2 state of the art digital fluoroscopy rooms, and a fleet of DR mobiles. There is also an Xograph DR Dental Imaging room.

Emergency X-ray

This area provides adult and paediatric trauma radiography for the Emergency Department and Major Trauma Centre plus emergency and general theatre imaging.

There are 3 DR x-ray rooms, DR mobiles and a fleet of up to date image intensifiers undertaking a wide variety of complex imaging procedures.

Royal South Hants X-ray

This satellite unit, near the city centre, provides imaging for adult outpatient clinics and GP referrals.

Main duties of the job

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

Working for our organisation

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Your Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

Assist Radiographers and Radiologists during imaging procedures and to provide care for patients undergoing imaging procedures.

What we’re looking for

You will need to have suitable qualifications and experience working within a team and with people of all abilities, ages and cultures. It would be highly desirable for you to have some previous healthcare experience.

Person specification

Qualifications, Knowledge And Experience

Essential criteria

• Vocational Qualification at Level 2/GCSEs at grade A* -C or equivalent
• Experience in a relevant care environment.
• Able to communicate with people of all ages, with any disability and / or from any culture.
• Able to cope in distressing circumstances including able to support distressed parents/carers
• Previous experience in customer care setting
• Previous experience working with people
• Previous experience working within a team
• Able to work using own initiative
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Previous work in a health care setting which should be recent (within the last year), ‘hands on’ care experience
• Education to A Level/ T Level in one subject
• Previous experience of stock control
  
  

Skills

Essential criteria

• General IT skills
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Organisational skills
• Time management
• Taking the initiative
  
  

Trust Values

Essential criteria

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together