Radiology Department Assistant

About the job

• To work within the multidisciplinary team to ensure high standards of patient care and quality of examinations within the Radiology Department under the direction and supervision of an appropriate Registered Health Care Professional.
• To help with basic administration duties including using Radiology computer systems
• To help other staff make the best use of departmental resources ensure efficient delivery of planned workload.
• Make the best use of departmental resources and plan workload in collaboration with the team.
• To support 7 day, 24 hour working, including bank/public holidays as required by the needs of the service.
• Carry out duties as assigned; involving patient care and welfare; assisting the Radiology team where appropriate.
• To assist patients prior to, during, and after the examination including being able to give the patient a basic explanation of procedures.
• To be responsible in arranging and prioritising ad hoc workload, liaising both with departmental and ward staff to ensure that lists are covered, patient delays are kept to a minimum and rooms utilised at optimum levels.
• Perform basic post procedure monitoring including ECG, Blood pressure measurement, and capillary blood glucose measurement, with adherence to relevant policies and procedures.
• To take responsibility for ensuring that the quality control testing of the blood sugar testing kit and suction machine is performed, with adherence to relevant policies and procedures.
• Assist in the cleaning and preparation of the room prior to and post procedure.
• Maintain clean and tidy work areas and waiting rooms participating in regular cleaning rotas for work areas in line with department and Trust policy. This may require contact with bodily fluids and on occasion’s unpleasant smells.
• Take responsibility for ensuring the safe transportation and timely delivery of specimens and samples to laboratories as required adhering to protocol and procedures.
• To demonstrate high levels of patient care and work closely with qualified staff maintaining a hands on approach to patient needs.
  
  

We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children’s Hospital and run one of the country’s leading heart centres.

Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.

Our Purpose Is To Provide ‘Caring At Its Best’ And Our Staff Have Helped Us Create a Set Of Values That Embody Who We Are And What We’re Here To Do. They Are

• We focus on what matters most
• We treat others how we would like to be treated
• We are passionate and creative in our work
• We do what we say we are going to do
• We are one team and we are best when we work together
  
  

Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that ‘Caring at its best’ is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rebecca Edmonds Job title: Service Manager Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07939978207