Radiography Assistant/Helper (XR02) in Leeds

TheRadiology Service delivers a diagnostic and treatment service forapproximately 600,000 patients a year on 6 sites, the Ultrasound departmentis a major contributor to these examinations.

Thejob holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the ULTRASOUNDdepartment, carrying out policies and procedures as specified by the Trustand Radiology Management Team. They will undertake a wide range of duties toclinically support the Sonographers and Radiologists and be primarilyresponsible for the care of patients attending for Ultrasound examinations.

Dutieswill include assisting staff with interventional procedures such as biopsiesand injections and adhering to aseptic techniques.

Chaperoningis a key part of the role. Patients attending the department can range fromthe unconscious to the fully mobile with uncooperative, incapacitated,anaesthetised, partially resuscitated, disorientated patients and those withspecial needs, physical and mental disabilities. Some patients can exhibitantisocial or threatening behaviour.

Thepost holder will work to departmental protocols and schemes of work,including administrative tasks.

Thejob holder may occasionally be required to work at any site with a smallcommitment to weekend work. The majority of the time they will work betweenLGI and SJUH sites.

Main duties of the job

Therole involves a large clinical component which includes general help andassisting the Sonographer/Radiologist throughout the patients Ultrasoundexamination.

Thedaily role involves escorting patients in and out of the examination roomsand preparing the patient for the Ultrasound examination. This involvesassisting with moving and handling of the patients who are immobile in a safemanner.

Youwill be asked to chaperone patients, offering reassurance and staying inattendance with difficult patients and intimate examinations.

Animportant part of the role involves caring for the patients during andfollowing interventional ultrasound procedures, which includes preparingtrolleys and conducting aseptic technique whilst caring for the patient.

Theultrasound departments are very busy and the post holder will need toprioritise their workload to ensure the smooth running of the department .

Thereis an element of administrative tasks to include registering the patient,updating patient records, bookings, extraction of work lists and all otherassociated RIS activities. Answering and dealing with telephone calls is adaily task.

Youwill be responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness of clinicalequipment/ultrasound rooms, to minimise the spread of infection. You willalso be required to monitor and order stock within the department.

Therole is varied and you will be expected to help in all of the above areas.

About us

TheUltrasound department can be extremely busy & the work can beunpredictable/fast paced but the Team is supportive & inclusive. Thisrole is very niche & the main aim is to assist & facilitate asmooth/efficient running of the department & not to be directly involvedwith undertaking the Ultrasound examination.

Theshifts are mainly weekdays, there are no night shifts to be covered just asmall commitment to weekend/ evening work.

Thisis a great opportunity to kickstart your NHS career especially if you are asociable person and enjoy interacting with a wide range of people from allaspects of society. It is also important that you like being busy at work& are prepared to carry out a variety of tasks working within amulti-disciplinary team.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying \'at risk\'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities

Thisis for a role within the Radiology Ultrasound department for an Ultrasoundassistant.

Pleasesee attached Job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Mathematics GCSE grade 4(C) or above or functional sills equivalent
• English GCSE grade 4(C) or above or functional sills equivalent
• Health care related subject level 1 or above
• Completed Care certificate

Experience

• Experience of working with people
• NHS Care experience
• Previous role caring for people
• Previous chaperone training/understanding role of chaperone

Skills & behaviours

• Flexible
• Good time keeping
• Maintaining accurate records

Additional Requirements

• Good concise application form

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.