Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
* provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
* nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
* regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
* deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact bht.recruitment@nhs.net or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the Radiology Department to support colleagues and patients providing excellent patient care.
Post holders will work across all areas of imaging including: Ultrasound, CT, MRI, Minor interventional, AE and general x-ray.
Post holders are expected to support the weekend/evening service in CT, MRI and ultrasound.
Main duties of the job
Use own initiative to manage and prioritise workload, based on clinical need and availability of appropriate staff/location and equipment. Liaise with other members of the team including Radiologists, Radiographers, Sonographers, nursing team and clerical staff.
Person specification
Education, Qualification & Training
* Education to ‘O’ Level/GCSE standard to include English Language.
* NVQ Level 2 in healthcare or imaging and/or equivalent experience or willingness to undertake the appropriate training.
Experience
* Experience of working in a team
* Experience of working face to face with the general public in a very busy environment
* Previous experience of working with patients in a caring environment
* Experience of assisting sterile procedures
Special Circumstances
* Ability to travel to other sites.
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
* Ability to organise and prioritise workload
* Ability to work in a team
* Sympathetic and caring attitude
* Ability to establish a rapport with patients of all ages
* Some flexibility over working hours
* Keyboards skills for input and updating patient data.
* Ability to remain calm in difficult situations
* Over 18 years of age (Ionising Radiation Regulations)
* Ionising Radiation Regulations (training will be given)
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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