Job summary Radiographic Department Assistant- Breast Imaging This post offers a unique opportunity for a highly motivated pro-active female Radiographic Department Assistant to join our friendly team in Breast Imaging. This role is a cross site role split between the Breast Unit at the Royal Liverpool Hospital and the Marina Dalglish Unit at Aintree University Hospital. We are looking for an enthusiastic, dedicated individual who is committed to providing high quality patient care. You must demonstrate excellent communication skills and have the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. The ability to multi task in often demanding circumstances is a key attribute of this role. The requirement for a female to undertake the role is a genuine occupational qualification. The above post is therefore exempt under the equality Act 2010. Main duties of the job You will bea pivotal part of the Breast Imaging team, providing help and emotional support for patients. This includes anxious patients being investigated for breast cancer or having just been diagnosed with breast cancer, and patients with communication difficulties. You will report to Consultant Radiologists and Advanced Radiographic Practitioners during ultrasound examinations. You will be expected to set up and support during a range of aseptic procedures under ultrasound control such as biopsies, aspirations, pre-operative skin marking and localisations which may involve exposure to body fluids. You will be expected to undertake and be responsible for handling electronic and paper records/images returned from Mobile and Static Screening Units, ensuring images are correctly uploaded and verified in PACS, ready for reporting. This is a substantial task involving 26,000 examinations per annum requiring manipulation and verification of approx 200,000 images. About us Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience. The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond. To hear more about our achievements, click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/application/files/8516/9779/0401/Annual_Report_2022-2023.pdf Follow us on social media: Facebook - Liverpool University Hospitals Careers Instagram - LUHFTcareers Twitter - LUHFTcareers Date posted 30 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 3 Salary £24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum, pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 287-RSUR-176-24 Job locations Royal Liverpool Hospital Mount Vernon Street Liverpool L7 8YE Job description Job responsibilities Key Responsibilities To assist radiographers/radiologists within the Breast Unit. To provide help and emotional support for patients during their time in the department. This includes anxious patients being investigated for breast cancer or having just been diagnosed with breast cancer, and patients with communication difficulties. To assist radiologists/radiographers during ultrasound examinations and a range of aseptic procedures under ultrasound control including cyst, abscess, seroma drainage, biopsies, pre-operative skin marking and saviscout insertion which may involve exposure to body fluids. To undertake and be responsible for handling electronic and paper records/images returned from Mobile and Static Screening Units, ensuring that images are correctly uploaded and verified in PACS, ready for reporting. This is a substantial task involving 26,000 examinations per annum requiring manipulation and verification of approx 200,000 images. Provide clinical technical services including dispatching specimens to pathology Work with and dispose of sharps in a darkened room. To assist radiographers/radiologists during stereotactic procedures. Excellent communication is needed with patients at all times using tact, sympathy and overcoming any barriers to understanding e.g. language difficulties, learning difficulties, hearing impairment. To perform general housekeeping duties within the Unit and help to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff. To assist in the review of departmental policies and procedures within boundaries of their competence. Enable clients to make use of available services and information. Radiation Protection An awareness of protocols and policies as required under the ionising regulations to comply with IRR 17, IR(ME)17 Clerical Requirements Frequently requested to retrieve case notes or mammography films. Answer the telephone, using the agreed departmental standard and referring messages to the appropriate person/area. Update patients records, electronically and manually. Maintain records of examinations performed under ultrasound and of screening films loaded and unloaded. General Requirements To participate in regular Audit and staff meetings. Co-operate with the orientation of all staff. The jobholder may be required to work in a variety of areas. Due to the configuration of the Unit the post holder maybe required to work across sites. TRAINING In service training is provided. CONFIDENTIALITY During the course of your duties you will become aware of information concerning patients medical or personal details, all such information must be treated in the strictest confidence. The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues. The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation. For additionalresponsibilities please refer to the full job description. Job description Job responsibilities Key Responsibilities To assist radiographers/radiologists within the Breast Unit. To provide help and emotional support for patients during their time in the department. This includes anxious patients being investigated for breast cancer or having just been diagnosed with breast cancer, and patients with communication difficulties. To assist radiologists/radiographers during ultrasound examinations and a range of aseptic procedures under ultrasound control including cyst, abscess, seroma drainage, biopsies, pre-operative skin marking and saviscout insertion which may involve exposure to body fluids. To undertake and be responsible for handling electronic and paper records/images returned from Mobile and Static Screening Units, ensuring that images are correctly uploaded and verified in PACS, ready for reporting. This is a substantial task involving 26,000 examinations per annum requiring manipulation and verification of approx 200,000 images. Provide clinical technical services including dispatching specimens to pathology Work with and dispose of sharps in a darkened room. To assist radiographers/radiologists during stereotactic procedures. Excellent communication is needed with patients at all times using tact, sympathy and overcoming any barriers to understanding e.g. language difficulties, learning difficulties, hearing impairment. To perform general housekeeping duties within the Unit and help to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff. To assist in the review of departmental policies and procedures within boundaries of their competence. Enable clients to make use of available services and information. Radiation Protection An awareness of protocols and policies as required under the ionising regulations to comply with IRR 17, IR(ME)17 Clerical Requirements Frequently requested to retrieve case notes or mammography films. Answer the telephone, using the agreed departmental standard and referring messages to the appropriate person/area. Update patients records, electronically and manually. Maintain records of examinations performed under ultrasound and of screening films loaded and unloaded. General Requirements To participate in regular Audit and staff meetings. Co-operate with the orientation of all staff. The jobholder may be required to work in a variety of areas. Due to the configuration of the Unit the post holder maybe required to work across sites. TRAINING In service training is provided. CONFIDENTIALITY During the course of your duties you will become aware of information concerning patients medical or personal details, all such information must be treated in the strictest confidence. The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues. The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organisation. For additionalresponsibilities please refer to the full job description. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Educated to GCSE or NVQ level II standard or equivalent Clinical Healthcare Support Level 3 or Equivalent experience Experience Essential Experience in patient care Proven ability of keeping accurate records with good attention to detail Previous experience of working as part of a hospital clinical team Desirable Experience within an NHS health care setting Knowledge Essential Understanding of patient confidentiality Desirable Knowledge of breast screening programme Skills Essential Computer/ keyboard skills Ability to work well in a team Able to effectively communicate verbally and non-verbally with people at all levels Demonstrates ability to be tactful and diplomatic. Ability to work on ones own initiative Other Essential Flexible and adaptable Recognises own limitations Desirable Basic understanding of anxiety and fears of patients undergoing procedures Person Specification Qualifications Essential Educated to GCSE or NVQ level II standard or equivalent Clinical Healthcare Support Level 3 or Equivalent experience Experience Essential Experience in patient care Proven ability of keeping accurate records with good attention to detail Previous experience of working as part of a hospital clinical team Desirable Experience within an NHS health care setting Knowledge Essential Understanding of patient confidentiality Desirable Knowledge of breast screening programme Skills Essential Computer/ keyboard skills Ability to work well in a team Able to effectively communicate verbally and non-verbally with people at all levels Demonstrates ability to be tactful and diplomatic. Ability to work on ones own initiative Other Essential Flexible and adaptable Recognises own limitations Desirable Basic understanding of anxiety and fears of patients undergoing procedures 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address Royal Liverpool Hospital Mount Vernon Street Liverpool L7 8YE Employer's website https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)