Job Summary
Imaging Assistant - Ultrasound.
This Is a Rotational Post With Duties Being At
Hull Royal Infirmary, the Women's and Children's Hospital, Castle Hill Hospital, the East Riding Hospital, Hornsea Cottage Hospital and the Alfred Bean Hospital in Driffield. This post will also involve rotation to the new Community Diagnostic Centre in Hull.
The hours are 23.75 hours per week, 8am-6pm over 2 or 3 shifts. This includes some weekend and bank holiday duties.
An opportunity has arisen for a full-time imaging assistant to join the forward-thinking ultrasound team of the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
You will be working as part of a friendly team of dedicated and hardworking sonographers and support workers within the ultrasound department of the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
You will be required to rotate through Hull Royal Infirmary, the Women's and Children's Hospital, Castle Hill Hospital as well as various community sites: the East Riding Community Hospital, The Wilberforce Centre, Marfleet Group Practice, the Alfred Bean Hospital in Driffield, and occasionally, the Hornsea Cottage Hospital, as well as the CDC in Hull city centre.
Main Duties of the Job
The imaging assistant role is primarily to help the sonographers and radiologists in delivering a quality service for all users of the ultrasound department.
The role includes aspects of patient care, communication, IT, and some portering duties. The successful candidate must be able to multi-task, work well within a team, and have a flexible approach to their working site and hours. The service is provided over 7 days, with core opening hours of the department between 8am to 6pm.
The post holder needs to be flexible to work any shift of up to 10 hours within the opening hours depending upon service need.
Minimum Requirements
GCSE English and Maths are essential, along with previous employment in a similar environment/NHS/care setting. As this role is a development of the existing ultrasound service, previous experience in this area of healthcare is desirable. Previous experience of dealing with the general public is essential, along with good communication skills, the ability to work as an effective team member, and good organisational and keyboard skills.
Role extension, CPD, KSF and flexible working are actively supported.
About Us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital, Goole and District Hospital for NLAG, and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery, and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled, and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership, and our community.
Job Description
Responsibilities
For further details regarding this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. GCSE Maths or equivalent
2. GCSE English or equivalent
Desirable
1. NVQ 2 in care
Skills
Essential
1. Experience of working with the public
2. Previous care experience
Desirable
1. Working in the health service
Attributes
Essential
1. Good communication skills
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.
Employer Details
Employer Name
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Hull University Teaching Hospital Trust
Castle Hill Hospital
Cottingham
HU16 5JQ
Employer's Website
https://www.hey.nhs.uk/ #J-18808-Ljbffr