University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust
Permanent vacancies have arisen for Imaging Department Assistants in the MRI department at University Hospital North Midlands. The posts will be based at Royal Stoke, but the post holders will be expected to work duties at County Hospital and any other UHNM MRI scanner locations both when clinical and performing administrative tasks. You will be experienced in health care and/or working with the public, and be able to provide excellent patient care to the broad mix of patients we see in MRI. Your caring and approachable manner will support our patients, some of whom can be very anxious or unwell.
You will be expected to have excellent computer and administrative skills, a polite sympathetic telephone manner, and good attention to detail.
The role will include a proportion of weekend working.
Main duties of the job
When working clinically, your efficiency and organisational skills will help us to ensure we see our patients on time. You will be required to liaise with the radiographers, ward staff, porters, and patients to ensure inpatients are dealt with in a timely and efficient manner, ready for their examination.
Duties include general patient care, initial safety screening for MRI (checked by the radiographers), cannulation of patients, safe use of equipment and department cleanliness, data input, and clerical duties. Excellent communication and a positive telephone manner are essential.
Flexibility and reliability are required in order to contribute to the delivery of a first-class service to all users. The department is open from 7am until 8pm, seven days a week, including Bank Holidays, and the successful applicant will be provided with full safety training and mentorship.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provides emergency treatment, planned operations, and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work, and research.
Job responsibilities
For further details and departmental visit please contact:
Jo Gwyther, MRI Superintendent Radiographer on 01782674629
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Minimum 5 GCSE's or equivalent, one of which must be English at Grade C or above
Experience
* Experience of working in a caring environment or with the general public
* Reception / clerical skills
Skills
Interpersonal Skills
* Clear, polite telephone manner
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.
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