We are looking for a highly motivated, suitably qualified support worker with high standards, who is passionate about their work and committed to the pursuit of excellence to join our developing clinical team at BHRUT and CDC satellite sites. You will be part of a great team of diverse professionals that are equally passionate about delivering an excellent patient experience.
A support worker should provide a comprehensive supporting role which forms the solid foundation to allow the Ultrasound Department to deliver a smoother, smarter and safer Ultrasound service with timely results to promote seamless, safe and high-quality care to enable the trust to achieve key targets.
The role will involve supporting Ultrasonographers/Radiologist and Consultants in the General and Maternity Ultrasound units, assisting in routine scans and providing support and care for emergency and in-patients in a clinical setting. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to assist Radiologists with invasive procedures eg. steroid injections, using the aseptic technique, and on occasions may be expected to provide support for portable and theatre sonography. The Ultrasound Support Worker role combines both patient care and administrative responsibilities.
It is essential for the Support worker to Communicate effectively with patients that present with different levels of understanding and/or behaviour and undertake a flexible working pattern to support service needs.
In return, you will be offered the opportunity to work in a modern new hospital within a very supportive directorate and have the opportunity to further develop your skills and practice in order to develop your career. We recognise value by offering great benefits to our staff, and we strive to ensure support is available at all times to develop your career and learn new skills.
Please note that there are two posts to be filled ( 1x30 hours & 1x15hours), 30 hours at Queen's Hospital and 15 hours at CDC
The job purpose of an Ultrasound Support Worker is to provide support to Radiologists and Sonographers within Radiology.
They will be expected to prepare and tidy rooms, care for patients, be aware of vital signs and assist when a patient receives IV cannulation (training will be provided where this is expected of the post holder).
Undertake clinical and administrative duties.
Communicate effectively with patients that present with different levels of understanding and/or behaviour
The support worker should be able to undertake several duties that support the activity of the Radiology department.
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we’re no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It’ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
This advert closes on Sunday 20 Oct 2024
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