AAA Screening Technician

Job overview

The North Yorkshire and Humber NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme provides a community based ultrasound screening service across a wide geographical area including Ripon, Scarborough, Harrogate, York, Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire.

We perform over 12000 ultrasound scans of the abdominal aorta per year at busy community clinics. You will be required to explain the implications and benefits of participating in the programme, undertake AAA screens, report scan results verbally to participants at the clinic, participate in health promotion, maintain safe use of ultrasound equipment and export and transfer images and results data electronically.

The work requires a high degree of precision and a high level of hand, eye and sensory coordination. You must be able to drive and have a clean driving licence with access to a car insured for business use.

The work involves some motorway driving and you will be expected to travel to all screening locations and transport and move portable screening equipment and supplies.

The post is initially fixed term with a mandatory requirement for the successful candidate to complete the Level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners within the first 18 months of employment. The post will be made permanent on successful completion of the diploma in the allocated timeframe.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure men attending clinics are aware of the benefits and risks of AAA screening and give informed consent to the procedures.
• Communicate with screening subjects in an empathetic and reassuring manner in order to produce high quality screening images.
• Report scan results together with any potential implications to subjects both verbally and, if required, in writing.
• Ensure the subject understands the screening result.
• Deal with anxious screening subjects and their relatives with tact, persuasion, patience and discretion.
• Recognise where communication difficulties arise and overcome barriers to understanding.
• Carry out other duties in accordance with the current national guidelines and the project protocols and standards.
• Work alongside other screening staff involved with the clinic and support the work of the screening programme.
• Keep the Vascular Scientist and Screening Manager informed of caseload and any difficulties arising, seeking advice where necessary.
• Participate in promoting the screening programme.

Please note that, in line with UKVI regulations, this vacancy does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route. As a result, we are unable to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position.

We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We reserve the right to close the  advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.