Radiology Assistant

Job overview

Radiology Department Assistant - Band 2 up-banded to Band 3 once Care Certificate and cannulation course have been completed.

Are you a caring, enthusiastic and hard working person looking to make a big impact? We are looking for dedicated and caring Radiology Department assistants to support our brand new, state of the art Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at Milford, Surrey.

The CDC Is part of Royal Surrey’s continuing investment in its diagnostic capabilities and follows refurbishment of the Trust’s interventional suite, MRI and X-ray facilities

You should have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well within a team. You will be expected to complete a Care Certificate Induction for your first two weeks in order to bring you up to speed regarding what is required for you in the position. This take up to two weeks (dependent on previous experience.) After a settling in period, you will be offered the opportunity to complete a cannulation course, which will allow you to progress to a band 3 position once competence has been confirmed.

Applications are welcome from those with unrestricted right to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not available for this role.

Main duties of the job

This roles provides support to the department in providing patient focused, efficient service in a caring, professional and timely manner.

This is a patient focused role. You will assist out-patients during their time in the radiology department from transferring the patients to and from the departments, greeting them on arrival, assisting with their preparation for the examinations, and helping to provide a pleasant experience.

You will also take on some admin roles which may include, booking patients in for the appointment, stock management and room preparation for both CT and MRI examinations. Training for all will be provided.

Our Radiology department at Royal Surrey is made up of 5 X-ray rooms, 4 CT scanners, 3 MRI scanners, 10 Ultrasound machines, an IR suite and 8 theatre machines. As well as 2 mammography machines and two OPG machines, one of which has CBCT capabilities. This year, we are working on our Interventional strategy which will hopefully see us moving from 1 to 3 interventional suites in the next 5-10 years and restructure the whole department to improve the experience and service we can provide to our patients.

Additionally we have 3 community sites situated at Haslemere, Milford and Cranleigh, which provide an additional 3 x ray rooms, 4 Ultrasound rooms, a CT scanner and 2 MRI scanners.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will support the provision of a high quality diagnostic service to patients, visitors and staff within the Radiology Department. They will facilitate an efficient work flow between the scanner and support in an admin position where required.

The post holder will provide an efficient and friendly service or patients undergoing Radiology examinations and provide any administrative support required, to ensure that the unit is running efficiently. They will assist with patient and room preparation, perform admin role and support the Radiographers where required. This post works closely and efficiently with the radiology team.

Please note, this role will start as a band 2 position and be up-banded to band 3 once competency for cannulation and completion of the Care Certificate have been completed .

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.