Radiology Clinical support worker

To undertake a wide range of non-radiographic duties across all ELHT sites to support Radiology services. Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide the highest standards of patient care. Assist in all aspects of patient care which will include moving patients, escorting patients, and relatives, and assisting Radiologists/Health Care Professionals to position non ambulant patients.,

• Chaperone and Assist patients to dress/undress where appropriate.
• Ensure safe transfer of patients to and from the department to the wards
• Support and provide reassurance to patients and carers/family
• Prepare and set up for imaging examinations. This includes the preparation of trays, trolleys and examination rooms ,
• Provide assistance to Clinicians and other Registered Health Care Professionals during clinical procedures.
• Undertake agreed clinical tasks, under the direct supervision of a Clinician or other Registered Health Care Professionals.
• Adapt to needs and requirements of patients attending for clinic appointments or procedures
• Understand and comply with the cross-infection policy when dealing with patients.
• Assist in the setup of aseptic and clean areas in preparation for complex interventional procedures.
• Ensure the tidiness and cleanliness of all clinical rooms ensuring equipment is cleaned as directed.
• Ensure stock is put away in a timely manner and adequate stock levels are maintained.
• Reception duties including registration and processing of patient details onto the computer as required. This involves the operation of Radiology and associated hospital computer systems.
• Inputting data onto external Regulatory systems.
• Assist and support registered health care professionals during pre-operative assessments.
• Work flexibly between 8am and 8pm Monday to Sunday, with time off in the week to compensate for weekend working
• Comply with the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017
  
  An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and enthusiastic Band 2 Support Worker to join the Radiology Department at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. The successful candidate should possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to demonstrate a problem-solving approach to their work and be flexible to work across the pathways of care within clinical settings within the Radiology Directorate., CARE CERTIFICATE OR WILLINGNESS TO WORK TOWARDS
• DEMONSTRATE GOOD VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
• DEMONSTRATE SELF-MOTIVATIONAL KILLS
• ABILITY TO DEMONSTRATE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND CARING DEMEANOUR
• ABILITY TO MANAGE MORE THAN ONE TASK
• ABILITY TO DRIVE AND HAVE ACCESS TO A VEHICLE
• BASIC IT SKILLS
• ABILTY TO USE OWN INITIATIVE
• ABILITY TO PRIORITISE OWN WORK LOAD
• DEMONSTRATION OF ABILITY TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND
• DEMONSTRATE AN INTEREST IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES
Desirable criteria
• HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE APPRENTICHIP LEVEL2 OR NVQ IN HEALTH SUBJECT/OR WILLINGNESS TO WORK TOWARDS/OR EQUIVELENT EXPERINCE
• GCSE ENGLISH /MATHS A-C OR 4-9 OR FUNCTIONAL SKILLS OR EQUIVELENT
• BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS
• RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE WITHIN HEALTH,SOCIAL OR RESIDENTAIL CARE SETTING
• PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OF CARING FOR RELATIVES OR CLOSE FRIENDS
• EXPERIENCE OF DOCUMENTING ON PATIENT /CLIENT RECORDS
• KNOWLEDGE OF THE 6 C`S
  
  At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work., Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organization providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.
Our vision is to be widely recognized for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements., The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed. The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.