Radiology Receptionist / PACS Support

A vacancy has arisen for a full time PACS Support/Receptionist team member in the Radiology Department. The successful candidate will be expected to provide a patient focussed service working on various Reception desks within Radiology at both Whiston and St. Helens sites, facilitate the transmission of images to other hospitals when required, and perform a wide variety of PACS duties to assist with patient care. Applicants should be hard working, flexible, motivated and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Initiative and computer literacy are also essential for this role. As the Radiology Department operates a 7-day service, the post will include weekend, evening and Bank Holiday duties on a rota basis. The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change.,

• The successful candidates will be expected to provide a patient focussed service in various Reception areas within Radiology at both Whiston and St. Helens sites and facilitate the transmission of images to other hospitals when required to assist with patient care.
  
  Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements: o Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 o Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) o National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme