Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Imaging Assistant, based in the Community Diagnostics Centre at Mile End Hospital, to join the Barts Heart Centre Cardiac Imaging Team offering support within the Cardiac CT service provision networked from the service at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. The launch of the CDC has ensured patients have access to specialised services within a community setting, whilst taking advantage of close links with the service at Bart’s Heart Centre.
You will be working as part of our friendly team of dedicated and hardworking Cardiac Radiographers, Cardiologists, Radiologists and support workers within the CDC and in collaboration with the Cardiac Imaging service at St Bart’s NHS Trust.
We are looking for a friendly team member who is able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills along with the ability to work under pressure, prioritise workload and work using their own initiative, whilst providing high quality, efficient and effective care to our patients.
The job role involves pre-scan preparation of the patient to include cannulation and accurate completion of safety checks, support of the patient through the scanning pathway and assisting with post scan recovery and aftercare. Coordination of flow of outpatients, inpatients and inter hospital transfer patients through the department also forms a vital aspect of the job role.
Role extension and training and education are actively supported.
The service at the CDC is based on a 7 day a week, 12 hours a day model offering flexible access to patients from around London and beyond.
Main duties of the job
The aim of this role is to assist and provide support for clinical staff in the department to ensure the service delivers its day-to-day operations efficiently and effectively.
The suitable candidate would work in such a way that they would provide a reliable and timely patient pathway through the department to ensure maximisation of capacity and activity. One of the key responsibilities of this role is to prepare patients for their scans and undertake intravenous cannulation procedures as per the agreed local protocols and guidelines, making sure that patients receive high standards of individualised and holistic continuity of care whilst in the department. To also take a major role in the timely provision of clean and equipped patient examinations areas and maintain a safe, healthy and hygienic environment.
This will be done at the Community Diagnostics Centre (CDC) at Mile End.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths
2. NVQ level 3 in healthcare related subject
Experience
Essential criteria
3. NVQ level 3 in healthcare related subject
4. Undertaken IV Cannulation competency or worked within phlebotomy services
5. Patient care experience
Desirable criteria
6. Keyboard and computing skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
7. IV Cannulation
**Visa Sponsorship Information**
Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.
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If you are applying from outside the UK or will require sponsorship, please mention this clearly in your application.
To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met:
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9. Salary threshold: The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
10. Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
11. English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B2 or higher.
12. Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)