This post is for a Healthcare Support Worker within the X-ray and DXA team at Dewsbury and District Hospital. The hours of work are normally 8-4 or 9-5:30.
The successful candidate will be expected to rotate between Dewsbury and District Hospital and the Community Diagnostic Centre (Westgate Retail Park, Wakefield).
There is often the opportunity to pick up further shifts on evenings, weekends and nights.
For further information, please see the attached job description.
Please note that this role is not eligible for sponsorship.
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Main duties of the job
To work under the direction of a registrant (usually this is a radiographer) and participate fully in the delivery of a planned/ acute care of patients attending the radiology service for treatment/ investigations.
To provide general support in the X-ray and DXA team. This will include providing 1-1 patients centred care, assisting patients with changing, general cleaning and tidying of the department, support patients through their examinations and performing some admin/ clerical roles.
For further information, please see the attached job description.
About us
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Job responsibilities
Willingness to undertake the Care Certificate andinduction programme.
Willingness to undertake Functional skills level 2Maths & English if not already qualified at GCSE or equivalent level inMaths & English.
Applicant must be a team player, with a positive attitude and willingness to take on tasks.
The successful candidate will be expected to comply with the trust core values of Respect, Caring, Improving and High Standards.
The applicant will need to ensure they maintain a safe working environment for self and others and must be able to communicate clearly and concisely over the phone, face to face and written.
For a full list of the essential person specification requirements, please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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