Job overview
A Radiology Healthcare Assistant works alongside and supports radiologists, radiology nurses, and radiographers in the radiology department. The role also involves assisting with patient care and imaging procedures. They work closely with other department and other members of the multidisciplinary team. This role involves a range of responsibilities, including patient preparation, assisting with sterile procedures, maintaining the department's cleanliness and organisation, and most importantly, ensuring patient comfort and safety. The candidate will be expected to work across all Trust sites. You will need to be well organised with good communication skills and have a good grasp of IT. A sympathetic attitude to patients is essential ensuring safe and compassionate care. You will need to be able to cope with distressing and often challenging situations while prioritising your workload.
The department is very busy performing over 250,000 examinations per annum including ultrasound, plain films, CT, MRI, biopsies and treatment procedures.
Main duties of the job
* To assist the registered nurse in the delivery of high quality and person centred care.
* To provide fundamental nursing care, e.g., assistance with personal hygiene, eating and drinking, mobility needs, washing under direct or indirect supervision.
* To carry out limited clinical observations and undertake a range of activities under direct or indirect supervision by a registered nurse, having been assessed as deemed competent in the activities required.
* To maintain high clinical standards.
* To help maintain a clean and safe ward environment.
* To contribute towards the department and organisation in the provision of a safe and caring environment.
Key working relationships include all members of the multi-professional team, including nursing and medical staff, allied health professionals and relevant support workers.
Working for our organisation
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Desirable criteria
* Level 2 or Level 3 (NVQ) in health and Social Care or equivalent relevant experience
* Willing to work towards Level 2 functional skills (Math & English)
* Care Certificate/working towards
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
* Experience of working with people, ideally in a front‑line customer service role
Desirable criteria
* Experience of providing person centred care
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & COMPETENCE
Essential criteria
* An understanding of the importance of patient confidentiality and privacy
* Demonstrates a caring, compassionate and empathetic approach to patients and colleagues, whilst having a professional approach
* Recognise how patients and colleagues need to be treated with dignity and respect and can demonstrate these behaviours in their daily work
* Good verbal and written English communication skills
* The ability to respond with kindness and humanity to patients
* A flexible and adaptable approach with the aptitude to work in a busy hospital healthcare setting
* Willingness to undertake the mentorship of new Nursing Assistants after 12 months in post
* Basic knowledge of health and safety with an awareness of the importance of following Trust policies and procedures
* An appreciation of equality, diversity and inclusion and how this influences how care is provided to patients
* A willingness to provide the highest standards of patient care including personal care
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Good understanding of care needs relevant to patients in a hospital setting to include: Eating and drinking, dignity and respect, communication/conflict resolution, handwashing and infection control, hygiene needs, safeguarding
* Understands the limit and scope of their job role and the need to only do tasks they are trained to do.
* Knows when to escalate to a registered nurse when the situation is beyond their scope of practice
BEHAVIOURS & VALUES
Essential criteria
* Flexibility in shift/working patterns to meet the needs of the service
* Works effectively as a team
* Is of good health and good character
* Willing to accept additional responsibilities as delegated by senior staff
* Always acts with honesty and integrity
* Professional approach
* Displays BHT Values
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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