clinical research assistant Croydon, England
Job description
Job title: Clinical Assistant
Salary: Competative
Hours: Monday-Sunday, 36 hours per week, 3 x 12 hour shifts,on a rota shift pattern
Location: Croydon
Introduction:
InHealth sees more than 3 million patients each year and diagnostic imaging is one of the busiest services that we provide. Our fully integrated imaging services offer increased capacity for NHS trusts, and convenient, fast access to services for patients.
About us:
InHealth is the UK’s largest specialist provider of diagnostic and healthcare solutions. Our aim is to make healthcare better for patients by working collaboratively with the NHS to deliver a range of high-quality tests, scans, assessments and procedures. In the last year, we have supported more than 3 million people in their healthcare journeys, the majority of these are NHS patients and service users.
As a people-focused organisation, our teams are integral in how we deliver our services and our values of Trust, Passion, Care and Fresh Thinking underpin everything we do, influencing the way we interact with patients, customers, and colleagues.
Our mission is to be the preferred provider of high-quality diagnostics and healthcare solutions in hospitals and in accessible community settings, serving 5 million patients from 1,000 locations by 2025.
What you will do:
- As part of our clinical team, this role is essential to ensuring our patients receive the best standard of care from arrival through to departure, ensuring our patients feel informed and engaged throughout their diagnostic pathway. The Healthcare/Clinical Assistant is primarily responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the working day by welcoming patients into the clinical area and preparing them for their MRI scan. You will also be involved with administrative tasks to provide support to the clinical and clerical teams, however will be primarily patient facing.
What you are responsible for:
- Welcoming patients in a professional, courteous manner, coordinating their arrival through to departure
- Escorting patients to and from the clinical area as required, explaining the procedure in full and ensuring any questions or concerns are managed professionally
- Completing the patient's pre-scan data protection/consent form and health and safety questionnaire (where applicable)
- Assessing and monitoring the patient's condition after procedure, ensuring that any changes are reported to the relevant staff immediately
- Ensuring patient and customer focus is central to the success of the MRI department by delivering an excellent level of patient care throughout
- Accurately entering all relevant patient data into the patient management system
- Managing administrative tasks within the unit that include:
- Dealing with telephone, direct and face to face enquiries
- Booking clinically validated appointments on the internal system
- Ensuring all payments are invoiced promptly and accurately.
We are looking for someone who has:
- An empathetic and caring approach
- A passion for delivering the highest level of customer service
- A good understanding of health and safety and infection control
- The ability to work independently and as part of a multi skilled team
- Flexibility in working patterns to fulfil site requirements
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a capability to present information in a logical and efficient manner
- Strong administration skills with an ability to pick up new systems quickly
- The passion to attend courses to enhance their knowledge and skills for the role required.
You should apply if you have the below experience:
- Experience in a similar healthcare role, delivering hands on patient care, or have the passion to learn and work in a busy healthcare environment following working in a customer focused environment
- Proficient administration skills, such as experience using Microsoft Packages
- Working in a fast-paced environment.
What can InHealth offer you?
We offer a fantastic benefits package, which is available through a mobile-enabled rewards platform, called InJoy. This is your place to access thousands of offers and discounts on a wide range of products and services relating to: fashion, travel, eating out, technology, leisure and more!
In addition to this, we also offer:
- 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Generous company contribution pension scheme
- Private medical insurance options
- Life assurance
- Hybrid and flexible working opportunities
- Fantastic learning and development opportunities
- 24/7 access to a dedicated well-being hub and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced parental leave
- Monthly award programme and online peer-to-peer recognition
- Long service recognition, with vouchers and additional annual leave
- Refer a friend bonus
- Discounts on InHealth’s healthcare services
- Smart tech, Cycle to Work and thousands of discounts and cashback options
- Paid-for professional memberships and more!
Making sure our people are happy at work is one of our main priorities, which means giving them as many opportunities as we can to support their personal and professional growth. We also have an innovative approach to personal and professional development, helping you to be the best version of you and giving you a real career pathway.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Work Location: In person
