Healthcare Assistant South Shields
Job description
About The Role We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Healthcare Assistant to join our team at our brand new, purpose built, pioneering Integrated Diagnostic Centre (IDC) located at South Tyneside and Sunderland Foundation Trust. The service consists of five state of the art scanners including CT, MRI, and PET-CT; with significant expansion planned in the following decade to scan a projected throughput of 125,000 patients a year being achieved by 2031. We are seeking a candidate who can be self-motivated and multitask whilst working in a very busy environment. A flexible, organised, and enthusiastic attitude is essential and experience in the healthcare industry is preferred. Our healthcare assistants play a pivotal role in supporting our clinical teams and patients to ensure the smooth running of our MRI/CT and PET-CT Scanning service. Role responsibilities include: Assisting in patient preparation for their scan Chaperoning IV Cannulation Positioning of MR/CT/PET-CT patients Clinical stock management Clinical audits Managing patient records Processing of patients via our Radiology and Hospital information systems As part of the role, you will be required to undertake IV cannulation, please do not worry if you do not have this skill, as full training for this will be provided. Immunisation against Hepatitis B will be required for this role. Should you not already have been immunised, we can support with arranging this. As well as patient support, there will be some administrative tasks as part of our patient management processes. The hours of work are 40 hours Monday-Sunday The service is open 07:30-19:30 and the duties cover these opening periods. There may be some flexibility to discuss hours of work for a suitable candidate as a flexible approach is desired to suit the requirements of the service. You will be working with a dedicated team of Radiographers, PET-CT Radiographers and Technologists , Assistant Practitioners, and administrative staff. Please note that we will be interviewing throughout the duration of this advert. Therefore, if you are interested in this role an early application is advised as we may close the advert prior to the advertised date. Skills And Experience We are looking for candidates who ideally have previous experience in healthcare and a self-motivated individual who can quickly grasp the general duties in this busy department. As a successful candidate you should be able to demonstrate: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, together with a good standard of IT literacy. Excellent time management skills are essential in order to prioritise your workload to ensure a high standard of patient care at all times. Excellent rapport and communication skills with patients, customers and colleagues to provide highest standards of patient care and service About Alliance Medical Alliance Medical are Europe’s leading independent provider of imaging services. We combine service excellence and innovative imaging technologies to improve patient care and support NHS and independent organisations with their ongoing imaging requirements. Our approach has delivered consistent company growth for more than 30 years. We operate a robust pre-employment screening process for all roles which includes proof of professional registration and qualifications, DBS checking and occupational health assessments. We live by our company values to ensure the highest level of patient care: Our Values Leaders, managers, and supervisors have a particular responsibility to be role models in terms of how they demonstrate these values themselves and how they engage their teams to work in this way. Collaboration: We work together and in partnership for all our patients. We respect expertise and combine it to achieve more. Excellence: We never compromise. We strive to deliver the very best in everything we do to ensure the highest quality of care. We treat our patients and each other with compassion, dignity and respect. Learning: Knowledge and understanding comes from learning. At Alliance Medical we are committed to ensuring that each and every one of us keeps on learning and that we continuously look for improved ways of working. Efficiency: Efficiency in healthcare means more patients get better care. We constantly seek new ways to use the scarce resource of healthcare more intelligently so that more people can live longer, fuller lives. Openness: We act with transparency and honesty in everything we do, where staff are encouraged to speak up to ensure a safe and secure environment for our patients.
