Healthcare Assistant South Shields, England
Job description
About The Role
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Healthcare Assistant (HCA) to join our team at our brand new, purpose built, pioneering Integrated Diagnostic Centre (IDC) located at South Tyneside and Sunderland Foundation Trust.
At the launch, the service will consist 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.
If you are an experienced HCA and have demonstrated previous success in being involved in a large multi-modality service, this is the opportunity for you.
This is a brand-new service, so there is a huge opportunity to shape your environment by being involved in the set up and subsequent expansion of this site. You will be working with a dedicated team of Radiographers, Assistant Practitioners, and administrative staff.
This is a full-time role, 40 hours per week covering a 12-hour service, 7 days a week with a flexible approach desired to suit the requirements of the service.
The salary expectation of the role is up to £23,000 per annum, dependant on experience
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.
Required Skills and Experience
The ideal candidate will have previous experience working in a healthcare setting to be able to support the service and demonstrate they can work as part of a high performing team.
You will also be required to IV cannulate patients as part of the role. Rest assured, should you not have any prior experience in IV cannulation, Alliance Medical will provide full training.
- Passion to deliver high quality care
- Experience and/or demonstrated ability to work as part of a high performing team
- Excellent patient care skills
- Effective communication skills and proven ability to work effectively, highly organised, and responsive with the ability to work under pressure in a team environment and independently as required
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 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.
