Job description
Band 3 Radiology Assistant, full or part time, permanent
The role of the radiology Assistant is to support the work of Radiologists, Radiographers and Sonographers, providing services 24/7 over 365 days per annum. Applicants must be flexible, able to demonstrate excellent organisational and prioritising skills, use your own initiative and be confident to discuss new ways of working to improve efficiency of the service.
The successful applicants must be prepared to work flexible hours according to the service needs (shift rota) including evenings, weekends, bank holidays and rotate to community sites.
The work involves a wide variety of duties, including patient care, portering, image handling, clerical work and use of computers. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to work directly with patients and support the radiology team in providing high quality diagnostic imaging.
This position in the Directorate of Radiology offers the opportunity to be part of a growing, vibrant team, providing safe and effective diagnostic imaging to the people of North Cumbria and working to bring about dynamic change in patient care.
Perform a supporting role under direct supervision of qualified staff, working in clinical and office areas, assisting the Radiographers, Sonographers and Consultant Radiologists (including speciality doctors) within the busy Radiology department with patient, equipment and environment care, patient transfer, with some reception, telephone and medical records handling, use of computers and data input duties. Liaise with NHS professionals, support staff and the general public to ensure an efficient service.
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. Were responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of safe, high quality care every time.
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. There is an expectation for all staff to support this by familiarising yourself with the Trust’s sustainability initiatives such as waste and recycling, going paperless, videoconferencing, sustainable transport and others.
We encourage you to think about what you can do as an individual and within your team to contribute in to embedding carbon reduction into the everyday running of our organisation.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
- If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
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- Junk Mail is checked regularly
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
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The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as followsif applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability