Job overview

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 9000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together- safe, kind, excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within CUH's CT scanning department for a full time position as a Clinical Support Worker.

The post is full time, 37.5 hours/week. Your working hours will initially be 09:00-17:00 Monday to Friday where you will work as part of the busy and highly specialised CT team.  The role will then be developed further to include evenings, early starts and weekends and also work at our off-site CT Scanning unit at the Granta Medical Practice in Sawston.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of a small team of Clinical Support Workers your main duties will include:

Welcoming patients, relatives and other staff to the department whilst providing a friendly and safe environment ensuring privacy and dignity are maintained at all times.

You will assist in placing and removing cannulas from patients for examinations.

Ensure that the clinical area is maintained to comply with infection control policies (e.g. disposals of sharps bins, clinical waste and infectious linen)

You will assist the Radiographers and Radiologists in providing an effective service that includes assisting during examinations, manual handling and patient preparation. 

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.