Job summary
Employer heading
Ultrasound Imaging Assistant Team Lead
Band 4
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Job overview
We are looking for a highly motivated, flexible, hardworking and caring Imaging Assistant Team leader to join our friendly and well supported Ultrasound team at Mile End Community Diagnostic centre & Networked ultrasound service, The Royal London and St Bartholomew’s Hopsitals which are part of Barts Health NHS Trust.
The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management and rotation of the Imaging Assistants, ensuring efficient running of the ultrasound services in relation to their roles across the Mile End, The Royal London and St Bartholomew’s Hospitals providing a 7 day 12 hour service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Imaging Assistants, ensuring efficient running of the ultrasound services in relation to their roles across the Mile End, The Royal London and St Bartholomew’s Hospitals.
The post holder will do this by working collaboratively across the multi-disciplinary team and by coordinating the rotation of the Imaging Assistants, ensuring they are allocated appropriately across the departments. The post holder will also be responsible for the supervision and training of the Imaging Assistants within ultrasound to ensure they have the right skills to perform their duties effectively, maintaining safe and compassionate care at all times.
The post holder will be key in minimizing patient wait time and ensuring patient flow by effective liaison with wards, acute areas or other areas required by the Lead Sonographers. The post holder would also be expected to perform regular safety huddles and escalate patient, equipment and staff concerns to the Lead Sonographers and be able to act as a point of liaison for company representatives or engineers.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
- Care Certificate
Desirable criteria
- Foundation Degree, NVQ Level 4 or equivalent experience
- Leadership training / qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Healthcare background with direct clinical experience working as a Healthcare Support Worker/Assistant.
- Experience of managing and supervising teams / staff.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working in a Radiology/Ultrasound Department
- Experience of audit and change management
- Undertaking recruitment practices.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Computer literate with knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of CRS and RISe/PACS.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to work collaboratively with other disciplines.
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Able to work on own initiative.
- Leadership and motivational skills.
- Ability to deal with conflict and stressful situations.
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to work under pressure
- Excellent team working
- Lead by example, prompting the highest standards of personal and professional integrity.
- Commitment to the continuous development of self and other staff
- High level of self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement
- Commitment to developing culture of openness and partnership
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Durai Smart
- Job title
- Lead Sonographer CDC Ultrasound
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02035940998
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