Job summary
- Main area
- Medical Imaging and Medical Physics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 190-0337-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cross Site
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 16/06/2025
Employer heading
Clinical Imaging Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 3
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
The successful candidate will be required to carry out a variety of duties within the MRI department to assist radiographers, nurses, radiologists and patients as required. Working as part of a team is a necessity to ensure the day runs smoothly. They must be patient focussed and be able to advocate for the patients if/when required.
They will also need to be able to deal with telephone enquiries from a variety of sources, prioritise their workload and work unsupervised when necessary.
It is essential to have a good level of general education and basic understanding of IT. Good communication, interpersonal and organizational skills are also an essential requirement for this post.
Working Pattern: 3x 12.5hrs (7:20 -20:30) includes weekend working.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high quality, responsive MRI service as part of a multi-disciplinary team, whilst maintaining a high standard of patient care.
Assisting members of the MRI multidisciplinary team in delivering a high standard of direct patient care and associated duties. To ensure that safe practice is carried out in accordance with departmental protocols.
Tasks may include; patient care, organisation of lists, effective communication with other departments, support for patients, moving and handling tasks, cannulation (after training), preparing rooms for examinations, taking patient obs, restocking equipment, chaperoning during examinations, portering of patients when required, booking and coordinating appointments.
The working day starts at 07:20am and finishes at 20:30, working 3 shifts through the 7 day working week, including weekends and working across our 3 busy sites (Royal Hallamshire, Northern General & Weston Park Hospitals). Our department covers 7 MRI scanners and all specialist areas of scanning.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest providers of integrated hospital and community-based healthcare, providing a comprehensive range of local and tertiary services to the residents of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Mid Yorkshire and North Derbyshire and also some highly specialist services to all parts of England.
We have a history of delivering high quality care, training and developing high calibre multidisciplinary health professionals, clinical excellence and innovation in medical research. We have a budget in excess of £1.2billion and deliver over 2 million patient contacts every year thanks to the support of our 18,500 staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ3/ FHEQ level 3 or equivalent or willing to work towards.
- Care Certificate from an approved awarder, or commitment to successful completion the Care Certificate within 12 weeks from start of employment.
- 5 GCSE (grade 9-4 or A- C) English and Maths at grade C or above (or relevant equivalent qualification or level of ability which would include Functional Skills Level 2) or Level 2 healthcare apprenticeship.
Desirable criteria
- 3 A levels or Health and Science T level or equivalent level 3 qualification or level of ability which would include Functional Skills Level 2)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as a clinical imaging assistant or clinical support worker.
- Experience or knowledge of department procedures.
- Core knowledge of clinical, technical and/or scientific roles and responsibilities, including clinical risk assessment.
- Experience of team working.
- Know and understand facts principles, processes and general concepts in diagnostic imaging or radiotherapy services.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- IT literate and comfortable / confident with the use of computer systems.
- Understanding of role boundaries and supervision and carry out appropriately delegated tasks. Able to understand protocols procedures and plans. May work autonomously or alone within scope of practice/ role.
- Act as mentor/ supervisor with respect to training of band 2 and other band 3 staff.
- Ability to exchange information with patients and carers using tact and persuasion. Can recognise the need for a translator/hearing/other support service.
- Able to undertake frequent periods of physical activity e.g., moving and assisting patients as required with or without mechanical aids or pushing trolleys and lifting equipment.
- Ability to perform basic routine tasks such as checking deliveries, completing paperwork, and storing stock correctly, checking availability of reports/clinical information and managing patient documentation.
- Knowledge and experience in a range of delegated clinical imaging duties relevant to the work area e.g., recording blood pressure, pregnancy tests, interventional procedures, document specimen, drawing up correct drugs for procedure, including undertaking IV canulation depending on departmental needs.
- Contributes to audits and service evaluation and quality improvement activities such as service user feedback.
- Knowledge of performing basic life support.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to analyse and provide judgements related to basic test results.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Cheryl Waddle
- Job title
- MRI Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 2269760
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