Job overview

University Hospitals of North Midlands is currently unable to provide sponsorship this role. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you are welcome to apply for this role however it is important to note that UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa, you must also have at least six months until your graduate visa expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons.

The successful candidate will be committed to giving our patients and referrers the very best quality of care and service. 

The CT scanning department currently has 9 state of the art CT scanners, providing support to a wide range of referrers, including the level 1 Major Trauma centre, Vascular and Neuro intervention, Paediatric, Musculo-skeletal, Cardiac and Oncology services. We pride ourselves on the breadth of our clinical workload and expertise delivering the full range of CT examinations.

Being part of the University Hospital of North Midlands brings with it excellent career development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work as part of a multidisciplinary team based within CT to help ensure the delivery of efficient and safe patient flows for the CT examinations.

The applicant must have previous experience of working in a busy well organised environment and preferably within the NHS 

The applicant must have achieved Mathematics and English  Level 2 

The individual must have interpersonal, communication and organisational skills.

This post involves shift work including long days, nights, weekend and bank holiday working.

There is a requirement to be IT literate and to review the Radiology Information System regularly throughout the duty to monitor the CT attendance list, especially with reference to A&E and Inpatients CT referrals.

Your day to day role will include: organising CT lists including maintaining patient flows in A&E, liaising with wards regarding inpatients, assisting Radiographers and/or Radiologists during CT examinations, cannulating patients and undertaking observation checks.

The successful candidate must be proactive, dynamic and keen to fulfil the responsibilities of the CT Imaging Department Assistant role as specified in the Job Description.

We expect hard work and commitment, a desire to deliver a high quality service, demonstrating good clinical understanding and a sound awareness of governance processes, demonstrated ability to remain calm and organised even at the busiest times.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.