CT Radiology Department Assistant
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the CT Department at the Manchester Royal Infirmary.
Do you want to be part of a small innovative and caring team supporting patients attending for their CT scans and also supporting the CT Radiographers?
Are you enthusiastic, motivated, hardworking and looking for a new challenge?
Successful applicants will work within the CT Department at the Manchester Royal Infirmary.
We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.
Main duties of the job
The Radiology Department Assistant role ia an integral part of the Radiology team, helping to provide an efficient, high quality and patient focused imaging service.
You will be expected to liaise and care for patients in a professional manner and will be expected, over time, to develop skills and experience across the breadth of CT work.
You will provide assistance to qualified Radiographic staff before, during and after imaging examinations undertaken in the department or other hospital locations and give the necessary direct care as required to the patient throughout their imaging care pathway.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Quali
Essential criteria- NVQ Level 3 or relevant experience
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of working in an acute setting
- Exp. of working in a team
- Exp. of working independently
- Good communication skills to liaise with staff, patients and outside agencies
- Good numberacy and literacy skills
- Positive attitude to change
- Understanding of importance of multidisciplinary team working
- Ability to present information in a clear and logical manner
- Ability to plan own time and that of others
- Persuasive and motivational skills
- Good housekeeping skills
- Ability to empathise with the patient's needs
- Able to demonstrate good technical knowledge and continue to develop it
- Ability to work within the Trusts policies
- Be able to operate VDU equipment
- Have sufficient manual dexterity to operate qwerty keyboard and navigate a mouse
- To work within both IRMER 2017 and local protocols
- Flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the service
- Promote a pleasant working environment
- Prepared to undertake any non-mandatory courses relevant to the post
- UK NHS experience
- Demonstrate an interest in Radiology or similar imaging field
- Radiation safety knowledge