Radiology Department Assistant

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our Radiology team as a Radiology Department Assistant (RDA). This is a key support role within a busy and patient-focused department, providing essential assistance to Radiographers, Sonographers, Radiologists, and nursing staff.

The successful candidate will play a vital part in ensuring the smooth running of the department, supporting clinical activity across various imaging modalities such as X-ray, CT, MRI, and Ultrasound. Duties will include patient preparation, assisting with moving and handling, infection control processes, stocking and maintaining equipment, and providing high standards of patient care at all times.

You will be required to work closely with a multidisciplinary team, demonstrating excellent communication skills, compassion, and a professional approach when interacting with patients, relatives, and colleagues. The role may involve working across multiple sites and participating in a shift rota, including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays where required.

Main duties of the job

• Carry out duties as assigned; involving patient care and welfare; assisting the Radiology team where appropriate.
• To assist patients prior to, during, and after the examination including being able to give the patient a basic explanation of procedures.
• To assist in the safe discharge of the patient from the department.
• To demonstrate high levels of patient care and work closely with qualified staff maintaining a hands on approach to patient needs.
• Adhere to Infection control measures and perform the cleaning of equipment post procedure in line with relevant protocols and policies.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk

Job responsibilities

• Maintain clean and tidy work areas and waiting rooms participating in regular cleaning rotas for work areas in line with department and Trust policy. This may require contact with bodily fluids and on occasions unpleasant smells.
• Ensure the maintenance of patient confidentiality at all times.
• Support the service by only undertaking work that is within own skill level and competence.
• Assist in the cleaning and preparation of the room prior to and post procedure.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Good Standard of Written and spoken English
• Satisfactory level of General Education.
• Demonstrates a willingness to further learning and personal development.
• Demonstrates the ability to undertake a core induction programme and complete the Care Certificate. This is essential training and development for all new staff.

Desirable

• GCSE in English or equivalent
• Additional studies post compulsory education.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with people in either a paid employment or in a voluntary capacity.
• To be able to work unsupervised with the public.
• Computer literacy.

Desirable

• Other Health Care Experience
• Basic administration reception skills.

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

• An understanding of the concept of team working.
• Be able to demonstrate by example effective team working skills.
• To have a caring attitude towards other people, patients and staff.

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential

• Assess the needs of patients and work closely with other qualified staff to ensure attention to detail.

Physical Skills

Essential

• Ability to manoeuvre radiographic equipment.
• Ability to wear/work in lead protective clothing.
• Ability to manoeuvre wheelchairs, trolleys and beds and aid patient transfer following appropriate training.
• Able to deal with body fluid spillages.

Planning and organisation skills

Essential

• Have organisational skills to plan workload, liaise with others and ensure accurate and timely documentation.
• To be responsible for own workload within the team.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Essential

• Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
• All staff are expected to engage in compassionate and inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others.

Other requirements specific to the role

Essential

• Proven good timekeeping and sickness record.
• Able to work flexible hours and adapt to changes in the working week.
• Participate in out-of-hours shifts including weekends, nights and Bank Holidays.
• Participate in on-call (where required).
• Able and willing to work at any of the nine UHL hospital and community sites.

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours