Radiology Department Assistant - Slough, United Kingdom - Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Slough, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

You will support the work of the Radiology Department to assist Radiologists and Radiographers in performing a range of Radiological procedures, including Ultrasound and CT.

We have a new state of the art Emergency Department which opened in April 2019 with dedicated DR X Ray rooms, Ultrasound and a CT scanner.

The successful applicant will be expected to rotate into this area from the main X-Ray department, US and CT

To assist in all aspects of patient care with in the Radiology department.
To assist with housekeeping duties i.e. cleaning specialist equipment.
To make up slides of biopsy samples for microscopic examination by Histology / Pathology.
To work crosssite between Wexham Park hospital in Slough, Heatherwood Hospital Ascot, King Edwards VII in Windsor and St Marks in Maidenhead as and when required.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.

To maintain privacy and dignity of all patients in the department.
To ensure patient care needs are recognised and addressed while in Radiology department e

g:
reassurance, toilet requirements

To assists patients with undressing and preparation for Radiological examinations.
To act as a chaperone for patients as required.
To clean radiological equipment as per departmental procedures.
To assist patients and staff with the specific tests and examinations carried out in the Radiology department.

Please see Job Description and Job Specification for further information