Radiology Porters - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

band 2

Main area

Radiology

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Grade
- band 2
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Contract

Permanent

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Hours

Full time hours per week

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Job ref
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Site

NUH NHS Trust QMC

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Town

Nottingham

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Salary
- £20,270 - £21,318 per annum
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Salary period

Yearly

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Today at 23:59Job overview

The successful applicant will support the imaging department in particular Interventional Radiology Theatres at the QMC campus, the position may require that on occasions you work at the City campus.

You will be the primary link between Radiology and the wards.

You will liaise with the nurses, radiographers and other patient transfer staff to ensure patients' needs and welfare are attended to.

You will assist the department by preparing the patient for imaging.

A large part of this post will involve manual handling, including the transfer of patients on beds, trolleys and wheelchairs.

You need to be computer literate.

All training for this role will be provided within NUH. This post will be predominantly weekday days with occasional additional work out of hours as required by the service.

The successful applicant needs to be approachable and enthusiastic about this role. You will need to be able to cope emotionally and physically with working with patients.

Main duties of the job

Transfer of patients to and from the wards to the radiology department. Communicate with patients and staff to ensure a smooth transition of transfers. Provide a friendly face to patients as radiology's first point of contact. Undertake other movement transfer of waste and equipment.

Working for our organisation

The radiology team is a friendly team working with a large volume of patients.

Staff work in a timely manner to achieve quality diagnostic scans and procedures ensuring patients are at the centre of the radiology pathway.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Transfer of patients from wards to the Radiology department. Provide a friendly face to all patients. Maintain professional/caring approach as the first point of contact for Radiology. Assist staff in other duties as required. Communicate effectively with all grades of staff.

For further information, please see attached job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Ability

Essential criteria

Able to undertake training required

Experience

Essential criteria

Has worked with the public

Desirable criteria

Has worked in a Health Care setting

Communication

Essential criteria

Ability to communicate effectively

Organisation

Essential criteria

Able to prioritise workload

Ability

Essential criteria

Is able to transfer patients and stand for long periods

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Bring your whole self to work for us at NUH. We love diversity and we value your difference, your unique skills, knowledge and experience.

Becoming one of our people may realise your potential, helping us to raise our performance in delivering world class healthcare to the diverse patient populations we serve.

Salary:
The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence:

All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy:

NHS employees within the East Midlands who are 'at risk' of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate all ID and right to work documentation such as passports, visa's and driving license through a system called Trust ID.

NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment.

The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation.

The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service
I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the
Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.