Radiology Support Worker - Chester, United Kingdom - Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Chester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Working Full Time: 37.5 Hours Per Week

This role is designed to support in the delivery of a safe, kind and patient centered service across all areas of the Radiology Department under the guidance of the Registered Radiographer or Nurse.

The Radiology Department operates 7 days a week, 24 hours a day and there will be a requirement to participate in out of hours cover.

You will also have a responsibility to assist and guide Band 2 Radiology Support Workers and Student Radiographers in appropriate situations.

This role will involve providing cover to services across the sites at Chester, Elsmere port, and the Community Ultrasound Hubs.

While predominately patient facing and focused the role includes an element of clerical and administrative duties.

Under supervision and direction of the Registered Radiographer/Nurse assist in delivery of the safe high quality care to patients in all areas of Radiology.

To carry out clerical and administrative duties in the department as required.

At the direction of the Registered Radiographer/Nurse participate fully in the delivery of planned care in all areas of the department including evening and weekend sessions.
Assist with general procedures, preparing trolleys for sterile procedures under the supervision of the registered Radiographer/Nurse, responsible for cleaning or disposing of equipment following procedures
Assist in all areas of the department under the supervision of the registered Radiographer/ Nurse or the Senior support workers. This includes completing safety screening of patients and staff in MRI, supervising the CT waiting area to ensure patients are prepared correctly filling the infusion pump and completing the initial check of the contrast agent.
Report any concerns regarding patient care
All employees have a responsibility for their own health and wellbeing, to inform their manager and seek

timely support via the Trust's Occupational Health and Wellbeing department

All employees of the Trust have the responsibility to comply with the Trusts infection prevention and Control policies and procedures at all times. Strict adherence to hand hygiene is essential

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust consists of a 600 bedded large District General Hospital, which provides its services on the Countess of Chester Health Park, and a 64 bedded Intermediate Care Service at Ellesmere Port Hospital.

The Trust provides services in all of the surgical and medical specialties common to a District General Hospital with some specialist services.

The Trust serves the whole of the local population currently in excess of 250,000 residents which geographically covers populations in England and North Wales.

The Trust strives to continuously improve and sustain the quality of its services for patients, providing care to more than 445,000 patients per year, with almost 4,000 staff working together putting quality and patient safety, at the heart of everything we do.

The organisation provides a wide range of services offering health care to the whole spectrum of the population from birth to the end of life.

The Trust complies with its terms of authorisation as a Foundation Trust.

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.