Clinical Assistant - London, United Kingdom - InHealth Group

InHealth Group

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About The Role:

Job title:
Clinical Assistant

Salary:
Competitive

Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8.30am-5pm, 12 month fixed term contract

Location:
Romford

Introduction:

Our Breast Screening and Assessment Clinics are staffed by dedicated multi-disciplinary teams of Consultant Radiologists, Associate Breast Clinicians, highly experienced Radiographers, Mammographers, clinical and administration staff; recalling women to obtain a definitive diagnosis of all potential screen detected abnormalities.

This is achieved by following the principles of triple assessment - mammography/ultrasound, clinical examination and needle biopsy.

We carry out Breast Screening MRIs for those women under the surveillance part of the breast screening programme or for those who are deemed as genetically high risk, to confirm the extent of previously discovered cancers/abnormalities.

What you will do:

As part of our clinical team, this role is essential to ensuring our patients receive the best standard of care from arrival through departure. The Clinical Assistant is primarily responsible for ensuring the smooth running of working day by welcoming patients into the clinical area and preparing them for their Mammogram. You will also be required to help radiologists with patients in assessment clinics. In addition to this and from time to time, you may be required to complete some administrative tasks within the department, however this role will mostly be patient facing.

What you are responsible for:

Escorting patients to and from the clinical area as required, explaining the procedure in full and ensuring any questions or concerns are managed professionally
Ensuring patient and customer focus is central to the success of the Breast Screening department by delivering an excellent level of patient care throughout
Accurately entering all relevant patient data into the patient management system
Assisting in any interventional procedures including:
Fine needle aspirations
Needle core biopsies
Vacuumassisted biopsies
Wire localizations
Marker insertion.

We are looking for someone who has:

A good understanding of health and safety, and infection control
The ability to work independently and as part of a multi skilled team
Flexibility in working patterns to fulfil site requirements
Effective communication skills both on the phone and face to face.
In a similar healthcare role, delivering hands on patient care

What's in it for you:

What can InHealth offer you?
We offer a fantastic benefits package, which is available through a mobile-enabled rewards platform, called InJoy.

This is your place to access thousands of offers and discounts on a wide range of products and services relating to:
fashion, travel, eating out, technology, leisure and more

In addition to this, we also offer:

27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
Generous company contribution pension scheme
Private medical insurance options
Life assurance
Hybrid and flexible working opportunities
Fantastic learning and development opportunities
24/7 access to a dedicated wellbeing hub and an Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced parental leave
Monthly award programme and online peertopeer recognition
Long service recognition, with vouchers and additional annual leave
Refer a friend bonus
Discounts on InHealth's healthcare services
Smart tech, Cycle to Work and thousands of discounts and cashback options
Paidfor professional memberships and more

Making sure our people are happy at work is one of our main priorities, which means giving them as many opportunities as we can to support their personal and professional growth.

We also have an innovative approach to personal and professional development, helping you to be the best version of you and giving you a real career pathway.

About Us:

About us:

InHealth is the UK's largest specialist provider of diagnostic and healthcare solutions.

Our aim is to make healthcare better for patients by working collaboratively with the NHS to deliver a range of high-quality tests, scans, assessments and procedures.

In the last year, we have supported more than 3 million people in their healthcare journeys, the majority of these are NHS patients and service users.

As a people-focused organisation, our teams are integral in how we deliver our services and our values of Trust, Passion, Care and Fresh Thinking underpin everything we do, influencing the way we interact with patients, customers, and colleagues.

Our mission is to be the preferred provider of high-quality diagnostics and healthcare solutions in hospitals and in accessible community settings, serving 5 million patients from 1,000 locations by 2025.