Imaging Nursing Assistant

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

The post holder will primarily help provide a seamless service for patients attending imaging for an interventional procedure under Ultrasound, CT or fluoroscopic guidance.

The purpose of this role is to support the interventional diagnostic and treatment services. The role will be cross sites, allocated based on procedure list requirements The post holder will be required to work both autonomously using their own initiative and within the team in the development and delivery of the minimal invasive procedure services.

This role also entails providing support to the clinical nurse specialist team. The post holder will be predominantly responsible for ensuring the prompt and complete preparation of the patient prior to entering the scanning rooms as well as assisting the operators intra-procedure. It is expected that the post holder is highly computer literate, experienced within the hospital setting with knowledge and evidence of medical terminology, educated to a level required to perform the role or equivalent experience.

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a professional, proficient and comprehensive support service alongside the nursing team, modality lead radiographer, rotational radiographers, medical and non-medical staff.

Shift pattern: Monday to Friday 37.5 hrs per week.

Main duties of the job

• To assist the Operator and other qualified healthcare professionals in checking patient details as per trust identification policy.
• To assist the nursing team in preparation for the patients. This will include completion of relevant safety checklists, changing them into suitable patient gowns and any other reasonable steps.
• To undertake intravenous cannulation according to trust and imaging policy.
• To answer any queries which the patient or their carer may ask and know when to ask for assistance from a radiographer
• To assist with any manual handling responsibilities at any point during the examination
• To assist in the preparation of and maintenance of the clinical environment in keeping with trust infection control policy and procedure.
• To assist in the patient point of care testing under the close supervision of a suitably trained radiographer
• To facilitate the efficient movement of patients both to and from imaging, such as those requiring hospital transport
• To be responsible for the maintenance of stock for the procedure scheduled for that day list, this will include cannulation packs, paper products, gloves, hand hygiene products, linen etc.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environme