Role: Lead Radiology Department Assistant
Site: The Harley Street Campus, London
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Shift times: The service runs from 08:00am to 20:00pm (Monday – Friday shifts between 08:00am and 20:00pm)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Dependent upon skills and experience (with excellent benefits)
We’re looking for a Lead Radiology Department Assistant to join our team at The Harley Street Campus, currently rated “Outstanding” by the CQC.
At The Harley Street Campus, we provide a range of complex care services, specialising in oncology, cardiology and neuroscience. From open heart surgery to pioneering techniques to treat cancer, our clinicians work together to provide the best possible care and treatments for our patients. Our staff always go the extra mile in caring for our patients which can be demonstrated by our recent outstanding rating awarded by the CQC.
The Women’s Health Centre is dedicated to breast and gynae health and this role will be predominantly be based in this centre’s breast department. It is a busy centre with ultrasound and interventional procedures such as biopsies and vacuums. The role will include but not limited to leading a team of RDA’s, chaperoning US scans, assisting with IR procedures and preparing the sterile trollies, booking appointments, printing reports, coordinating lists and organising rota’s for the team. Although based at Women’s Health you will work together with another RDA lead to support all Harley Street outpatient centres including Devonshire Diagnostic, Molecular Imaging Centre and London Digestive Centre.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the Radiology Departmental Assistant team
• Ensure adequate training of all staff
• Ensure appraisals are performed for team and also regular 1-1’s
• Coordinate the rota for the team
• Meet and greet all visitors to the Ultrasound department to include patients and Consultant Users.
• Chaperone Ultrasound scans and assist consultants with reports, patient monitoring etc.
• Answer all emails and telephone enquiries, referring where appropriate.
• Support interventional radiology procedures in ultrasound, in particular breast procedures such as biopsies and vacuums
• General Administration of the Ultrasound department
• Arrange bookings for US
• Sending out reports
• Maintain Ultrasound stock control in the ultrasound department
• Work closely with the other Radiology Department Lead to support the Harley Street Campus ultrasound needs.
• Ensuring patient comfort, dignity and privacy are maintained at all times and are specific to the patients’ needs.
• Assisting the Site Superintendent to coordinate lists across imaging
• To assist the Ultrasound staff and Consultant’s in the department as required.
• Ensure that the equipment is maintained in good working order and report faults where necessary.