Diagnostic Imaging Assistant

at  The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Imaging Assistant to work in Radiology at CCCL and at our new CDC. You will work alongside Radiographers and Radiologist to provide the highest possible standard of care for patients and families. We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate, flexible and highly motivated individual to undertake this role.
The successful candidate will assist the Radiology staff in all aspects of patient care for a range of imaging examinations.
We’re here to deliver the best cancer care to the people we serve and we’re looking for applications from those who share that commitment and our values: being kind, empowered, responsible and inclusive
If you want to be part of a fantastic team and help support the Trust with our vision for providing the best cancer care in the country, then we want to hear from you.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Within Radiology at CCCL we provide a wide range of imaging examinations including CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Interventional Radiology and PET/CT as well as conventional X-Ray. At CDC Paddington, we provide CT, MRI and Ultrasound services.
You will be required to rotate through all these modalities and training will be given. You will be an enthusiastic team player and keen to learn as this is diverse job role working across several teams within Radiology.
There is a requirement to use several different IT systems in a variety of patient pathways. Therefore, we would expect you to be computer literate and be familiar with Windows, Microsoft Office and Excel and ideally EPR systems.
You will be required to cannulate and also use different types of venous access lines and ports. No experience is necessary but enthusiasm to acquire these skills is a must and full training and support will be given.
The core hours of the department are 8:00am - 18:00 pm. There will be an expectation to participate in the extended days on a rotational basis along with Weekends and Bank holidays. You will be based at the Liverpool sites however, there is a need to be flexible including occasionally working at the Wirral site if the service requires.
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
Kind
Empowered
Responsible
Inclusiv e
To find out more about the role, please see the attached job description and contact the Radiology Operational Site Managers for more information.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
Good general education (GCSE’s)
Relevant healthcare Qualification / Care Certificate / NVQ level 3 / working towards or relevant experience.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
Literate and numerate
Computer literate- Windows, Microsoft Office and other software applications
Experience
Essential criteria
Healthcare experience
Desirable criteria
Experience in the NHS
Intravenous cannulation
PICC line and port acces

Please refer the Job description for details