Healthcare Assistant

NHS; Isleworth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join our team. You will need to demonstrate experience working in healthcare environment dealing with patients.

You will be working with a dedicated team of Senior Radiographers/Radiographers, Assistant Practitioners, HCA's, and administrative staff.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Healthcare Assistant to work 40 hours per week. The successful applicant will need experience working in clinical settings or the healthcare environment.

Please note that we will be interviewing throughout the duration of this advert. Therefore if you are interested in this role an early application is advised as we may close the advert prior to the advertised date.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will be supporting Radiographers during patients scans. It will also involve assisting patients and chaperoning when necessary. There may also be an aspect of administration as a key element of the role is to make telephone bookings for patients attending our services.

To be successful in this role you must have good communication skills both written and verbal, together with good IT and administration skills. A flexible, organized and enthusiastic attitude is essential.

Role responsibilities include:

1. Assisting in patient preparation
2. Chaperoning
3. Cannulation
4. Positioning of patients on the scanner
5. Clinical stock management
6. Clinical audits
7. Processing of patients via our E-Systems

About us

Alliance Medical are Europe's leading independent provider of imaging services.

We combine service excellence and innovative imaging technologies to improve patient care and support NHS and independent organisations with their ongoing imaging requirements. Our approach has delivered consistent company growth for more than 30 years.

We live by our company values to ensure the highest level of patient care:

Skills And Experience

The candidate should have experience in a Healthcare environment as they will be required to provide both administration and customer/patient support including chaperoning patients and assisting the Radiographers throughout the scanning process. They will also have a commitment to some admin duties related to the patient pathway in line with standard guidelines. To be successful in this role they must have good communication skills both written and verbal, together with good IT and administration skills and the ability to understand and comply with radiation protection protocols. Excellent patient care skills are essential.

Attention to detail is key, along with being flexible, organized and having an enthusiastic attitude.

You will need to be able to work with a high degree of accuracy and under pressure, meeting deadlines and turn-around times.

Person Specification

Non Sponsored role

• Must be able to work in the UK without sponsorship

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Alliance Medical Ltd

Address

West Middlesex University Hospital, Twickenham Road