Job summary
- Main area
- X-Ray Assistant
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 153-SP03457
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Poole Hospital
- Town
- Poole
- Salary
- £22,383 pa/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
X-Ray Assistant
Band 2
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an X-ray Assistants in the X-ray department at UHD Poole Hospital. In fulfilling the UHD ethos, we are looking for a friendly, caring and motivated candidate for recruitment to join our established X-ray Assistants team.
As an X-Ray Assistant, you will be required to work alongside our x-ray teams; supporting the radiographers & clerical team, providing care and comfort for our patients, and some administrative work.
As part of the role, successful candidates will coordinator for our inpatients for radiology attending the Radiology department. Basic patient care and observation experience would be desirable for this role.
An understanding and knowledge of basic computer skills/data input is a requirement. Communication between staff and patients is a prominent part of this role, therefore candidates will be expected to have excellent communication skills for this post.
Applications are invited from individuals who can demonstrate a professional attitude to work, a high standard of communication skills, a caring & compassionate approach and a commitment to team working.
Additional contact information
Tracy Kerrigan-Maddox
[email protected] / 0300 019 2763
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- General Education to GCSE level or equivalent
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous care work
Other
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication
- Ability to work within a team
- Patient care
- Ability to cope with patients who are anxious, distressed or ill
- Personal time management
- Basic understanding and competency in computers and data input
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michael Cox
- Job title
- X-Ray Superintendent
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 2798
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