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Job overview

You will be a member of the Diagnostic Health Care team, providing support to patients accessing diagnostic services. You will work with radiographers and consultant radiologists to provide care in a busy diagnostic department.

A high standard of patient care skills are required along with an ability to be flexible and deal with challenging situations.

A helpful and pleasant demeanor is essential.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for maintaining the working environment within CT, giving direct clinical and clerical support to the Radiographers and Radiologists to enable the delivery of an efficient and effective service with a high standard of patient care.

The main requirements of the job will be working night shifts in the CT department, although occasionally you may be required to work a day shift to complete mandatory training and meetings with managers. You will be required to be available to work your hours over a 7 day period and be available to work weekends and bank holidays as the service is a 24 hours a day , 365 days of the year service.

You will be required to take responsibility for some administrative duties as well as patient care, and as such, good communication skills along with a polite telephone manner, computer and database skills is required. You will work under direct and indirect supervision and will be required to follow instructions.

The workload is varied and due to the nature of the work can be demanding, one minute you may be dealing with an elderly patient and the next a young child or a patient who has been in a car accident. The workload in CT can be unpredictable due to the nature of the service  and flexibility is an absolute must.

The ideal candidate would be competent in cannulation although training can be provided for the right candidate.

Working for our organisation

NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.