Healthcare Assistant
Job Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a compassionate and motivated Healthcare Assistant to join our Imaging team at the Turner Diagnostic Centre in Colchester.
This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about delivering outstanding patient care and enjoys working as part of a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced clinical environment. You will work alongside Senior Radiographers, Radiographers, Assistant Practitioners, Healthcare Assistants and Administrative staff to provide a high-quality, patient-centred service.
We are seeking enthusiastic individuals who ideally have experience in a healthcare or clinical setting and are committed to supporting patients throughout their diagnostic imaging journey. The successful candidate will either hold a recognised cannulation qualification or be willing to undertake the necessary training as part of the role.
Please note, we have two roles available both for 40 hours per week. There are two shift patterns available which are:
- Monday-Friday, with hours altering week on week from 7am - 3pm and 12:30pm-8:30pm
- Monday-Sunday, .This role is based on a rolling shift pattern averaging 40 hours per week. Shifts are 12 hours in duration, with colleagues working a three-week rotation of 3 shifts, 3 shifts, and 4 shifts respectively.
Please indicate in the questions below what your preferred shift pattern is.
If you are dedicated to providing excellent care, have strong interpersonal skills, and are committed to ensuring patients receive a safe and positive experience, we would love to hear from you.
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.
Skills And Experience
We are ideally seeking individuals with prior experience in a healthcare environment. You will be required to:
- Support and chaperone patients throughout the scanning process.
- Assist Radiographers during patient scans
- Provide administrative support related to the patient pathway
- IV cannulate patients – rest assured if you have no prior experience, we will provide full training
- Positioning of patients on the scanner
- Clinical stock management
- Clinical audits
- Processing of patients via our E-System
To be successful in this role you must have excellent written and verbal communication, be a real team player with good IT and administration skills. You must have 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.
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:
Our Values
Leaders, managers, and supervisors have a particular responsibility to be role models in terms of how they demonstrate these values themselves and how they engage their teams to work in this way.
Collaboration:
We work together and in partnership for all our patients. We respect expertise and combine it to achieve more.
Excellence:
We never compromise. We strive to deliver the very best in everything we do to ensure the highest quality of care. We treat our patients and each other with compassion, dignity and respect.
Learning:
Knowledge and understanding comes from learning. At Alliance Medical we are committed to ensuring that each and every one of us keeps on learning and that we continuously look for improved ways of working.
Efficiency:
Efficiency in healthcare means more patients get better care. We constantly seek new ways to use the scarce resource of healthcare more intelligently so that more people can live longer, fuller lives.
Openness:
We act with transparency and honesty in everything we do, where staff are encouraged to speak up to ensure a safe and secure environment for our patients.