Job Description

We are looking for Apprentice Imaging Assistants to join our Medical Imaging Department at Colchester Hospital, you will be required to rotate to Clacton Hospital. The department cover: X-Ray, CT and Ultrasound. In this role you will be based in Ultrasound but will be required to have some rotation into the other specialties depending on service need. We are looking for full and part time (with the minimum number of hours 22.5)



You will undertake a Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship within the first 18 months of your employment. The programme will include an initial period of 8 weeks in a classroom based environment with time in the department to support the development of skills.



As an Imaging Assistant you will provide efficient, high quality support for patients attending our radiology department. You will assist the Radiographers, Nurses, Sonographers and Radiologists to ensure all procedures and administration duties are carried out.



We welcome applications from individuals with or without prior healthcare experience who are eager to build a career in the NHS.



We are a 7 day service where you will work on a shift basis including long days, weekends and bank holidays.



To greet patients in a professional manner

To support radiographers/ sonographers in preparing the patient for their examination

To assist patients to get dressed and undressed and to chaperone patients where necessary, for example in the scanning rooms

To assist patients with personal care such as toileting, vomiting, bed changes or those requiring support

To ensure that patient privacy and dignity are respected at all timea

To attend to patients' needs whilst in waiting areas and after examinations, for example, making and giving drinks, contacting relatives/carers

Assist patients with initial safety screening for scan and medicines administered by Radiographers/ Radiologists

To assist with the moving and handling of patients and loads using the correct moving and handling aids and techniques in accordance with local guidelines and risk assessments

To support radiographers / sonographers with positioning of patients on and off the scanning table

To handle equipment and accessories safely

To provide pre and post examination information to patients

To escort patients to and from the clinical areas within Radiology

To run errands as requested to assist in patient care/smooth running of the clinical area

To assist the Radiographer/ Sonographer in decontaminating and cleaning of dedicated imaging equipment, accessories, and environment, ready for the next patient



We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.



We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.



We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.



Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.



Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.



We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.



If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.



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For full details of the duties and responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description.