Imaging Assistant

This is an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic individuals, to work within the Diagnostic Imaging department at Ipswich Hospital.

Your duties will include assisting the staff with patient care, involving direct patient contact and assisting Radiographers within the department.

This advert may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Both full and part time hours are available on either a fixed term or substantive basis.

You will also be expected to assist in maintaining a clean and safe working environment. You will perform administrative duties including inputting patient information onto the computerised patient information system, as well as maintaining agreed stock levels of consumables used in the department.

The working pattern will be discussed with the successful applicants. You must possess excellent communication and Information Technology skills, and be a good team player.

You will need to be able to work under your own initiative but with a high level of supervision and with good support. Appropriate training will be given.

One of the largest Trust’s in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health & Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

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

You will be undertaking a broad range of activities extending through manual, unskilled tasks to technical and patient orientated duties as required by the workflow within the imaging service.

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