Imaging Support Worker

We provide Imaging services at City Hospital in Birmingham, Sandwell General Hospital in West Bromwich, Rowley Regis Community Hospital and Neptune Park Health Centre.
An exciting opportunity has arisen at SWB NHS Trust for an enthusiastic, self-motivated Imaging Support Worker to join our dynamic and dedicated team in the Imaging Group.
We have recently expanded our Imaging Support Worker numbers resulting in a dedicated team keen to welcome and support you. You will be expected to participate in our busy Seven-day, Out of Hours service, which will include working night shifts. You will be expected to work from any of our sites including MMUH, City Hospital and Sandwell General Hospital.
The post will provide you with opportunities to excel in supporting a wide range of disciplines across the Imaging Group including General Radiography, Ultrasound, Cross-sectional Imaging and Fluoroscopy. We actively encourage role extension together with both personal and professional development., Some key duties of the role are:
To escort patients to changing facilities, explain the need to undress and wear a gown, and when necessary, give assistance.
To be aware of spiritual, cultural and religious needs of patients and to ensure care provided is particularly sensitive to those needs.
To assist in the care of patients throughout the Department and to assist Radiographers, Radiologist and Nursing staff as necessary.
A small proportion of this role included transporting patients between wards and departments
To use the Radiology CRIS system to enter, attend and process patients
To undertake the role of a runner as and when required
To work within, and adhere to, standard operational policies relating to provision of a Quality Imaging service.
Working within infection control Policies, ensuring the working environment is appropriately cleaned.
To be aware of the need to seek assistance when/where necessary.

Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban center that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in October 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives

NHS AfC: Band 2
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;
We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As "People" is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department., Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails
As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.