Medical Imaging Assistant - Band 3 Community Diagnostic Centre

Your broad remit will include:-
+ Meeting and greeting patients and relatives/carers.
+ Measuring accurate height, weight and blood pressure.
+ Recording high quality 12 lead ECG measurements in accordance to SCST guidelines.
+ Liaising with other clinical staff over the telephone and face to face.
+ Ensuring the clinical rooms are kept clean and tidy.
+ Acting as a chaperone within the clinical room.
+ Close interaction with a multidisciplinary team.
+ Ensuring clinical rooms are fully stocked.
+ Comforting and supporting patients.
+ Assisting patients to dress/undress and transfer on and off clinical couches where necessary.
+ Generally assisting where and when required.
+ Clerical and administration duties.
Your day will be unpredictable and varied, and you will need to be adaptable and reliable.
Part time applicants should apply, as hours/ days can be tailored accordingly to suit the right person and the service., + Record high quality 12 lead ECGs in accordance with SCST guidelines.
+ Accurately measure patient height, weight and blood pressure.
+ Work in accordance with the departmental roster, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability when required to cover sickness/ absence.
+ Ensure that an appropriate level of cleanliness is maintained, and that the relevant materials, stocks and equipment required are available and ready for use at all times for all clinical procedures.
+ Cleanse, clear and restore equipment and environment after procedures and at the end of the session.
+ Ensure infection control procedures are followed at all times.
+ Wear appropriate PPE when required according to departmental protocol.
+ Ensure that the ultrasound machine is clean and that all cables are correctly threaded over the cable guides. Check all transducers are securely placed in their holders after every scan.
+ Change refuse sacks regularly.
+ Check daily for linen supplies.
+ Ensure that consumables are adequately topped up in the clinic rooms on a daily basis, and replenish to an acceptable level regularly. Alert the relevant person if there is a problem with supplies.
+ Meet and greet patients from the waiting rooms, and check identification details in accordance with the departmental policy (name, address and date of birth)
+ Communicate effectively with patients, carers and colleagues in order to facilitate effective care and treatment.
+ Support patients prior, during and after procedure.
+ Assist patients on and off the examination couch and help to position them appropriately for their test, ensuring that privacy and dignity is maintained at all times. Assist less able/ anxious patients to move and turn on the couch when required, taking into account any physical or psychological limitations.
+ Telephone wards to inform them of patient appointment times.
+ Employ safe manual handling techniques at all times.
+ Provide help, reassurance and comfort when patients are worried, frightened or upset, and talk to and listen to patients when appropriate.
+ Manage workloads efficiently and effectively, providing practical support to the clinical physiologists to ensure a smooth workflow through the clinic rooms. Check clinic lists every morning, ascertaining where slots are available for ad-hoc patients.
+ Answer the telephone and take messages, advising the clinical physiologists of any urgent action as soon as possible.
+ Promote communication and service quality by attending and participating in departmental meetings.
+ Use initiative to assist in covering lists in the event of a colleague absence.
+ Undertake miscellaneous, relevant duties as requested by the clinical physiologists and admin team.
Key Messages
· Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process.
+ We are a flexible working employer, so please talk to us about any flexible working requirements.
· All correspondence will be sent to the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.
· Selection is based on the Trust's values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.
· Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.
· Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.
· Please provide a contact email address for referees. We will not request references until after you have been made a formal job offer.
· You will be required to pay for your DBS disclosure (where the post requires one). This will be done via 3 monthly instalments from your pay. We encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.
· We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.
· Some posts may have implications on existing NHS Pension Scheme arrangements. For further information please visit the NHS Pensions Agency website: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-pensions
· Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their employees have a "right to work" in the UK. If you intend to seek permission to work in the UK via a Skilled Worker visa, please be aware that the UK Government set eligibility requirements e.g. minimum salary requirement and skill levels. Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship. We recommend that you use the information on the Home Office website to check if this role will be eligible.

Are you a keen, motivated person working in a health care setting looking to join a friendly and professional team in an outpatient environment? Or maybe you have worked in other public facing roles and would welcome a change of environment and a chance to help people on their healthcare journey.
If you are you looking to utilise and enhance your current skills and develop new ones then come and join our team!
We are looking for a Medical Imaging Assistant (MIA) with the skills and personality to complement our established team of cardiac, respiratory and vascular physiologists. The ideal candidate will be a team player with excellent communication skills, a strong work ethic, good attendance record, empathetic manner and good organisational skills.
Computer literacy/ experience are essential, as is a full clean driving licence.
The post requires a degree of self -motivation and the ability to cope with sensitive/ emotionally charged situations. Maintaining patient confidentiality is of vital importance.
The post will be based at Leighton Hospital although rotation to Northwich Victoria Infirmary will be required.
Once fully trained, you may be required to work weekends and evenings on a rota basis.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond.
The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.
We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.
The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.
At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.