Imaging Assistant

Job overview

Imaging Assistant

Department: Imaging

Band 3, Full Time & Part Time, £24,071 - £25,674 per annum pro rata (if Part Time)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week across 7 days or Part Time hours available across 7 days, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

Fancy doing something new in 2025?

A job that could make a real different to the patients that we serve.

• Do you have an interest in learning about advance imaging technologies?
• Do you know how our imaging work impacts on patient care?
• Are you aware of the different types of clinical imaging such as computed tomography (CT), digital radiography (DR), Interventional radiography (IR), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), DEXA and ultrasound.

You job will have a focus in four main areas:

• Patient care and transportation
• Housekeeping tasks such as stock handling, equipment cleaning etc.
• Administration and clerical duties such as appointment scheduling, checking patient attendance
• Self-development such as intravenous cannulation, induction and care certification with a desire to progress

Consider becoming an Imaging Assistant - right here in Milton Keynes University Hospital Trust, covering the main hospital site and two CDC locations in Milton Keynes.

The job is rewarding as well as challenging.

Informal department visits are encouraged ahead of interview.

Interview date: TBC

We are unable to sponsor this role

Main duties of the job

• To assist Radiologists, Radiographers, Sonographers, Assistant Practitioners and Clerical staff undertake a wide variety of tasks throughout the department, as part of the multidisciplinary team, to ensure service efficiency, whilst maintaining high standards of patient-centred care.
• Maintain knowledge and understanding of the range of examinations undertaken within the Imaging Department so that appropriate support and care can be given.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Demonstrate awareness and respond to the wellbeing of a wide range of patients.
• To have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of a variety of CT, MRI, Ultrasound, Fluoroscopy and General x-ray examinations. This should include anatomy and medical terminology relevant to a range of different clinical areas.
• Use acquired clinical knowledge to answer questions about Radiology examinations when making appointments and communicating with service users.
• Be fully conversant with  all aspects of Radiology Information System and use the system for administrative tasks such as attending patients, post-processing examinations, booking appointments and assisting with queries.
• Provide administrative support, answer the phone and deal with queries as appropriate.
• Demonstrate and apply a working knowledge of Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999 (IRR99), Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations (IRMER), MRI safety, moving and handling, health and safety, infection control and information governance policies, as applied in each clinical area.
• Be prepared for potentially distressing or aggressive situations and behave appropriately.

Please refer to the job description for further details

We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system.  Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS.   This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing  employment  with  the  Trust,  all  employees  (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are  subject  to  a probationary period lasting  a  period  of  six  months  with  an  option  to extend  for  a  further  six  months  to  a total of  12 months.