Modality Assistant

Role Overview & Responsibilities

We are looking for enthusiastic, responsible and dedicated Imaging assistants to join the Imaging team at Hammersmith Hospital -Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

The successful applicant will be required to assist Radiographers, Sonographers and Radiologists to help deliver a high quality patient focused service. They should have good communication skills, as both telephone and face to face patient contact is continuously required. They should be able to work as part of a team, with good listening skills and an ability to follow direction and protocol in a busy and ever changing working environment. They will also be expected to chaperone during intimate examinations, in particular when performing transvaginal ultrasound scans for female patients. These patients usually prefer a female to chaperone them and therefore we would prefer a female to do this role.

Some experience in a clinical environment and with patient care is essential, however further dedicated training for the specific role will be provided to the successful candidate.

To deliver our service, this role requires a flexible approach to work with the possible addition of evening and weekend shifts to current contracted hours on a rotational basis.

Hammersmith Hospital offers a comprehensive range of procedures over all modalities with both clinical and research work being undertaken.

• Direct regular contact with patients or handling specimens
• Direct regular contact with high risk patients including immunosuppressed, pregnant women
• Ability to undertake general physically demanding work including regularly moving/handling patients, lifting or moving loads > 5kg, frequent walking (or running in an emergency) or prolonged standing
• Resilience to workplace pressures including working to deadlines or in stressful environments.
• Continous training of new staff member
• Maintaining cleanliness of department and clinical environment

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.