Job summary
Employer heading
Radiographic Assistant
Band 3
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
The post holder will be required to provide a pivotal role in the patient pathway within Radiology supporting clerical and clinical duties as required. This post is structured around 3 core functions to include:
- To assist trained and medical staff to provide safe care for patients within Radiology.
- To support qualified staff in the numerous disciplines within Radiology using knowledge and skills developed in the role.
- To contribute to service improvements and communication ensuring safe and timely patient care.
Main duties of the job
CTMUHB Radiology services are provided on three main sites- Princess of Wales, Royal Glamorgan and Prince Charles Hospital. The departments have multi slice CT, MRI, Cardiac Catheter Lab and Gamma Camera. Busy A&E Units are supported by modular PACS.
This post will be based on the Princess of Wales site. Current workload amounts to 120,763 patient episodes generating 137,292 examinations.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate strong communication skills with an ability to work effectively within the multi-disciplinary teams.
Previous experience of working within the healthcare setting is essential.
Candidates will support the extended working day, weekend and Bank Holiday sessions.
The department is committed to providing training and development for all staff.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of general education including numeracy and literacy skills.
- NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care/Clinical Healthcare Support or posses equivalent skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of UHB policies and procedures.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working within a hospital/caring environment.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a range of clinical skills including aseptic techniques.
Communication
Essential criteria
- Demonstates good verbal communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Possesses good range of IT skills
Aptitude and Abilities Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate a positive and caring attitude to all patients, relatives and members of staff in a calm manner.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to deal with distressing situations.
- Good organisational and time management skills.
- Standard keyboard skills with familiarity of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Must be motivated, and possess a non-judgemental attitude towards others
Desirable criteria
- Welsh speaker.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alex Wallace
- Job title
- Superintendent Radiographer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01656 752428
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