Ultrasound Imaging Assistant

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Imaging Assistant - Ultrasound.

This is a rotational post with duties being at:

Hull Royal Infirmary, the Women's and Childrens hospital, Castle Hill Hospital, the East Riding Hospital, Hornsea Cottage Hospital and the Alfred Bean Hospital in Driffield.

There are also units at the Wilberforce  Centre and the Marfleet group Practice.

The hours are 8am-6pm over 4 shifts per week. This includes some weekend and bank holiday duties.

An opportunity has arisen for a full time imaging assistant to join the forward thinking ultrasound team of the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

You will be working as a part of a friendly team of dedicated and hardworking sonographers and support workers within the ultrasound department of the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. 

You will be required to rotate through Hull Royal Infirmary, the Women's and Children's Hospital, Castle hill hospital as well as various community sites. These are the East Riding Community hospital, The Wilberforce Centre, Marfleet group Practice, the Alfred bean Hospital in Driffield and occasionally, the Hornsea Cottage Hospital.

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role

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The imaging assistant role is primarily to help the sonographers and radiologists in delivering a quality service for all users of the ultrasound department.

The role has aspects of patient care, communication, IT, and some portering duties. There is a need for the successful candidate to be able to multi-task, work well within a team and have a flexible approach to their working site and hours. The service is provided over 7 days and the core opening hours of the department are between 8am to 6pm.

The post holder needs to be flexible to be able to work any shift of up to 10 hours within the opening hours depending upon service need.

GCSE English and Maths are essential, along with previous employment in a similar environment/NHS/care setting.. As this role is a development of the existing ultrasound service, previous experience in this area of healthcare is desirable. Previous experience of dealing with the general public is essential, along with good communication skills, ability to work as an effective team member and good organisational and keyboard skills.

Role extension, CPD, KSF and flexible working are actively supported.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.