Clinical Imaging Assistant Cheltenham & Gloucester

Job overview

Are you passionate about patient care and looking for a rewarding role in healthcare?

As a Clinical Imaging Assistant, you'll support patients throughout their diagnostic imaging journey, working alongside Radiographers, Consultant Radiologists and other healthcare professionals. This varied role offers the opportunity to make a real difference while gaining valuable healthcare experience.

Key responsibilities include:

• Welcoming and supporting patients.
• Carrying out patient safety and screening checks.
• Assisting during imaging procedures.
• Providing reassurance and compassionate care.
• Maintaining a safe and organised clinical environment.
• Supporting reception, administration and stock control duties.
• Monitoring equipment and reporting faults.

The role supports services across our Cheltenham Imaging Centre and Gloucester Community Diagnostic Centre, operating on a rotational 7-day service.

Part-time opportunities are available from 23 hours per week, with enhanced rates for weekend and bank holiday working.

Join our CQC-rated Outstanding specialist diagnostic service and become part of a high-performing team where your contribution is recognised, valued, and makes a genuine difference to the patient experience every day.

Job description

Why join us?

Whether you're looking to build a career in healthcare or bring your existing patient-facing experience to our CQC-rated Outstanding specialist service, this is an excellent opportunity to join a high-performing team where your contribution is valued and where you'll have a direct impact on patient care and experience every day.

Job responsibilities

We're looking for a caring, reliable, and enthusiastic individual with strong IT skills and a good standard of education. Experience of working or volunteering in a public service or healthcare setting would be beneficial.

You'll be committed to delivering safe, compassionate patient care, enjoy working as part of a professional team, and be adaptable in a busy environment. You'll understand the importance of confidentiality, professionalism, and health and safety, and have the physical ability to support patients and assist with positioning during examinations. A positive attitude, reliability, and excellent attendance are essential.

About the organisation

At Cobalt Medical Charity we pioneer innovation in medical imaging diagnosis by investing in equipment, integrated research and education to improve outcomes for patients now and in the future.

Patient care is at the heart of all we do. We carefully select people who can show us how they share these same values and can contribute to a culture of respect, diversity, vision and a commitment to continuous learning and development.

Person specification

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Strong customer service skills
• Confidentiality, discretion and trustworthiness
• Ability to relate to people of all ages and backgrounds
• Work well with other members of the team including
• Communicating effectively, being kind and considerate, reliable and enthusiastic.
• Ability to work on your own initiative and be responsible for your own actions or decisions
• Excellent listening skills
• Help others in the team achieve their objectives and deliver safe, effective care Ability to use IT systems to a high level, gather data, compile complex information and prepare reports
• Ability to develop, plan and implement goals
• Ability to prioritise workloads

Desirable

• An understanding and application of health and safety regulations and infection control policy relating to a healthcare environment

Qualifications

Essential

• Minimum of five GCSEs (Grades A-C), or equivalent, to include English language, maths and a science subject.

Desirable

• Peripheral venous Cannulation Certification
• NVQ Level II in Health and Social Care or Level 2 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare Support or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

• Experience of dealing with members of the general public

Desirable

• Proven experience in healthcare and patient focused services
• Experience working with unwell patients and assistance with their personal care

Personal attributes

Essential

• Well organised with excellent interpersonal and communication and literacy skills
• Flexible temperament towards working hours
• Caring for the people who use our services, their families and carers, and other staff.
• Compassion, patience and empathy and the ability to offer reassurance to anxious or distressed patients
• Respectful of others and genuinely treating them how you would want to be treated
• Physical dexterity, co-ordination and sensory skills required for positioning of or handling patients safely
• Motivated commitment to continuing professional development and self-improvement
• Able to deal with bodily fluids, faeces, vomit

Supporting documents

• JD - Clinical Imaging Assistant CIC & CDC V1.2 (5).pdf (2 (5), 217 KB)