Job Overview
Join our Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT team and play a vital role in delivering outstanding patient care.
As a Clinical Imaging Assistant you will support patients throughout their diagnostic journey, helping to ensure a safe, efficient and compassionate experience from referral through to scan. With demand for Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT services growing, this is an exciting opportunity to join a specialised area of healthcare and develop valuable clinical skills.
Working closely with radiographers, technologists and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will greet and prepare patients for their scans, complete pre-scan checks, support clinical procedures and assist with the smooth day-to-day running of the department. No previous Nuclear Medicine experience is required, as full training will be provided.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Imaging Assistant is appointed to support the nuclear medicine technologists or radiographers in a clinical and clerical capacity.
The post holder will meet patients and run through a checklist to confirm they are suitable for scanning as well as preparing the department before and after use.
What you’ll be doing
- Welcoming and supporting patients attending for Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT scans.
- Explaining procedures and helping patients feel comfortable and informed.
- Performing pre-scan checks, including consent, glucose monitoring and cannulation (training provided).
- Assisting radiographers and technologists with clinical lists and patient preparation.
- Completing essential administrative and record-keeping tasks.
- Managing stock, ordering supplies and receiving deliveries.
- Supporting patients within the department and across the hospital as required.
What we’re looking for
- A caring, personable and professional individual.
- Excellent communication and organisational skills.
- A flexible, proactive approach and willingness to learn.
- The ability to work effectively as part of a busy clinical team.
Working for our organisation
Everyone matters at the RUH
We want to be an outstanding place for us to work in and our patients to be cared for in. By learning from and embracing diversity, we create stronger and more inclusive teams which helps us to provide better care to our patients as well as supporting the wellbeing of each other.
How We Work Together
As one team, we will live our values of everyone matters, working together to make a difference. This enables us to provide the best possible care for the people we work with, people we care for and people in our community. You can find out more about our values and vision here.
Our policies and procedures
These guide us in how to keep patients, carers, visitors, colleagues as well as all our information safe. We embrace a culture of learning and curiosity with kindness and civility, free from blame to enable us to learn from incidents and continue to improve together.
Patient Experience
Ensuring our patients are cared for safely and have a positive experience is important to us. No matter our role at the RUH, we can all make a difference to improving patient and family experience.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Working pattern
The department operates Monday to Friday. The role includes a mix of 9am-5pm shifts and at least one 12-hour shift (8am-8pm), with flexibility required as service demand grows.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Level 3 qualifications
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge or experience of working with radiation
- Experience in a hospital clinical setting
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in an assistant or service role
- Customer or patient interaction
Desirable criteria
- experience within NHS
specfic skills
Essential criteria
- Own initiative
- Work as a team
- Aware of own limitations
- Flexible and proactive
Desirable criteria
- Computer literate: able to use Microsoft Office
- Soliton or RIS or Millenium knowledge
Physical Skills
Essential criteria
- Manual handling awareness or experience
Desirable criteria
- First Aid or BLS knowledge or training
- Cannulation or venepuncture
Please note – Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa’s) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview – GOV.UK
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.
Documents to download
- Job description for CIA (PDF, 413.6KB)
- Join the RUH (PDF, 1.3MB)
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Jasmine Cheesewright Job title Service Lead for Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT Email address jcheesewright@nhs.net Telephone number 01225821674
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