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We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to work within the Ultrasound Team in our Radiology department. This post is mainly based at Colchester Hospital, however you will be required to rotate across to our Clacton Hospitals.

The job offers an opportunity to be involved in enhancing the Ultrasound service. Your main duties will include assisting the staff with patient care, involving direct patient contact and assisting Sonographers and Radiologists within the Ultrasound department. As well as clinical duties, you will assist in maintaining a clean and safe working environment. You will perform some administrative duties including inputting patient information onto the computerised patient information system, booking urgent scan appointments.

The Ultrasound services are a part of the Trusts Radiology Diagnostic Services that also encompass X-ray, CT and MRI.

You will be rostered flexibility over a 7 day week to include evenings, weekends and bank holidays. The core working hours are currently 08:00 – 20:00.

You must possess excellent communication and Information Technology skills, and be a good team player. You will need to be able to work under your own initiative but with a high level of supervision and with good support. Appropriate training will be given.

To provide efficient, high quality support for Sonographers and Radiologist during ultrasound procedures and to carry out administration duties.

To assist the Ultrasound staff with patient care.

To act as a chaperone during ultrasound procedures.

Use the Radiology Computer system CRIS to input information during ultrasound examinations.

Maintaining agreed stock levels of consumables used in the department.

Answer telephone queries.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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For full details of the duties and responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description.