Mobile Healthcare Assistant

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join our team in Oxford (Perspectum) to support the running of our MRI Service on a full-time fixed site contract.

We are ideally seeking individuals with prior experience in a healthcare environment however this is not essential as full training will be provided.

You will be required to meet and greet patients and assist the Radiographers in preparing patients for their diagnostic scan as well as administrative duties for patient bookings so IT proficiency is essential.

You will also be required to IV cannulate patients as part of the role. Rest assured, should you not have any prior experience in IV cannlation, we will provide full training. 

We are ideally looking for candidates who have been immunised against Hepatitis B, however if you have not being immunised please note that you must be willing to undertake an immunisation course. 

To be successful in this role you must have good communication skills both written and verbal, together with good IT and administration skills and a flexible and enthusiastic attitude. 

The hours of work are 36 per week, Monday to Sunday.

Please note that we will be interviewing throughout the duration of this advert. Therefore, if you are interested in this role an early application is advised as we may close the advert prior to the advertised date.

The candidate should have experience in a Healthcare environment as they will be required to provide both administration and customer/patient, support including chaperoning patients and assisting the Radiographers throughout the scanning process. They will also have a commitment to some admin duties related to the patient pathway in line with standard guidelines.

Attention to detail is key, along with being flexible, organized and having an enthusiastic attitude.

You will need to be able to work with a high degree of accuracy and under pressure, meeting deadlines and turn- around times.

To be successful in this role you must have good communication skills both written and verbal, together with good IT and administration skills. A flexible, organized and enthusiastic attitude is essential with a good attention to detail.

In this role you will be supporting Radiographers during patients scans. It will also involve assisting patients and chaperoning when necessary. There may also be an aspect of administration as a key element of the role is to make telephone bookings for patients attending our services.

To be successful in this role you must have good communication skills both written and verbal, together with good IT and administration skills. A flexible, organized and enthusiastic attitude is essential.

Role responsibilities include:

Assisting in patient preparation

Chaperoning

Cannulation

Positioning of patients on the scanner 

Clinical stock management

Clinical audits

Processing of patients via our E-Systems

Alliance Medical are Europe’s leading independent provider of imaging services.

We combine service excellence and innovative imaging technologies to improve patient care and support NHS and independent organisations with their ongoing imaging requirements. Our approach has delivered consistent company growth for more than 30 years.

We live by our company values to ensure the highest level of patient care: 

Our Values

Leaders, managers, and supervisors have a particular responsibility to be role models in terms of how they demonstrate these values themselves and how they engage their teams to work in this way.

Collaboration:

We work together and in partnership for all our patients. We respect expertise and combine it to achieve more.

Excellence:

We never compromise. We strive to deliver the very best in everything we do to ensure the highest quality of care. We treat our patients and each other with compassion, dignity and respect.

Learning:

Knowledge and understanding comes from learning. At Alliance Medical we are committed to ensuring that each and every one of us keeps on learning and that we continuously look for improved ways of working.

Efficiency:

Efficiency in healthcare means more patients get better care. We constantly seek new ways to use the scarce resource of healthcare more intelligently so that more people can live longer, fuller lives.

Openness:

We act with transparency and honesty in everything we do, where staff are encouraged to speak up to ensure a safe and secure environment for our patients.