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We are looking for an enthusiastic, versatile and caring person to join the existing Support Worker Team in the Radiology Department at Torbay Hospital.

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who would like to work with patients in a busy Hospital Department. You will need to be flexible in your approach to this challenging and sometimes demanding role.

This full time post role is based in Torbay Hospital, with some evening and frequent weekend working. It may also include duties in Community Hospitals.

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Your duties will include:

• assisting patients during all parts of their visit to the department,
• supporting the clinical staff in carrying out examinations,
• preparation of examination rooms,
• transport of patients,
• participation in clerical duties.

You will be expected to train and become competent in the insertion and removal of intravenous cannulas.

Part of this role is rotational evening and weekend working with some of our departments work an extended day up until 20:00. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in existing evening and weekend rotas.

You should have a good standard of general education and have good IT skills. Prior care experience may be useful but not essential, depending on other relevant work history.

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Why Work With Us 

If successful, you will work in all areas of Radiology working alongside Radiographers, Nurses and Consultant Radiologists. You will carry out a varied range of tasks helping to deliver a high quality care. The key part of this role is direct support for patients during their visit to our department.

An excellent team working ethos is required in order to fulfil this role most effectively.

Listed are a few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:

• NHS Pension Scheme
• Childcare at our day nursery
• Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
• Staff Discounts
• Career development and training opportunities
• Employee Support - Staff have access to a 24-hour helpline

Our people are caring, committed, inclusive and focussed on quality. We focus on solutions and people’s strengths. We encourage outside the box thinking and embrace innovation and change wherever it can drive improvement.

If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team Torbay and South Devon.  #CareToJoinUsTSD