Contact information
Please contact Liam Walmsley (X-ray/ DXA Team Leader) if you have any enquiries regarding this job.
liam.walmsley@nhs.net
09124 512536
About the role
This post is for a Healthcare Support Worker within the X-ray and DXA team at Dewsbury and District Hospital. The hours of work are normally 8-4 or 9-5:30.
The successful candidate will be expected to rotate between Dewsbury and District Hospital and the Community Diagnostic Centre (Westgate Retail Park, Wakefield).
There is often the opportunity to pick up further shifts on evenings, weekends and nights.
For further information, please see the attached job description.
Please note that this role is not eligible for sponsorship.
You can find out more about skilled worker and health and care visas on our careers site .
Main duties
To work under the direction of a registrant (usually this is a radiographer) and participate fully in the delivery of a planned/ acute care of patients attending the radiology service for treatment/ investigations.
To provide general support in the X-ray and DXA team. This will include providing 1-1 patients centred care, assisting patients with changing, general cleaning and tidying of the department, support patients through their examinations and performing some admin/ clerical roles.
For further information, please see the attached job description.
Essential person specification requirements
Willingness to undertake the Care Certificate and induction programme.
Willingness to undertake Functional skills level 2 Maths & English if not already qualified at GCSE or equivalent level in Maths & English.
Applicant must be a team player, with a positive attitude and willingness to take on tasks.
The successful candidate will be expected to comply with the trust core values of Respect, Caring, Improving and High Standards.
The applicant will need to ensure they maintain a safe working environment for self and others. and must be able to communicate clearly and concisely over the phone, face to face and written.
For a full list of the essential person specification requirements, please see the attached job description.
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application guidance:
We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our benefits
* Access to the NHS pension plan
* Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
* Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
* Extensive benefits and support, including:
* Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Home electronics scheme
* Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
* Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
* Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
* Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
* Career progression, training and support
Skilled worker sponsorship
“Please note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.”