Main area Healthcare Support Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (08:30am - 16:30pm Monday - Friday) Job ref 394-MVCS-7235791
Employer The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Hillingdon/Mount Vernon Hospital Town Uxbridge Salary £29,651 - £31,312 per annum (incl. of HCAA) Salary period Yearly Closing 10/09/2025 23:59
Clinical Imaging Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 3
______________________________________________________________________________________
The Trust only accepts applications made through this site, please register when you click APPLY at the end of this advertisement. The Trust is able to offer hospital accommodation, pension scheme, on-site nursery (through third party provider), together with salary sacrifice schemes (including child care vouchers, ride to work) and a range of national and local staff discounts (subject to availability).
HSJ Best Places to Work 2015 Top 100
______________________________________________________________________________________
Job overview
Applications are invited from enthusiastic and self-motivated individuals to join our X-Ray Department as a Band 3 Clinical Imaging Assistant. The post will support patients undergoing ultrasound and radiographic examinations, assist procedures when necessary, and ensure health and safety and infection control is adhered to.
As a Clinical Imaging Assistant, you will help to prepare and reassure patients prior to and during their procedures. You will need good communication, interpersonal, and organisations skills. You should be someone who is caring, reassuring, and calm in how you approach your work. You will also be responsible for ensuring the environment is safe, tidy, and meets a high standard of cleanliness.
The contracted hours are Full Time 37.5 hours per week across seven days. You will be on a shift rota at our Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospital sites.
Please note: this vacancy may close earlier than advertised, once a suitable number of applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
• To provide support to the Imaging service, undertaking patient registration, workload management and assisting in the clinical environment to provide optimum patient care.
• To provide support to consultant radiologists, radiographers, sonographers with patient care and ensuring being a chaperone in clinical environment providing optimum patient care.
• To set up trolleys for imaging procedures both sterile and non-sterile, using guidelines given.
• To assist the Radiologists & Radiographers in specialist sessions taking responsibility for patient care throughout the examination by observing and assisting and comforting when necessary.
· To deal with verbal and telephone requests
• To assist effectively with patients in a variety of environments i.e. multiple trauma cases, ultrasound, theatre, fluoroscopy suites, mammography and to maintain a professional demeanour in potentially distressing circumstances.
• To maintain stock levels, when necessary, within the imaging department from the imaging stores.
Working for our organisation
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services, including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics, and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit, and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals, and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe, and compassionate care, while we drive forward with the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.
Person specification
Person specification
* Able to read and write English
* Able to work well under pressure
* Self-motivated
* Experience in health care setting
* Computer literate inclusive of Microsoft office applications
* Ability to follow procedures and policies
* Ability to work quickly and efficiently to a consistently high standard
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* NVQ in a patient care related subject
* Knowledge of hospital systems
* Knowledge of current computer system. i.e Cerner, IEP, Soliton and PACS
* Commitment to self-development
At The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, our recruitment processes are designed to identify candidates who demonstrate the right skills and values to support our commitment to high-quality care.
Please note that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in applications is monitored. Any misuse that results in an inaccurate representation of a candidate’s abilities may affect the outcome of the application. Applicants will be required to declare any use of AI prior to submitting their application.
Once a sufficient number of applications have been received the vacancy may be closed prior to the published closing down date. All contracts are issued under Agenda for Change Terms & Conditions of employment and all posts are subject to appropriate job matching or evaluation process, where indicated. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community to ensure our workforce is representative of the population. Please note that all candidates at risk in London and going through the NHS London Redeployment scheme are to be given priority as part of the recruitment process where their application meets the essential criteria for the role.
Please note: If you do not meet the requirements for the role or have specific registration where required then your application will be automatically rejected.
If you do not hear fromwithin 2 weeks of the closingdate please assume you are unsuccessful.
The Hillingdon Hospital will use the information provided primarily for the purposes of managing your employment within the Trust.
______________________________________________________________________________________
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Anuoluwapo Oladipupo Job title Radiology Coordinator Email address anuoluwapo.oladipupo@nhs.net Telephone number 07825125983 Additional information
For informal visits or questions, please contact Marc Okafor on 07977664980|Ext. 3118.
#J-18808-Ljbffr