Main area MRI Grade Band 3 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (37.5 hours per week) Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (6:45am-8pm long days) Job ref 205-7501984
Employer University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site RSUH Town Stoke-on-Trent Salary £24,937 - £26,598 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 24/10/2025 23:59
MRI Imaging Department Assistant (maternity cover)
Band 3
Job overview
University Hospitals of North Midlands is currently unable to provide sponsorship this role. This is in accordance with UKVI guidelines and legislation, as these roles do not meet the skill nor salary threshold for sponsorship. If you hold a graduate visa, you are welcome to apply for this role however it is important to note that UHNM will be unable to offer sponsorship at the end of your graduate visa, you must also have at least six months until your graduate visa expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons.
MRI Imaging Department Assistant - 12 month maternity cover
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the MRI team at University Hospitals of North Midlands as an Imaging Department Assistant (maternity cover). The post will be based at Royal Stoke, but the post holder will be expected to work duties at County Hospital and any other UHNM MRI scanner locations including our CDC due to open in March 2026. You must be experienced in health care and/or working with the public, and be able to provide excellent patient care to the broad mix of patients we see in MRI. Your caring and approachable manner will support our patients, some of whom can be very anxious or unwell.
You will be expected to have excellent computer and administrative skill, have a polite sympathetic telephone manner and a good attention to detail.
The role will include a proportion of weekend working.
Main duties of the job
When working clinically, your efficiency and organisational skills will help us to ensure we see our patients on time. You will be required to liaise with the radiographers, ward staff, porters and patients to ensure inpatients are dealt with in a timely and efficient manner, ready for their examination.
Duties include general patient care, initial safety screening for MRI, cannulation of patients, safe use of equipment and department cleanliness, data input and clerical duties. Excellent communication and positive telephone manner is essential.
Flexibility and reliability are required in order to contribute to the delivery of a first class service to all users. The department is open from 6.45am until 8pm, seven days a week, including Bank Holidays, and the successful applicant will be provided with full safety training and mentorship.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.
We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details and departmental visit please contact
Jo Gwyther MRI Superintendent Radiographer on 01782674629 Joanne.Gwyther@uhnm.nhs.uk
or
Person specification
Qualifications
* Minimum 5 GCSE’s or equivalent one of which must be English at Grade C or above
Experience
* Experience of working in caring environment or with the general public
* Discussion re Imaging or MRI
* Reception / clerical skills
Skills
interpersonal skills
* Clear, polite telephone manner
Important information about your application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
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