Ultrasound Imaging Assistant
The closing date is 15 April 2026
This is a rotational post with duties at:
Hull Royal Infirmary, the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Castle Hill Hospital, the East Riding Hospital, Hornsea Cottage Hospital, Alfred Bean Hospital in Driffield, the Community Diagnostic Centre in Hull and the Wilberforce Centre, Hull.
The hours are 37.5 working hours, 8am‑6pm over 4 shifts per week. This includes weekend and bank holiday duties.
You will be working as part of a friendly team of dedicated sonographers and support workers within the ultrasound department of the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
The imaging assistant role primarily supports the sonographers and radiologists in delivering a quality service for all users of the ultrasound department.
The role involves patient care, communication, IT, and some portering duties. The successful candidate must be able to multi‑task, work well within a team, and have a flexible approach to working site and hours. The service is provided over 7 days and the core opening hours of the department are 8am to 6pm.
The post holder must be flexible to work any shift of up to 10 hours within the opening hours as required.
GCSE English and Maths are essential, along with previous employment in a similar environment/NHS/care setting. Previous experience in this area of healthcare is desirable. Experience dealing with the general public, good communication, teamwork, organisational, and keyboard skills are required.
Role extension, CPD, KSF and flexible working are actively supported.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our partnership has significant ambition and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG, and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As teaching hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical, primary care, palliative, cardiovascular, respiratory, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our partnership and our community.
Job responsibilities
For further details regarding this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Early applications are encouraged.
Please note that, in line with UKVI regulations, this vacancy does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route. We cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position.
We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
* GCSE Maths and English
* Have or working towards NVQ or equivalent in healthcare
* NVQII/III in a healthcare related subject
* Care certificate
Knowledge, Training & Experience
* Healthcare or caring experience
* Good organisational skills
* IT and computer skills
* Good communication skills both written and verbal
* Ability to work as an effective team member
* Reliable
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
* Sensitive to the needs of the patient
* Team player
Special Attributes and other
* High level of interpersonal skills
* Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
* Flexible and reliable
Other Requirements
* Ability to work from all hospital sites as required
* Able to work extended hours (between 8am and 6pm – 7 days a week)
* Ability to participate in the planned weekend emergency ultrasound service
* Able to work flexible hours with sufficient notice
* Able to travel extensively between sites within the employing Trust and wider Humber
* UK driving licence
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) will be required to check for any prior criminal convictions.
Employer name
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
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