Night Radiology Assistant - Stockport, United Kingdom - Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
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Stockport, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Radiology Assistant

FULL TIME 37.5HRS A WEEK

We are looking for a well-motivated Night Radiology Assistant to join our friendly and dedicated team. The position will support the Radiology service. Delivery of a high standard of patient care is an essential part of this role.

The role will predominantly be out of hours between 8pm and 8am, however some day time working between 8:30am and 5pm will be required to facilitate training.

Radiology provides imaging services to hospital wide clinical areas. Our areas include trauma and orthopaedic radiography, general x-ray work, theatre and interventional radiology. The Department also provides a full range of specialist services including Ultrasound, CT Scanning and Nuclear Medicine.

Your role will be to assist the Sonographers, Radiographers and Radiologists in the delivery of these services ensuring high standards of patient care are maintained at all times.


We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve.

We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We recognise that flexible working is important.

We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

  • Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
  • NHS pension scheme membership
  • Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
  • NHS Staff discounts
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Salary finance for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
  • Stockport Credit Union
- for local financial advice

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Responsibilities:


  • To assist the Radiologists/Radiographers/Radiology Nurses during patient examinations in the Radiology Department working within the scope of department procedures and practices.
  • To be responsible for the care and comfort of the patient whilst in the Department and throughout their examination.
  • To prepare and assist with general and specialised procedures e.g Ultrasound guided biopsies/drainages.
  • To work as part of the night team during the hours of 8pm 8am across 7 days. Some daytime (8:30am 5:00pm) working will be required to facilitate training.
  • To liaise with and maintain good working relationships with other disciplines of staff within the Trust and the Directorate.
  • To maintain a high standard of communication with all patients/ visitors/external organisations to the Radiology Department and Trust.
  • To communicate effectively with patients and carers providing an appropriate level of support particularly where there are barriers or difficulties with understanding and tact.
  • To receive Team Brief monthly and attend monthly Departmental staff meetings when possible


The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust's policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful, this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £43.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.

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