Band 3 Support Worker, Ultrasound (Part Time)

Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust; Ilford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

BHR Hospitals is seeking a Band 3 Ultrasound Support Worker to join the King George Hospital team in Ilford. You will support Radiologists and Ultrasonographers in General and Maternity Ultrasound units, assist with routine scans and help ensure smooth patient flow and care.

This part-time role covers 30 hours weekly with a salary of £24,504 - £25,876 per year. Applicants should have recent health-care experience and familiarity with radiology IT systems and aseptic technique.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate recent experience in a Health Care environment is required.
• Experience of Administration Systems used in radiology e.g. Aptvision, Careflow and PACS, Viewpoint.
• Experience of working in radiology department or in Maternity.
• Has experience of using aseptic technique.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and tidy rooms, care for patients, monitor vital signs, and assist with IV cannulation (training provided).
• Undertake clinical and administrative duties to support Radiology services.
• Communicate effectively with patients with varying levels of understanding and behaviour.
• Undertake a flexible working pattern to support service needs.
• Provide a comprehensive supporting role to enable smooth Ultrasound service.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Radiology IT systems

Aseptic technique

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Band 3 Support Worker, Ultrasound (Part Time)

Band 3

Main area Ultrasound Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week Job ref 162-7909-CCS-B

Site King George Hospital Town Ilford Salary £24,504 - £25,876 Per Annum Inclusive Salary period Yearly Closing 08/11/2026 23:59

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We are looking for suitably qualified staff member to perform the duties of a Support Worker in the BHRUT Ultrasound Department, King George’s Hospital and to maintain smooth good patient flow throughout the department.

The role will involve supporting Radiologists and Ultrasonographers in the General and Maternity Ultrasound units, assisting in routine scans and providing support and care for emergency and in-patients. You will have the opportunity to assist Radiologists with invasive procedures e.g. steroid injections, using the aseptic technique, and on occasions may be expected to provide support for portable and theatre sonography.

A large portion of the role within the Maternity Ultrasound setting is data inputting and on occasions a clerical supporting role is required but along-side this the candidate would need certain qualities as they may be expected to provide empathy and compassion to patients within the Maternity Unit who have experienced bad news e.g. miscarriage/finding of an abnormality.

In return, you will be offered the opportunity to work in a modern new hospital and Community Diagnostic Centres, within a very supportive directorate and have the opportunity to further develop your skills and practice.

We are a very large Radiology Department having five CT scanners and six MRI scanners as well as a dedicated Interventional Theatre Suite. We have a very large ultrasound department across both main hospitals and peripheral sites.

Main duties of the job

• The job purpose of an Ultrasound Support Worker is to provide support to patients, Radiologists and Sonographers within Radiology.
• They will be expected to prepare and tidy rooms, care for patients, be aware of vital signs and assist when a patient receives IV cannulation (training will be provided where this is expected of the post holder).
• Undertake clinical and administrative duties.
• Communicate effectively with patients that present with different levels of understanding and/or behaviour
• The support worker should be able to undertake several duties that support the activity of the Radiology department.
• Undertake a flexible working pattern to support service needs.

A support worker should provide a comprehensive supporting role which forms the solid foundation to allow the Ultrasound Department to deliver a smoother, smarter and safer Ultrasound service with timely results to promote seamless, safe and high quality care to enable the trust to achieve key targets.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Pubudu Chandrasekera, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5110. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person specification

Experience/ Knowledge

• Demonstrate recent experience in Health Care environment is required.
• Experience of Administration Systems used in radiology e.g. Aptvision, Careflow and PACS, Viewpoint

Education/ Qualifications

• Experience using IT systems and software

Skills/ Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with clinicians as well as patients and parents
• Experience of working in radiology department or in Maternity
• Has experience of using aseptic technique

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