Clinical Imaging Assistant Team Lead - Band 3

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust; Boston; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Imaging Assistant Team Lead (Band 3) to oversee the radiology support team at community diagnostic centres. You will supervise staff, manage rotas, and ensure timely materials handling while enabling a continuous seven-day radiology service.

The role requires travel between sites, effective communication, and a calm, empathetic approach to patient care within the Radiology department. Interviews will be conducted in person.

Qualifications

• GCSE English & Maths at grade 4 or above (or equivalent).
• NVQ Care level III or equivalent qualification.
• First Aid certificate and Basic Life Support.
• Experience in a hospital/radiology environment and patient care.
• Experience leading a team and stock management.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective support to Radiologists, Radiographers, Sonographers and nursing staff across Radiology seven days a week.
• Supervise clinical imaging staff daily; ensure training and policy adherence.
• Coordinate team rotas, including annual leave and low-level absence.
• Manage materials stock/non-stock with timely receipt and liaison with suppliers.
• Work across sites; maintain excellent communication and patient care standards.

Skills

Leading a team

Stock management

Interpersonal communication

Cross-site coordination

Patient care support

Travel between sites

Education

GCSE English & Maths grade 4+

NVQ Care level III

First Aid certificate

Tools

CRIS Knowledge

RIS / radiology systems

Job description

Clinical Imaging Assistant Team Lead - Band 3

Interviews will be face to face Only - We are unable to provide a teams interview.

From the rolling Wolds in the north, 30-mile stretch of golden sands on the east coast and the agricultural Fenlands of the south; The United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest hospital Trusts in the country. Providing a comprehensive range of hospital based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric, and gynaecological care to over 800,000 people across the rural county of Lincolnshire. Operating 4 main hospital sites we deliver services in a range of other settings employing over 8,000 staff.

Radiology provides services to the county from 10 sites in state of the art facilities with modern equipment using the latest technologies.

About the Role:-

Based at one of our new community diagnostic centres, your role will be to work within and lead the team of clinical imaging assistant working throughout Radiology at the community diagnostic centres. T

Provide materials management for stock and non-stocks, ensuring a continuous supply of goods, in line with the Trusts materials management system.

You will need the ability to travel across sites independently due to cross site travel. Radiology Pool Car available for use.

Main duties of the job

To provide effective support to Radiologists, Radiographers, Sonographers and Nursing Staff including assistance with procedures to deliver Radiology services 7 days per week.

To supervise clinical imaging staff on a daily basis, ensuring training and development needs are met and staff adhere to the Trusts required behaviours and policies.

To coordinate rotas (including annual leave / low level absence) for the relevant team.

Provide materials management for stock and non-stocks, ensuring a continuous supply of goods, in line with the Trusts materials management system.

To ensure all goods receipting is completed accurately and to time for all non-stock items. To be a point of contact for Supplier/NHSSC enquiries

The operating hours of the service will range between 07.30 hrs to 20.300hrs. There may be a requirement to work longer days.

Shift patterns may vary over 3, 4 or 5 days and will incorporate weekend working.

This vacancy requires an excellent communicator, able to deal with people on all levels. They should be empathetic and level headed and able to cope with situations as they arise. The role is varied and evolving and the person appointed will become a key member of our team.

About us

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Qualifications

• GCSE English & Maths at grade 4 or above (or equivalent)
• NVQ Care level III or Equivalent
• First Aid certificate
• Basic life support
• Care Certificate
• Working experience in a hospital environment or health care environment
• Multi-disciplinary Team
• Experience of recent direct patient care
• Experience within a Radiology Department
• Previous experience of reception work
• Effective time management
• Experience of leading a team
• Experience of Stock management
• CRIS Knowledge, knowledge of radiology information systems.
• Patient positioning for CT/MRI/US/X-ray
• Entering patient x-ray requests onto the electronic system
• Interventional Procedures Training
• Cannulation Training
• Basic Patient Monitoring

Specifc Requirements

• Able to liaise effectively with all professional and non-professionals
• Interest in working in the Radiology department
• Able to work flexibly as required
• Be able to easily commute between sites

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.