Imaging Assistant - CT

NHS; Colchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an Imaging Assistant in the CT Team at a leading NHS trust. The role involves supporting patients and staff in a fast-paced environment, ensuring high-quality care and maintaining patient dignity. Flexible shifts over a 7-day week are required.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave

NHS discounts

Health and Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Current experience working with the public in a patient-facing role.
• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working.
• Basic patient care skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist patients with personal care and ensure privacy.
• Support radiographers in preparing patients for examinations.
• Maintain accurate patient information in imaging systems.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Numeracy

Literacy

Education

NVQ level 2 in Healthcare

Care certificate

Tools

Hospital systems

Job description

Go back East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Imaging Assistant - CT

The closing date is 22 May 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic individuals to work within the CT Team in our Radiology department to cover a career break and maternity leave until June/July 2026. This post is mainly based at Colchester Hospital, however you will be required to rotate across to our Clacton Hospitals.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to provide efficient, high quality support for patients attending our radiology department. Assisting Radiographers, Nurses and Radiologists you will ensure all CT procedures and administration duties are carried out.

You would become involved in enhancing the Radiology service.

You will be rostered flexibility over a 7 day week to include evenings, weekends and bank holidays with 12 hour shifts of 08:00 - 20:00 on a rotational basis.

You must possess excellent communication and Information Technology skills, and be a good team player. You will need to be able to work under your own initiative but with a high level of supervision and with good support. Appropriate training will be given.

Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only. This will need to be discussed with your current line manager.

Main duties of the job

• To greet patients in a professional manner
• To support radiographers/ sonographers in preparing the patient for their examination
• To assist patients to get dressed and undressed and to chaperone patients where necessary for example in the scanning rooms
• To assist patients with personal care such as toileting, vomiting, bed changes or those requiring support
• To ensure that patient privacy and dignity are respected at all times
• To attend to patients' needs whilst in waiting areas and after examinations, for example, making and giving drinks, contacting relatives/carers
• Assist patients with initial safety screening for scan and medicines administered by Radiographers/ Radiologists
• To assist with the moving and handling of patients and loads using the correct moving and handling aids and techniques in accordance with local guidelines and risk assessments
• To deal with enquiries, in person, by telephone or by email in an efficient and professional manner, relaying and documenting information accurately and in a timely manner
• Enters and maintains accurate patient information into imaging systems, radiology management system, and patient information system and archive databases
• Preparing appropriate paperwork and documentation relevant to the radiological examination

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Job responsibilities

For full details of the duties and responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Numeracy and literary skills
• Evidence of good written and verbal communication skills.
• NVQ level 2 in Healthcare or equivalent experience
• Care certificate

Experience

• Current experience working with the public in a public/patient facing role.
• Working within a fast-paced, constantly changing environment.
• Accuracy with taking and relaying verbal messages.
• Understands need for accuracy both in completing tasks and record keeping
• Staff & self-motivation.
• Maintaining high standards
• Experience of multi-disciplinary team working.
• Experience of working with the public/patients across all age ranges and with varying needs in terms of language skills and physical capabilities
• Basic patient care skills

Knowledge

• Experience in the use of computers
• Teamwork concept
• Health service structure
• Hospital systems

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.

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital (and Clacton Hospital)

Colchester Hospital (and Clacton Hospital)