Radiographic Department Assistant

www.healthjobsuk.com - jobboard; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization seeks a motivated Radiographic Department Assistant to provide high-quality patient care in a busy imaging department. The role involves supporting Radiographers and Radiologists, performing cannulation, and participating in a team committed to patient safety and quality service delivery. Applicants are required to have prior healthcare experience and an NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare.

Qualifications

• Experience in a hospital setting required.
• Ability to undertake training for competencies.
• Supportive of colleagues and patients.

Responsibilities

• Assist Radiographers and Radiologists in patient care.
• Cannulate patients and perform preparatory procedures.
• Participate in shift system providing CT & MR scanning services.

Skills

Communication

Patient care

Cannulation

Phlebotomy

Computer literacy

Education

NVQ level 3 in Healthcare

Job description

Main area Radiographic Department Assistant Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (long days and weekends) Job ref 287-DSS-42-25

Employer Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Aintree Town Liverpool Salary £24,625 - £25,674 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/07/2025 23:59

Radiographic Department Assistant

Band 3

Job overview

We are a busy Cross Sectional Imaging department and are looking for a dedicated Radiographic Department Assistant (RDA) team. We have state of the art equipment and cover a wide selection of specialties. We are looking for a caring, enthusiastic individual who puts high quality patient care first. We work 12hr days 7 days a week on the Aintree site , we will look for flexibility to be able to work the different shift patterns occasionally across both sites incorporated in LUHFT.

We require previous healthcare experience in a hospital setting. You must demonstrate excellent communication skills and be able to provide evidence of high quality patient care. Duties include all aspects of patient care associated with the CT and MR scanning service, cannulation, phlebotomy skills and some administrative duties. Must be able to work work well as part of a multidisciplinary team and also independently. You will need to be computer literate.

To work as part of a multidisciplinary team in the CT & MR scanning
department assisting the Radiographers and Radiologists in providing care for patients.

To cannulate patients and take part in other preparatory procedures to
prepare patients for their CT & MR scans.

To participate in the shift system in providing CT & MR scanning services.

To effectively contribute towards the delivery of a high quality and safe
patient focused service.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Department assisting the Radiographers and Radiologists in providing care for patients.

To cannulate patients and take part in other preparatory procedures to
prepare patients for their CT & MR scans.

To participate in the shift system in providing CT & MR scanning services.

To effectively contribute towards the delivery of a high quality and safe
patient focussed service.

Person specification

Skills

• Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients with varying levels of understanding
• Ability to undertake training to meet the competencies required for this role
• Basic computer skills

Experience

• Experience of working in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) in Healthcare

Other

• Supportive of colleagues and patients

Knowledge

• An understanding of direct patient care.
• An understanding of patient confidentiality

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Candidatesapplying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months’ of their 18 th birthday.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications submitted from 2nd December will be subject to the new DBS fee of £26.50 (standard) and £54.50 (Enhanced).

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.