Radiography Assistant/Helper (XR02)

Smart Motors Toyota; Leeds; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS opportunity as an Ultrasound assistant at a leading hospital, providing essential support in patient care and administrative tasks within a busy, multi-disciplinary Ultrasound team. The role requires teamwork, effective communication, and the ability to handle various patient needs in a clinical setting.

Qualifications

• Essential mathematics and English GCSEs required.
• Experience interacting with diverse populations key for this role.

Responsibilities

• Assist in patient care during ultrasound examinations.
• Maintain cleanliness of rooms and equipment to prevent infection.
• Perform administrative tasks including patient registration and record updating.

Skills

Basic IT knowledge

Experience of working with people

Education

Mathematics GCSE grade 4(C) or above

English GCSE grade 4(C) or above

Job description

Job Summary

The Radiology Service delivers a diagnostic and treatment service for approximately 600,000 patients a year on 6 sites, the Ultrasound department is a major contributor to these examinations.

The job holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the ULTRASOUND department, carrying out policies and procedures as specified by the Trust and Radiology Management Team. They will undertake a wide range of duties to clinically support the Sonographers and Radiologists and be primarily responsible for the care of patients attending for Ultrasound examinations.

Duties will include assisting staff with interventional procedures such as biopsies and injections and adhering to aseptic techniques.

Chaperoning is a key part of the role. Patients attending the department can range from the unconscious to the fully mobile with uncooperative, incapacitated, anaesthetised, partially resuscitated, disorientated patients and those with special needs, physical and mental disabilities. Some patients can exhibit antisocial or threatening behaviour.

The post holder will work to departmental protocols and schemes of work, including administrative tasks.

The job holder may occasionally be required to work at any site with a small commitment to weekend work.

Effective communication is paramount with both the patient and other Team members to ensure the department runs safely and effective.

Ideally the candidate will thrive when working in a busy team.

Main duties of the job

The role involves a large clinical component which includes general help and assisting the Sonographer/Radiologist throughout the patients Ultrasound examination.

The daily role involves escorting patients in and out of the examination rooms and preparing the patient for the Ultrasound examination. This involves assisting with moving and handling of the patients who are immobile in a manner that is safe for all concerned.

You will be asked to chaperone patients, offering reassurance and staying in attendance with difficult patients and intimate examinations.

An important part of the role involves caring for the patients during and following interventional ultrasound procedures, which includes preparing trolleys and conducting aseptic technique whilst caring for the patient.

There is an element of administrative tasks to include registering the patient, updating patient records, bookings, extraction of work lists and all other associated RIS activities. Answering and dealing with telephone calls is a daily task.

You will be responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness of clinical equipment/ultrasound rooms, to minimise the spread of infection. You will also be required to monitor and order stock within the department.

The role is varied and you will be expected to help in all of the above areas.

About Us

Expected Shortlisting Date:

05/03/2025

Planned Interview Date:

19/03/2025

The Ultrasound department can be extremely busy & the work can be unpredictable/fast paced but the Team is supportive & inclusive. This role is very niche & the main aim is to assist & facilitate a smooth/efficient running of the department & not to be directly involved with undertaking the Ultrasound examination.

The shifts are mainly weekdays, there are no night shifts to be covered just a small commitment to weekend/ evening work.

This is a great opportunity to kickstart your NHS career especially if you are a sociable person and enjoy interacting with a wide range of people from all aspects of society. It is also important that you like being busy at work & are prepared to carry out a variety of tasks working within a multi-disciplinary team.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Details

Date posted

19 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9298-RAD-0236A

Job locations

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX

Job Description

Job responsibilities

This is for a role within the Radiology Ultrasound department for an Ultrasound assistant.

Job Description

Please see attached Job description.

Job responsibilities

This is for a role within the Radiology Ultrasound department for an Ultrasound assistant.

Please See Attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Skills & behaviours

Essential

• Basic IT knowledge
  
  

Desirable

• Flexible
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working with people
  
  

Desirable

• NHS Care experience
  
  

Qualifications

Essential

• Mathematics GCSE grade 4(C) or above or functional sills equivalent
• English GCSE grade 4(C) or above or functional sills equivalent
  
  

Desirable

• Health care related subject level 1 or above
• Completed Care certificate
  
  

Other Criteria

Essential

• Good concise application form
  
  

Person Specification

Skills & behaviours

Essential

• Good concise application form
  
  

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 details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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