Radiology Senior Nursing Assistant

Barts Health Nhs Trust; Walthamstow; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is recruiting Senior Nursing Assistants at Band 3 to support the Imaging Service. You will work with a multidisciplinary team and progress to Band 3 competencies within six months after completing required skills, starting at a Band 2 salary.

The role involves clinical tasks under supervision, patient-focused care, and collaboration with radiology staff to maintain high standards and efficient throughput.

Qualifications

• Basic Numeracy and Literacy skills (English and Maths GCSEs or equivalent)
• NVQ Level 2
• NVQ Level 3 or Equivalent or willing to work towards undertake training to level 3
• Basic computer Skills

Responsibilities

• Support registered nursing staff and ODPs to ensure smooth department operation
• Be adequately supported by Departmental Manager and senior staff
• Assist in achieving competencies and undertake clinical tasks under supervision

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Patient care

Under supervision

Calm under pressure

Confidentiality

Manual handling

Infection control

Initiative

Education

NVQ Level 2

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

English GCSEs or equivalent

Tools

Basic computer skills

Radiology assistance

Job description

Job summary

• This post attracts individuals who are new to care. You will receive support to complete the Band 3 competencies and progress into a Band 3 role within 6 months upon successful completion of all required competencies; until then, you will be placed at a Band 2 salary.

Description

Are you interested in joining a rapidly expanding Imaging Service at Barts Health NHS Trust? We are looking to recruit reliable caring and experienced Senior Nursing Assistants at band 3 who have a patient centred approach to nursing care, excellent communication skills and can demonstrate a caring and compassionate attitude in the delivery of care. You will be a team player, eager to support the registered nursing staff and Operative Department Practitioners to ensure the smooth running of the department and efficient throughput of patients. You will be required to achieve competencies to enable you undertake assigned clinical tasks under the supervision of a registered practitioner (NMC/HPC).

You will be working in close collaboration with the team leaders, shift coordinators and recovery staff, among others, to ensure that our patients nursing needs and care are met to the highest clinical standards.

Main duties of the job

• We are looking for individuals with demonstrable team working skills, very good communication skills, flexible and helpful; able to put patient care at the centre and develop good working relationships with other members of the multi-disciplinary team
• You will be adequately supported in your role by the Departmental Manager, team leaders and a number of registered nurses.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Details

• Date posted: 19 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 3
• Salary: £30,630 to £32,346 a year per annum inc
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 259-8377037WXH
• Job locations: Whipps cross Hospital Barts Health NHS Trust, leytonstone London, E11 1NR, United Kingdom

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Basic Numeracy and Literacy skills (English and Maths GCSE's or equivalent)
• NVQ Level 2
• NVQ Level 3 or Equivalent or willing to work towards undertake training to level 3)
• Basic computer Skills

Experience

• Experience of working in a healthcare setting for s duration long enough to have obtained relevant competencies for a band 3 post.

Knowledge

• Understanding of some of the special needs of people during illness.

Skills

• Clinical skills (e.g. phlebotomy simple wound dressings
• Ability to work with the radiologist under supervision
• Ability to identify deteriorating patients.
• Evidence of good organisational skills.
• Self-motivated to work under minimal supervision
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Good communication skills, written and verbal
• Patience and understanding of patient's needs.
• Ability to remain calm and demonstrate tact and diplomacy whilst under pressure.
• Evidence of commitment to customer care initiatives
• Awareness of the importance of patient confidentiality.
• Ability to use own initiative
• Awareness of health and safety at work, e.g. Manual Handling Skills, infection control measures
• Understanding of working with patients who are critically and chronically ill.
• Basic keyboard/computer skills (e.g. ability to enter patient data onto computer records).
• Prepared to undertake further training to develop the necessary competencies and skills

Personal Development, Communication and Specification

• Enthusiastic member of the Departmental team.
• Ability to take an active role in agreed learning activities and keeps a record of them.
• Ability to demonstrate enthusiasm towards teaching and sharing knowledge.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner.
• Ability to exchange factual information to patients or their families using tact, reassurance, persuasion and empathy
• Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of confidentiality.
• To be able to engage with manual handling using various aids/equipment

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Employer name: Barts Health NHS Trust

Employer's website: https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk

Contact

Senior Sister, LISETTE Mrs NICETTE-AMACHUKWU, [e-mail], 07908389722