Senior Radiology Clinical Support Worker

NHS; Aberystwyth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Senior Radiology Clinical Support Worker to assist with imaging services. The role involves a mix of clinical and administrative duties, ensuring high levels of patient care. Ideal candidates will have a Level 3 qualification in healthcare, clinical skills, and experience. Bilingual ability in Welsh is a plus. Applications are encouraged for individuals with various experiences in healthcare support roles.

Qualifications

• Experience working with the public in paid or voluntary roles.
• Basic knowledge of clinical work.
• Commitment to undertake on the job training.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical care within the radiology department.
• Co-ordinate with registered staff on scheduling duties.
• Assist patients with a variety of tasks in imaging services.

Skills

Customer service

Aseptic techniques

Handling equipment

Education

Level 3 qualification in relevant healthcare subject

Knowledge of anatomy and physiology

Job description

Senior Radiology Clinical Support Worker

We are looking to appoint a Senior Radiology Clinical Support Worker at Bronglais General Hospital, and welcome applications from conscientious, hard-working and caring individuals.

This post includes a wide range of duties including clinical and administrative duties to support the provision of Radiology examinations and procedures.

The day to day role will be varied and reflect the daily varying needs within imaging services to ensure patient centred care, requiring aproactive approach to planning and scheduling of individual tasks.

The post holder will have an understanding of the role of radiographic support workers, and will work on rotation through all modalities in X-Ray such as Ultrasound, CT, MRI and Fluoroscopy,confirming requirements with senior staff to enable them to plan and schedule duties.

The SRCSW will work alongside registered staff, co-ordinating with others to plan and adapt schedules to accommodate urgent and emergency referrals and be expected to take on more demanding organisational tasks, such as booking examinations, transferring images electronicallyand obtaining previous imaging and results, highlighting any potential issues to senior staff.

Main duties of the job

Through accredited learning and internal training, the post holder will be supported in gaining the knowledge and skills required to deliverdelegated aspects of clinical care within the radiology department, such as preparing equipment for a complex trolley setting, insertion andremoval of intravenous cannulas, administration of oral contrast agents, and assist registered staff in the performing of aseptic examinations,such as fine needle aspirations and musculoskeletal injections.

Deliver a variety of duties to directly assist patients, supporting the provision of consistently high levels of care and efficient services.Provide a range of housekeeping, administrative and clerical duties as required, including greeting patients, performing initial identity checksand patient safety questionnaires, ensuring a clean environment is maintained, and support the learning and development of junior colleagues.

About us

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties.

We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services.

We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers.

Our services are provided in:o Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwesto Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery hospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals in Pembrokeshireo Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settingso 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97o community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providerso Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

Interviews will be held on 13/10/2025.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh isdesirablefor this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Level 3 qualification in relevant healthcare subject or possess the equivalent skills, knowledge and experience with a commitment to undertake on the job training to NVQ level 3 accreditation
• Understanding the role of Radiographic support workers
• Basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology
• Knowledge of clinical work

Experience

• Previous experience of working with the public in paid or voluntary roles
• Experience of using computers
• Experience in supportive/assistant role, such as Radiology Support Worker or Healthcare Support Worker, working within a hospital/caring environment
• Experience in a range of clinical skills, including aseptic techniques

Other

• Ability to move and handle equipment and assist with manual handling of patients

Language Skills

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

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.