Job summary
- Main area
- Imaging
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-WCCS-2060
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £30,546 - £32,207 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Imaging Assistant – CT & MR Imaging
Band 3
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
A post has been created for an experienced Imaging Assistant to join the CT/MR teams at Charing Cross Hospital.
We are offering the opportunity to work as a specialist CT/MR Imaging assistant to offer training and support to junior colleagues and as a part of the CT/MR teams to enable us to provide effective patient care for patients undergoing CT & MR examinations. Please see the Job Description for further details.
We operate 08:00-20:15 daily so the role will involve evening and weekend working within your contracted hours.
The CT/MR departments offer a wide range of examinations for inpatients and outpatients with both clinical and research work being undertaken.
Charing Cross Hospital is part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The Trust employs 13,000 people, providing care for around a million people every year, in our five hospitals and a growing number of community services in North West London and offers 50 clinical specialties with one of the largest portfolios in the country.
Main duties of the job
- Decontaminating and cleaning dedicated CT & MR equipment, accessories and environment
- Ensuring own safety in CT & MR environment and CT & MR controlled areas and being aware of the safety of others
- To control access of personnel to the CT & MR environment
- Managing blood and body fluid spills
- Maintaining sharps bins/disposal
- Checking electrical equipment, such as accessory equipment switches, ensuring battery operated equipment is working, and PAT test dates are maintained
- Cleaning, moving and charging CT & MR accessory equipment, to facilitate service efficiency and effectiveness
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Level 3 (A or T-Level) qualifications or equivalent levels of experience
- Completion of care certificate
Desirable criteria
- Previous training within related healthcare role
- IV cannulation certificate
Skills
Essential criteria
- Interpersonal and organisational skills
- Ability to cope under pressure
- Accuracy with an ability to understand protocol
- Able to communicate clearly both in written and spoken English with a wide range of stakeholders from a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Cannulation skills
- Conflict resolution
- Teaching/training experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience as an Imaging Assistant
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a CT & MR Imaging department
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kannah Vasishtan
- Job title
- CT Modality Lead Radiographer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 331 30142
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