Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology Governance
- Grade
- 2
- Contract
- Fixed term: 17 months (Secondment Opportunity until 01/12/2027)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 234-24-E3146
- Employer
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £24,465 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 01/09/2025
Employer heading
Radiology Governance Administrative Assistant
2
At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare to over one million people across Norfolk and surrounding areas. Our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’, and if this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.
NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre.
Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:
People-focused
We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.
Respect
We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.
Integrity
We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.
Dedication
We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.
Excellence
We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital.
Wish you were here? So do we.
We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be. We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.
At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with diverse abilities and people within the LGBT+ community.
Job overview
Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity until 1st December 2027
Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 4159 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer). The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
The radiology department is one of the biggest in the Trust, with approximately 500 staff and has CT, MRI, Fluoro, Dxa, X-ray, Nuclear Medicine and Interventional radiology. Our service operates 24 hours, 7 days per week and provides diagnostic imaging to patients across Norfolk.
The radiology department is proud of its Quality Standards for Imaging and British Standards 70000 accreditations, and these both highlight the level of care provided in the department. An extension to the radiology department is the newly opened Community Diagnostic Centre, located close to the hospital, and staff work in both settings.
If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.
Main duties of the job
The NNUH Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) has recently opened, and the radiology department is working towards ensuring the CDC’s UKAS accreditation is in line with the radiology department’s accreditation status. The radiology department is proud to have achieved the high standards required for accreditation for a number of years and is committed to ensuring that our standards are continually monitored and improved.
The postholder will be integral in ensuring that all aspects of administration are performed within the realms of clinical governance to ensure UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) is successful in readiness for annual assessments. The assessments involve close scrutiny of performance data, target realisation, equipment, protocols, and audits.
The first CDC UKAS assessment is scheduled for July 2026, the postholder will be essential to ensure all data, documents, spreadsheets, agendas and itineraries are kept up to date in readiness for accreditation visits and online submission of documented evidence.
Working for our organisation
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Provide full clerical administrative support to the Radiology Governance Team
- To assist the Governance team with the management of project tasks; requesting and collating documents in advance of meetings or in preparation for new tasks, chasing requests for documents in a timely manner so as not to delay the project
- Collate feedback and responses to actions, chase actions to ensure these are completed by the target date and update the action log accordingly.
- To be responsible for sending the final version of newly developed documents to the designated person within Radiology in order to commence the Trust’s document approval process and to track progress with the approvals process.
- To maintain the database of developed documents, updating the document database as the approvals process is completed.
- To add to the audit register audits cited within documents.
- To assist in transcribing documents into the Trust’s Procedural Document template.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Please note that this advertised position, which is part of occupation code 4159 does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa. The Trust would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role .
If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of office/administrative work
- Basic computer skills inc data input, word processing and excel, typing experience/Audio transcription
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Proven ability to work in a team
Attitude, aptitude
Essential criteria
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Reilly
- Job title
- Practice Development & Governance Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01603 287941
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