Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology Department Assistant
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day working)
- Job ref
- 230-38163916-UEC-I
- Employer
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- George Eliot Hospital
- Town
- Nuneaton
- Salary
- £24,465 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Radiology Department Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 2
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.
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Job overview
Radiology Department Assistant
37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Salary: £24,465 per annum
Closing Date: 22nd October 2025
Interview Date: TBC
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
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Main duties of the job
- The Radiology Department Assistant will be directly responsible for the safe completion of delegated duties and assisted patient care.
- Provide support and assistance to patients and staff
as required. - Assist the Sonographers and Radiologists with the examination and care of radiology patients.
- Assist with clerical procedures and image processing as required.
- Participate in training to further develop the role.
Working for our organisation
Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Carry out patient care to maintain the safety of the patient, under the supervision of a trained registered practitioner:
- Anticipate the needs of the patient to ensure comfort, safety and dignity at all times
- Assist patients in preparation for, and whilst undergoing, routine and specialised ultrasound examinations
- To check patient identification and documentation in accordance with departmental protocols and clinical requests
- Establish and maintain a good communication channel to support patient confidence
- Assist radiologists and Sonographers in performing examinations, attending to the patients welfare at all times
- Process images as required
- Move ultrasound equipment to wards / departments to allow examinations to be completed in a timely manner
- Escort patients to other departments as appropriate
- Be friendly and helpful towards staff, patients, their relatives and friends in all clinical areas and on the telephone
- Receive patients, relatives and colleagues into the department and direct to the appropriate area
- Ensure patient’s property is kept in line with Trust Policy
- Ensure the patients’ environment and all equipment is kept clean and stored safely
- To use computerised systems to assist the radiographer and to optimise patient throughout
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with the public
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential criteria
- Good standard of general education including Math’s and English language (GCSE or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level 2 in Customer Service
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- To be able to assist patients to move using appropriate aids on a frequent basis
- To be able to transport patients using wheelchair/trolley or frequently throughout a normal shift and will require moderate effort.
- Frequently be able to deal with patients and relatives during distressing situations.
- To be able to apply normal care and attention throughout the shift
- To deal with competing demands for attention.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Good Communication Skills
- Ability to form work as part of a team.
- Ability to remain calm under a range of circumstances.
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
- Ann Britton
- Job title
- Ultrasound Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02476 865362
- Additional information
An exciting opportunity for a Radiology Assistant to work within the Ultrasound team here at the George Eliot Hospital Trust.
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