The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Radiology Assistant

The closing date is 12 June 2025

Job summary

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is looking for an enthusiastic caring person who is passionate about patient care to join our team in the X-ray department at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.

This post is varied and interesting with a rotation into different areas such as MRI, CT and ultrasound scanning as well as working closely with the general team and liaising with other departments.

The X-ray department operates a 24 hour service 7 days per week. duties are 7.5 hours long (with a 30 minute break). There is some flexibility in the rostering of these as rostered days off and specific shifts can be requested in advance via the e-Roster (roster released 6 weeks in advance). Swapping of duties with colleagues once the roster has been released is also available.

The X-ray team are friendly and supportive, valuing all members. A full induction programme ensures that all new members are fully supported when joining us.

Main duties of the job

  • Care for patients, carers, visitors, and relatives during their visit to the Department.
  • To act as chaperone in line with Trust policy.
  • To help with the movement of patients in the examination rooms
  • To use the Radiology information system (CRIS) to record the patients Radiology episode.
  • To comply with the Trusts policies
  • To maintain associated records, both paper and electronic
  • To ensure equipment is used correctly and any faults or concerns are reported to senior staff.
  • To liaise with a wide range of staff caring for the patient- including medical staff, ward staff, staff from other department.
  • To participate in the departments out of hour's service.
  • To assist with audit projects as require

About us

SaTH has recently been awarded in excess of £300 million to invest in our services in order to provide sustainable patient care for the future.

The successful candidate must be able to participate in the 7 Day Working roster and be able to work as part of a large multidisciplinary team. They must have good communication skills, be computer literate and be able to cope with an ever changing workload in order to be reactive to our patients complex needs.

Details

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum/ pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

223-ROA-372-A

Job locations

The Princess Royal Hospital

Telford

TF1 6TF


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • English GCSE (or Equivalent) of 9 - 4
  • Maths GCSE (or Equivalent) of 9 - 4

Desirable

  • NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Skills

Essential

  • Has experience using Basic IT

Experience

Essential

  • To have worked in a public facing role

Desirable

  • Worked in public sector
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • English GCSE (or Equivalent) of 9 - 4
  • Maths GCSE (or Equivalent) of 9 - 4

Desirable

  • NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Skills

Essential

  • Has experience using Basic IT

Experience

Essential

  • To have worked in a public facing role

Desirable

  • Worked in public sector

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.

Employer details

Employer name

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Princess Royal Hospital

Telford

TF1 6TF


Employer's website

http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

Address

The Princess Royal Hospital

Telford

TF1 6TF


Employer's website

http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Superintendent Radiographer

Jan McCloud

jan.mccloud@nhs.net

01952641222

Details

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum/ pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

223-ROA-372-A

Job locations

The Princess Royal Hospital

Telford

TF1 6TF


Supporting documents

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