Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Imaging Assistant Band 3

The closing date is 06 November 2025

Job summary

We are looking for a Medical Imaging assistant with the skills and personality to complement and support our established team of sonographers, doctors and MIAs. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, a strong work ethic, a good attendance record, an empathetic manner and superb organisational skills. Good computer skills and experience are also essential.

The post requires a degree of self -motivation and the ability to cope with sensitive and emotionally charged situations. Patient confidentiality is of the utmost importance.

Main duties of the job

You will be assisting the sonographers and radiologists within the scan room, dealing directly with patients.

You will be required to assist and support both the patient and your clinical colleagues.

Patient duties will consist of direct communication, physical assistance (particularly the elderly and infirm/ babies and children/ vulnerable adults), providing reassurance and comfort to enable the practitioner to get the best possible examination.

You will also assist the sonographer/ radiologist by ensuring the list runs smoothly, appointing inpatients, chaperoning and assisting during interventional procedures, resolving problems and attending to any issues that may occur during the session.

Excellent computer skills are vital as you will be responsible for using several different software systems to book patients, review attendances, undertake training, order stock (if required), call patients, add information to records.

You must also be a good communicator as you will be required to liaise with the multidisciplinary team in order to optimise patient care and service delivery.

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community services for East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). Our services include planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care, child health, maternity, and intermediate care across Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.Through our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, we deliver extensive services in 26 medical centres and schools in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With 500 beds and around 5,500 staff, we are one of the area's largest employers.

Since the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022, the Trust has become a key partner in Cheshire East & Cheshire West and Chester and in two provider collaboratives, aligning our strategic goals with the Cheshire & Merseyside Integrated Care System.As part of the national New Hospital Programme, we're reimagining Leighton Hospital to create a new health and care neighbourhood, transforming healthcare delivery for a Healthier Future. Learn more on our Healthier Futures website.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Date posted

23 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

412-DCSS-7476366

Job locations

MCHFT

Middlewich Road, Crewe, Cheshire

Crewe

CW1 4QJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Your remit will include but is not limited to:-

Preparation of appointment lists/ clinic lists.
Ensuring the clinical rooms are kept clean and tidy.
Stock control and ordering (with training).
Involvement in roster creation (if appropriate).
Routine weekly quality assurance on ultrasound equipment.
Reporting of incidents.
Registering and attending patients on the radiology information system.
Booking ward patients.
Phoning patients to remind them of their appointments.
General problem solving.
Patient handling and assistance.
Acting as a chaperone within the scan room.
Assisting in interventional procedures.
Close interaction with admin, porters and ward staff.
Ensuring clinical rooms are fully stocked.
Comforting and reassuring patients during scans.
Generally assisting where and when required.
Answering phone queries and taking messages.

Your day will be unpredictable and varied, and you will need to be adaptable and reliable.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Your remit will include but is not limited to:-

Preparation of appointment lists/ clinic lists.
Ensuring the clinical rooms are kept clean and tidy.
Stock control and ordering (with training).
Involvement in roster creation (if appropriate).
Routine weekly quality assurance on ultrasound equipment.
Reporting of incidents.
Registering and attending patients on the radiology information system.
Booking ward patients.
Phoning patients to remind them of their appointments.
General problem solving.
Patient handling and assistance.
Acting as a chaperone within the scan room.
Assisting in interventional procedures.
Close interaction with admin, porters and ward staff.
Ensuring clinical rooms are fully stocked.
Comforting and reassuring patients during scans.
Generally assisting where and when required.
Answering phone queries and taking messages.

Your day will be unpredictable and varied, and you will need to be adaptable and reliable.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Must have been working in a public facing role within the healthcare sector

Desirable

Aseptic technique experience desirable

role requirement

Essential

Must have own transport

role requirement

Essential

Must have full UK driving licence

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Must have been working in a public facing role within the healthcare sector

Desirable

Aseptic technique experience desirable

role requirement

Essential

Must have own transport

role requirement

Essential

Must have full UK driving licence

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

MCHFT

Middlewich Road, Crewe, Cheshire

Crewe

CW1 4QJ

Employer's website

https://www.mcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

MCHFT

Middlewich Road, Crewe, Cheshire

Crewe

CW1 4QJ

Employer's website

https://www.mcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)