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Radiology Assistant

The closing date is 27 March 2026

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Radiology Assistant at Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the X-Ray Department, supporting colleagues and providing excellent patient care. The role includes assisting with CT overnight, ensuring safe, efficient, and compassionate service for all patients.

Main duties of the job

As a part of the Radiology team, you will provide support during the replacement of our A&E CT scanner, assisting Radiographers who will be working single-handed from the main X-Ray Department. You will work in CT assisting the Radiographers, liaise with wards and A&E to arrange patient imaging, and book porters using the online system. You will also assist with transferring patients onto imaging tables when necessary, and ensure rooms are appropriately re-stocked while completing general departmental duties such as emptying bins.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Details

Date posted

13 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£19.29 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

M0042-85833

Job locations

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Mandeville Rd, Southcourt

Aylesbury

HP21 8BD


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To use your own initiative to manage and prioritise workload based on clinical need, availability of staff, location, and equipment, while liaising effectively with the team.
  • To plan and organise the shift efficiently using knowledge of procedures and examinations, adapting to unpredictable timetables as required.
  • To communicate effectively with wards and departments prior to patient attendance to ensure correct preparation, including fasting, hydration, cannula insertion, INR status, or anticoagulation therapy.
  • To make and answer telephone queries from service users, providing accurate information in a friendly and professional manner.
  • To use departmental IT systems appropriately for accurate data input and retrieval of relevant patient information, including blood results, infection status, and radiation dose.
  • To maintain patient confidentiality, professional standards, and comply with all mandatory training requirements and Trust guidelines.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To use your own initiative to manage and prioritise workload based on clinical need, availability of staff, location, and equipment, while liaising effectively with the team.
  • To plan and organise the shift efficiently using knowledge of procedures and examinations, adapting to unpredictable timetables as required.
  • To communicate effectively with wards and departments prior to patient attendance to ensure correct preparation, including fasting, hydration, cannula insertion, INR status, or anticoagulation therapy.
  • To make and answer telephone queries from service users, providing accurate information in a friendly and professional manner.
  • To use departmental IT systems appropriately for accurate data input and retrieval of relevant patient information, including blood results, infection status, and radiation dose.
  • To maintain patient confidentiality, professional standards, and comply with all mandatory training requirements and Trust guidelines.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Minimum 6 months experience as a Radiology Assistant (UK) (NHS/Private) within the last 2 years or currently studying Radiology (Student Radiologist) and completed a minimum of 12 weeks clinical placements.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Minimum 6 months experience as a Radiology Assistant (UK) (NHS/Private) within the last 2 years or currently studying Radiology (Student Radiologist) and completed a minimum of 12 weeks clinical placements.

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

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Mandeville Rd, Southcourt

Aylesbury

HP21 8BD


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Mandeville Rd, Southcourt

Aylesbury

HP21 8BD


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

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Details

Date posted

13 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£19.29 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

M0042-85833

Job locations

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Mandeville Rd, Southcourt

Aylesbury

HP21 8BD


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