Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Imaging Assistant

The closing date is 15 May 2025

Job summary

We are currently looking for enthusiastic, highly motivated individuals to join the Radiology Service at Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

The purpose of this role is to assist radiographic staff in all non-nursing aspects of patient care, involving the rotation across various radiology modalities such as Ultrasound, CT, and MRI.

This position includes evening, weekend, and bank holiday shifts, covering hours between 08:00 and 20:00.

There will be a regular rotation between Kings Mill Hospital and Mansfield Community Hospital, with occasional requirements to work at our Newark Hospital site.

Posts available are both full time and part time

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Main duties of the job

Please see attached job description and person specification for detailed job description and main responsibilities.

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Details

Date posted

07 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

214-CSTO-7075038

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for detailed job description and main responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for detailed job description and main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Knowledge acquired through work experience in caring environment

Desirable

  • Knowledge acquired through work experience in healthcare environment

Qualifications

Essential

  • A good standard of education

Desirable

  • NVQ2 care
  • Care certificate

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a NHS healthcare/caring environment

Desirable

  • Previous experience in radiology setting

Further Training

Desirable

  • Any associated training related to healthcare
  • Basic computer skills

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • May have to work extended days in the future
  • To work weekends and Bank holidays
Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements

Essential

  • Knowledge acquired through work experience in caring environment

Desirable

  • Knowledge acquired through work experience in healthcare environment

Qualifications

Essential

  • A good standard of education

Desirable

  • NVQ2 care
  • Care certificate

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a NHS healthcare/caring environment

Desirable

  • Previous experience in radiology setting

Further Training

Desirable

  • Any associated training related to healthcare
  • Basic computer skills

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • May have to work extended days in the future
  • To work weekends and Bank holidays

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

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Leader

James Pearce

james.pearce12@nhs.net

01623676141

Details

Date posted

07 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

214-CSTO-7075038

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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