Radiographic Department Assistant – Band 2 to 3 development role.
Salary: £25,272 pro rata per annum.
Full and Part time available.
Permanent contract
(Please note this is a developmental role, you will start at a band 2 and progress to a band 3 when all training is complete)
Do you want to work in a dynamic, progressive and state of the art department? Are you enthusiastic, positive, with a caring attitude and a desire to help patients? If so, we would love to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing care and support for individuals through diagnostic and interventional activities as part of a multi-disciplinary team within acute hospitals and community sites.
- Many individuals will have more than one condition, resulting in radiology department assistants interacting with patients with a range of dependencies and ages.
- To assist the Sonographers and Radiographers in preparing patients for imaging, providing care during imaging, reassuring them if they are anxious, and helping them with post-procedure care.
- To assist the Sonographers and Radiographers in providing a smooth and efficient imaging experience.
- Ensure patient safety is maintained and patient experience is positive by treating all patients, relatives and colleagues with respect, dignity and courtesy in accordance with Trust values.
- Ensuring that at all times you act within your sphere of competence.
- In your daily work you will need to interact with patients, service users, carers, registered healthcare professionals, social care staff, administration, management and other non-clinical staff.
Please see attached Job Description for additional information.
Essential
- English and Maths GCSE or equivalent
- ICT skills
- Desire to deliver compassionate hands on care in the hospital environment
- Driving Licence/ access to public transport as the post holder will be required to work in community sites (Gosport, Fareham and Petersfield)
Desirable
- NVQ 2 (or equivalent) in care or modules relevant to the area.
- To be articulate in expressing ideas
- Good Standard of Education
- Knowledge of the NHS
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
For more information, please see our People and OD Strategy 2026
Smoke Free Policy:
All of our hospitals operate a strict no smoking policy. Smoking cigarettes or tobacco products is not allowed on any of the grounds or in any of the buildings run by us. This applies to patients, staff, carers and visitors to Trust premises.
Our goal is to improve the health and wellbeing of everyone we care for and, by making sure that our NHS services are smoke-free, we benefit the health of people who use our services as well as the health of the people who work for us.