Job summary
- Main area
- Imaging
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-WCCS-2278
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £30,546 - £32,207 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Imaging Assistant
Band 3
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to be part of our Team in the Imaging Department located on the grounds of Charing Cross Hospital. The role will involve working with the CT, MRI & IR Modality Leads and Radiographers to provide an optimal imaging service for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust patients.
You will need to have excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to work under pressure. Flexibility and an ability to manage change will be fundamental to your role.
As part of the first Academic Health Science Centre our aim is to provide world-class healthcare to our patients through excellence in research, education and training. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust comprises of five hospitals - Charing Cross, Queen Charlotte’s, Hammersmith, St Mary’s and the Western Eye.
For further information and informal visits please contact:
Kannah Vasishtan - CT Modality Lead - [email protected] - 02033130142
Susie Wickes - MRI Modality Lead - [email protected] - 02033130142
Main duties of the job
- Decontaminating and cleaning dedicated CT & MR equipment, accessories and environment
- Ensuring own safety in CT & MR environment and CT & MR controlled areas and being aware of the safety of others
- To control access of personnel to the CT & MR environment
- Managing blood and body fluid spills
- Maintaining sharps bins/disposal
- Checking electrical equipment, such as accessory equipment switches, ensuring battery operated equipment is working, and PAT test dates are maintained
- Cleaning, moving and charging CT & MR accessory equipment, to facilitate service efficiency and effectiveness
- Participation in departmental wide cleaning workarounds, hand hygiene assessments and maintaining associated records
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Level 3 (A or T-Level) qualifications or equivalent levels of experience
- Completion of care certificate
Desirable criteria
- Previous training within related healthcare role
- IV cannulation certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience as an Imaging Assistant
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within a CT & MR Imaging department
Skills
Essential criteria
- Interpersonal and organisational skills
- Ability to cope under pressure
- Accuracy with an ability to understand protocol
- Able to communicate clearly both in written and spoken English with a wide range of stakeholders from a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Cannulation skills
- Conflict resolution
- Teaching/training experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kannah Vasishtan
- Job title
- CT Modality Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02033130142
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