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Job summary

Main area
Radiology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hours will be worked over a 7 day week including weekends and bank holidays)
Job ref
423-7722076
Employer
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Airedale General Hospital
Town
Steeton
Salary
£24,465 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/01/2026 08:00

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Airedale NHS Foundation Trust logo

Radiology Assistant (Band 2)

NHS AfC: Band 2

Be part of our future landscape

At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.  

We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.

These are exciting times for Airedale.  We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030.  By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.

 

Please read the  attached AI statement prior to submitting any application 

 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Radiology team working as a Radiology Assistant.

You will be based at Airedale General Hospital, and will provide annual leave and sickness cover at our community hospitals.

This is a full time position working 37.5 hours per week including weekends, evenings and your fair share of Bank Holidays. 

Please note this post may close early if we receive a high number of applications 

Main duties of the job

To assist the Radiologists, Radiographic and Nursing staff in the smooth running of the DXA, Mammography, Plain Film service, Ultrasound and interventional work over all the Airedale sites if required. This will involve greeting patients, changing them into gowns, assisting with the procedure, giving personal care to patients, for example toileting, processing images, undertaking necessary clerical work and liaising with wards and clinicians.
Mentoring students as and when required.

The role is patient focused, service driven and varied.

Working for our organisation

We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.

We want to attract staff who embrace our ‘Right Care’ behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients – we want to make these part of our DNA.

 

This position is not currently eligible for a certificate of sponsorship in line with Home Office guidance as it does not appear on the skilled worker visa occupation list.

 If you currently hold a different type of visa allowing you to work in the UK we would welcome an application from you. If your visa expires or there is a change in status during your employment, the Trust will be required to review your employment which may result in the termination of your employment to comply with the relevant immigration legislation.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information including the Job Description and Person Specification please see the attached documents. 

 

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Computer literate
  • Telephone skills
  • Understands confidentiality requirements of work
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of radiology department
  • Knowledge of hospital IT systems

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • A good standard of general education to GCSE level or equivalent

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent people skills Patient / customer care, communication, listening Able to understand patient needs
  • Problem solving Time management skills Attention to detail Good organisational skills Ability to learn Able to work on own initiative
Desirable criteria
  • Dealing with conflict, Quick to learn

Experience

Essential criteria
  • clerical/organisational/admin experience
  • Working with others
Desirable criteria
  • Working in the NHS
  • Radiology experience

Right Care Values

Essential criteria
  • Honesty & Integrity Listening & Communicating Supportive & Approachable Even Handed & Encouraging Patient Centred & Compassionate Leads by Example & Self Aware

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardDisability Confident - two yearsNHS Employers Diversity and Inclusion PartnersVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerPositive about disabled peopleInvestors in PeopleDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible WorkingArmed Forces Covenant

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Fiona Wallbank
Job title
Team Manager for Enhanced Practice
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01535 294257
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