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Job summary

Main area
Radiology
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Part time considered)
Job ref
269-SFT9369
Employer
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Salisbury
Salary
£24,937 - £26,598 per annum pro rata if part time
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/12/2025 08:00

Employer heading

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust logo

Radiology Department Assistant

Band 3

 


Job overview

Are you caring, compassionate, and committed to making a difference in patient care?
Join our friendly and dedicated Radiology team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.

As a Radiology Department Assistant, you’ll play a key role in supporting radiographers and other healthcare professionals to deliver safe, efficient, and patient-focused imaging services. You’ll help prepare patients for scans, assist during procedures, and ensure our department runs smoothly and safely.

We’re looking for someone with excellent communication skills, a positive attitude, and a genuine passion for helping others. Full training will be provided, so it’s a great opportunity to start or develop your career in healthcare.

Requirements:

  • GCSEs (or equivalent Level 2) in English and Maths

  • Caring, reliable, and team-focused

  • NVQ Level 2 in Care or healthcare experience desirable

Join us at Salisbury and make every patient’s journey a positive one.
Apply today and start your rewarding career in Radiology!

Main duties of the job

Radiology Department Assistants support Radiographers, Sonographers, and Radiologists in delivering frontline care in a busy Imaging Department, seven days a week. You will help create an efficient, safe, and caring environment, ensuring patients receive the highest standards of care.

We are looking for applicants who can demonstrate compassion, commitment, courage, and excellent communication and organisational skills. A good understanding of IT is essential. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Important: Please bring your formal qualifications and ID to any interview.

For full details of the role, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Apply today and be part of a team where every patient’s journey matters!

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. 

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

essential/desirable

Essential criteria
  • GCSE in math
  • GCSE in english
Desirable criteria
  • Previous Radiology or Health Care Support Worker experience
  • NVQ II or above in health and social care or equivalent

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingWe Work FlexiblyPeople PromiseNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

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.

Application numbers

Please note that due to high interest in this advert we reserve the right to close early. Please ensure you submit your application at your earliest opportunity.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah Wheeler
Job title
Lead Radiographer
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01722 336262
Additional information

Emma Parker, Deputy RDA Manager -  [email protected]

 ext. 5466 or ext. 4204

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