Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- 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
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
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Caring, reliable, and team-focused
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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
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
Documents to download
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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