Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 269-SFT8638-A
- Employer
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Salisbury
- Salary
- £23,615 - £25,674 per annum pro rata if part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Radiology Department Assistant
Band 2
Job overview
Are you a caring, courageous, compassionate and a committed person who believes the patient journey is central to health care delivery? If the answer is yes, we are looking for you.
In addition to the above skills you will need a GCSE in English and Maths or the equivalent Level 2 in numeracy and literacy. An NVQ 2 in Care is desirable. Previous Radiology Department Assistant or Health Care Support Worker experience is desirable but not essential.
Main duties of the job
Radiology Department Assistants support Radiographers, Sonographers and Radiologists in providing frontline care to patients in a busy Imaging Department 7 days a week. They enable an efficient and caring environment. It is important they have the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge needed to maintain the highest standards of care. Successful applicants will need to demonstrate compassion, care, commitment, courage and effective communication and organisational skills. A good understanding of IT is essential.
If you wish to apply please be aware that you will need to bring your formal qualifications and ID with you to any interview.
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
- Level 2 Health and Social Care
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
- Poppy Clancy
- 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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