• Job Description

  Req#: C9320-25-0849?language=en&page=210&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  The Radiographic Assistant role is at the foundation of our ability to make the difference to our patients. Importantly they provide the cement that binds our Imaging services together, across our dynamic and expanding department. They are often the first point of contact for our patients, this may be face to face or by telephone. Good communication skills are essential.

  This role will primarily be based at the Royal Derby Hospital. There may be occasions for service need where the successful candidate may be required to work at one of our other Imaging sites at the Florence Nightingale Community Hospital.

  Imaging Departments are integral to any hospital. The majority of patients who visit hospitals will attend an imaging department as part of their treatment. The imaging department teams are large and varied with a range of staff from a vast array of backgrounds, all with differing but perfectly complementing skills. It could not function with such success without each and every member of the team.

  You may already have experience working in healthcare and hold an NVQ 2, but this isn't essential. We do however rely on your skills as a "people person" hugely. Your welcoming, reliable and hard- working nature, to greet, screen and assist patients to change prior to examinations and procedures will be crucial. These skills may have been obtained from any number of previous roles or jobs.

  Main duties of the job

  Your caring and approachable personality will ensure that the needs of our patients are consistently met, as you are supported by qualified members of our team to adhere to the Trusts 6 C's, CARE and PRIDE principles. This will involve manual handling, movement and positioning of patients with the assistance of the Radiographers to allow their examinations to be done.

  Meet and greet patients. Hands on patient care. Chaperoning. Assisting the Imaging Team. The good basic education you have will equip you with the necessary skills to interpret written requests, use a computer to access and input confidential information. It will also enable you to follow instructions and protocols with attention to detail that will be explained to you, but then to manage your own workload and think for yourself as your experience develops.The close relationships that you will develop with your colleagues across the department will allow you to cope with a wide range of situations, some of which may be emotional from time to time.

  Closing date of applications: 10 July 2025

  Interview date: 24 July 2025

  About us

  As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

  Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

  In return we will offer:

  • Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
  • On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
  • Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

  Key Facts:

  • We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
  • We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
  • An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
  • Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
  • Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
  • We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
  • We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
  • UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

  Details

  Date posted

  03 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 2

  Salary

  £24,169 a year pro rata pa

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  320-CDCS-3715

  Job locations

  Royal Derby Hospital

  Uttoxeter Road

  Derby

  DE22 3NE

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

  Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Impacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers

  Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.

  Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Impacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers

  Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

  Person Specification

  Qualification

  Essential

  • Evidence of good basic education

  Desirable

  • NVQ 2/3 or equivalent in Health Care

  Experience & Knowledge

  Essential

  • Previous acute hospital experience/evidence of caring person
  • Knowledge of the role

  Desirable

  • Evidence of dealing with people

  Skills

  Essential

  • Appropriate skills i.e typing/telelphone skills/manual handling/phlebotomy

  Location

  Essential

  • Awareness of DTHFT attributes

  Person Specification

  Qualification

  Essential

  • Evidence of good basic education

  Desirable

  • NVQ 2/3 or equivalent in Health Care

  Experience & Knowledge

  Essential

  • Previous acute hospital experience/evidence of caring person
  • Knowledge of the role

  Desirable

  • Evidence of dealing with people

  Skills

  Essential

  • Appropriate skills i.e typing/telelphone skills/manual handling/phlebotomy

  Location

  Essential

  • Awareness of DTHFT attributes

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Royal Derby Hospital

  Uttoxeter Road

  Derby

  DE22 3NE

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Royal Derby Hospital

  Uttoxeter Road

  Derby

  DE22 3NE

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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