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Imaging Assistant - Ultrasound
The closing date is 14 April 2026
We are looking for an Imaging Assistant to join our Medical Imaging Department at Ipswich Hospital to cover maternity leave, part time 22.5 hours per week until 14th February 2027.
You may be required to rotate to community hospitals. The department covers X‐Ray, CT, Ultrasound and MRI. You will be based in Ultrasound but may have some requirement to rotate into the other specialties depending on service need.
As an Imaging Assistant you will provide efficient, high quality support for patients attending our radiology department. You will assist the Radiographers, Nurses, Sonographers and Radiologists to ensure all procedures and administration duties are carried out. Depending on your banding, you will also undertake specific duties in accordance with your modality. Further details of these specifics are included in the job description.
We are a 7 day service where you will work on a shift basis including long days, weekends and bank holidays as the service requires.
For this band 3 role, you may be offered a Band 2 developmental while band 3 competencies are obtained.
Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only.
Main duties of the job
* To support radiographers in preparing the patient for their examination
* To assist patients to get dressed and undressed and to chaperone patients where necessary
* To assist patients with personal care such as toileting, vomiting, bed changes or those requiring support
* To attend to patients' needs whilst in waiting areas and after examination
* Assist patients with initial safety screening for scan and medicines administered by Radiographers/ Radiologist
* To assist with the moving and handling of patients and loads using the correct moving and handling aids and techniques, including positioning of patients on and off the scanning table.
* To provide pre and post examination information to patients
* To escort patients to and from the clinical areas within Radiology
* To assist in decontaminating and cleaning ready for the next patient
Ultrasound – support and reassure patients during FNA's and injections; assist with aseptic technique and setting up for sterile procedures; assist with wound management post procedure; transport clinical specimens, blood, and blood‐products; perform patient observations.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across East Suffolk and North Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what is widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification Experience
* Current experience working with the public in a public/patient facing role.
* Working within a fast‐paced, constantly changing environment.
* Accuracy with taking and relaying verbal messages.
* Understands need for accuracy both in completing tasks and record keeping.
* Staff & self‐motivation.
* Maintaining high standards.
* Experience of multi‐disciplinary team working.
* Experience of working with the public/patients across all age ranges and with varying needs in terms of language skills and physical capabilities.
* Basic patient care skills.
Qualifications
* GCSE Maths and English at Grade C or above (or equivalent).
* Care certificate.
* Evidence of good written and verbal communication skills.
* NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or equivalent experience.
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 name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum pro rata
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