# (**) Healthcare Assistant - Radiology

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Southend University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Healthcare assistant
- **Grade:** Band 2, Band 3
- **Salary:** £25272.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent: A band 2 post, rising to band 3 upon completion of competencies.
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (7-day flexible contract)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-18T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-14T15:07:32.642Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8273000
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8273000?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.southend.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic Radiology Assistant to join our friendly Radiology team based at Southend Hospital.

If successful you will assist Radiographers, Radiologists and Sonographers to provide a high level of care to patients undergoing imaging examinations (such as CT, MRI, ultrasound, interventional radiography, fluoroscopy, x-ray and specialised x-ray procedures).

You will also get the opportunity to move to Band 3 if all relevant training has been undertaken and passed.

Please note no VISA sponsorship available for this role and previous applicants need not apply.

### Main duties of the job

If successful, you role will include assisting radiographers, radiologists and sonographers to provide high level of care to patients undergoing specialised x-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI, interventional radiography and general x-ray procedures.

Please note, this will include dealing with patients’ bodily fluids and assisting with specialist procedures in ultrasound.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires. – for some roles – i.e. roles for band 2 to 4, inclusive.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Well presented application form
- Willing to learn cannulation

**Desirable**

- Already competent in cannulation

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience in customer care

**Desirable**

- Previous hospital or care experience

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- GCSEs or equivalent level of education

**Desirable**

- Patient manual handling experience
- Care certificate/healthcare qualification

## Documents

- [privacy policy (pdf, 441.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2077)
- [afc pay poster 26/27 (pdf, 44.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2504)
- [trust 10 year strategy (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2947)
- [applicant ms teams checklist (pdf, 560.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2943)
- [general statements afc - v5.2 (pdf, 592.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2979)
- [leadership and management framework (pdf, 120.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2880)
- [jd updated_job description - person specification (pdf, 200.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10695202)

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