# Imaging Navigator

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bolton NHS Foundation Trust.

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- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/imaging-navigator/053039d3-fc6c-4fb9-b635-93ca753f0a94
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/imaging-navigator/053039d3-fc6c-4fb9-b635-93ca753f0a94.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Bolton
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-10T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-26T15:01:02.292Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Bolton/Bolton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administrative_Clerical/Administrative_Clerical-v8115552
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8115552?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.boltonft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen within the Radiology department at Royal Bolton Hospital. The department is looking for a forward thinking and enthusiastic Imaging Navigator to join our friendly imaging team.

We are looking for a motivated and experienced member of staff to be part of this specialist team, working across radiology’s administrative and clerical department. The post holder will work closely with clinical teams implementing and improving patient pathways.

### Main duties of the job

Main Duties

The primary responsibility of the post will be to monitor and facilitate radiology’s compliance to patient pathways, either established or newly introduced. The individual will implement an escalation criteria and run daily statistics to help audit both compliance and performance activity. The post holder will act to mitigate risk of potential patient breaches by helping to arrange imaging appointments and ensuring formal and validated reports are available within the designated timeframes. The post holder will routinely liaise with imaging modality leads, To keep appraised of the operational position of each imaging specialty, accounting for planned downtime and planning service provision for all patient pathways. The successful candidate will also be the radiology’s departments representative at weekly cancer PTL meetings.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For detailed job description and main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification for the role.

## Job Details

A fantastic opportunity has arisen within the Radiology department at Royal Bolton Hospital. The department is looking for a forward thinking and enthusiastic Imaging Navigator to join our friendly imaging team.

We are looking for a motivated and experienced member of staff to be part of this specialist team, working across radiology’s administrative and clerical department. The post holder will work closely with clinical teams implementing and improving patient pathways.

## Job Description

Main Duties

The primary responsibility of the post will be to monitor and facilitate radiology’s compliance to patient pathways, either established or newly introduced. The individual will implement an escalation criteria and run daily statistics to help audit both compliance and performance activity. The post holder will act to mitigate risk of potential patient breaches by helping to arrange imaging appointments and ensuring formal and validated reports are available within the designated timeframes. The post holder will routinely liaise with imaging modality leads, To keep appraised of the operational position of each imaging specialty, accounting for planned downtime and planning service provision for all patient pathways. The successful candidate will also be the radiology’s departments representative at weekly cancer PTL meetings.

## Responsibilities

For detailed job description and main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification for the role.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Problem solving skills, multi-tasking, prioritising, working to deadlines.
- Working accurately, data entry, interpretation, recording, analysis
- Computer literate, experience of healthcare software platforms
- Good written and verbal skills, working in a MDT etc.

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Organisational skills and attention to details.
- Confidentiality, patient, sensitive
- Awareness of patient pathways and processes

**Desirable**

- CPD, training, desire or evidence of additional training.

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working with the public +/- healthcare environment
- Working with clinical and admin teams, across various levels and banding
- Knowledge of monitoring, recording and interpreting data

**Desirable**

- Experience of writing procedural documents

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- English & Maths GCSE or equivalent experience.
- ECDL or equivalent skills
- IG training

**Desirable**

- Diploma qualification or experience
- Medical terminology, radiology experience
- Service improvement / additional courses

## Documents

- [open letter (pdf, 235.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2681)
- [imaging navigator - ps (pdf, 152.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10411152)
- [imaging navigator - jd & ps (pdf, 496.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10411151)
- [applicants with a disability (pdf, 207.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1983)
- [welcome to bolton nhs foundation trust (pdf, 774.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3041)

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