# Radiographic Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** Amersham Hospital (current NHS organisation address)
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Radiology assistant
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent: On call duties
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (You will be expected to participate in the evening and weekend out of hours cover)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-03T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-20T12:41:04.920Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Buckinghamshire/Amersham/Buckinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Radiology/Radiology-v8161200
- **Employer website:** https://www.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Radiographic Assistant -37.5 hrs per week

This is an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to join the team of radiographic assistants in a new Community Diagnostic Centre in Amersham.

This is a rewarding role working closely with patients and all members of the Radiology Department as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

### Main duties of the job

The candidate will be expected to work across CT, MRI, U/S, and Plain Film X-ray. The role involves assisting with sterile procedures, chaperoning and preparing patients for examinations working along side consultant radiologists, radiographers and sonographers. You will need to be well organised with good communication skills and have a good grasp of IT. A sympathetic attitude to patients is essential ensuring safe and compassionate care. You will need to be able to cope with distressing and often challenging situations while prioritising your workload. The department is very busy performing over 250,000 examinations per annum including ultrasound, plain films, CT, MRI, biopsies and treatment procedures.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

### 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

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working in a team
- Experience of working face to face with the general public in a very busy environment
- Previous experience of working with patients in a caring environment

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Education to "O" Level/GCSE standard to include English Language
- NVQ Level 2 in healthcare or imaging and/or equivalent experience or willingness to undertake the appropriate training

### Special Circumstances

**Essential**

- Ability to travel to other sites

### Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

**Essential**

- - Patient confidentiality
- - Time management skills
- - Good communication skills
- - Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- - Keyboards skills for input and updating patient data
- - Ability to remain calm in difficult situations
- - Over 18 years of age (Ionising Radiation Regulations)

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 168.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10461952)
- [person specification (pdf, 240.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10461953)
- [functional requirements form (pdf, 192.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10461954)

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