# Radiology Health Care Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Salford
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata
- **Contract type:** 10 months (Secondment / Fixed Term)
- **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Hours to be worked  over Monday-Friday)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-03T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-20T09:12:30.379Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Oldham/Northern_Care_Alliance_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Health_Care_Assisstant/Health_Care_Assisstant-v8166722
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8166722?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting vacancy for a  Health Care Assistant to work on Oldham Interventional  Radiology Day Case Unit, caring  for patients undergoing  interventional radiology procedures mainly lung biopsies has arisen.

If you are interested in caring for patients in a specialised area , different from a ward environment , this is the job for you .

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.

### Main duties of the job

As a Health Care Assistant in our Radiology Day Case Unit, you will play a vital role in assisting radiologists, radiographers, and radiology nurses to provide exceptional care to patients attending the unit for day case interventional procedures. You will conduct routine health related activities and complete personal care and activities of daily living, ensuring patient-led care within the Radiology Day Case Unit.

You will record patient information and provide clinical support as required to help ensure the efficient and effective running of the Radiology Day Case Unit, including delegated tasks such as assisting the nursing staff in admitting patients to the unit, taking and recording physiological observations, recording blood glucose, undertaking ECGs, and venepuncture and cannulation. You will provide excellent customer service to all internal and external customers.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NVQ Level 3 in Healthcare or Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship
- Level 1 Literacy (GCSE English Grade D-G or equivalent)
- Care Certificate

### Skills & Abilities

**Essential**

- Excellent communication (written and verbal skills)
- Basic IT skills
- Good organisational skills

### Knowledge, Training & Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working as a Care Support Worker or equivalent in a healthcare setting
- Experience of working in a team

**Desirable**

- Admitting patients to a day case environment

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 304.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10468314)
- [secondment application (pdf, 112.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2908)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 120.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10468315)
- [candidate information pack (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3016)
- [sponsorship & evisa information (pdf, 141.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2708)

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