Radiographic Assistant | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	16 March 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£24,465 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	15 April 2026
Location:	317 Trustwide, NE1 4LP
Company:	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7871137/317-2026-08-05-DR-A

Summary

We are looking for enthusiastic, flexible and resourceful individuals to join our multidisciplinary team of staff in one of our large X-ray departments within the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The post will be based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary or Freeman Hospital and will include rotation to our satellite sites depending on service needs. You will be expected to work a variety of working patterns including weekday, evening and weekend shifts. You must have a flexible approach to duties and have the ability to work alone as well as part of a team. Experience in a hospital/caring environment is desirable.
• Interview Date: Thursday 2 April 2026
• Full Time across seven days a week incorporating 11hr and 7.5hr shifts
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The role involves a wide range of duties, including patient care, assisting staff performing radiological procedures, portering and clerical work, which are all required to provide an efficient imaging service.

The successful candidate will require good communication and organisational skills, and be expected to work to agreed protocols and standards.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

To assist the radiographers and undertake a wide range of duties, including patient care, portering and clerical work, involved in providing an imaging service. This may include:
• Digitising and downloading patient images onto CD when required
• Working within and understanding local rules for radiation protection
• Accessing and retrieving dates from departmental databases and information systems and complying with data protection and patient confidentiality


This advert closes on Sunday 22 Mar 2026

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