Job summary
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From the rolling Wolds in the north, 30-mile stretch of golden sands on the east coast and the agricultural Fenlands of the south; The United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest hospital Trusts in the country. Providing a comprehensive range of hospital based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric, and gynaecological care to over 800,000 people across the rural county of Lincolnshire. Operating 4 main hospital sites we deliver services in a range of other settings employing over 8,000 staff.

Radiology provides services to the county from 10 sites in state of the art facilities with modern equipment using the latest technologies.

About the Role
Based at one of our new community diagnostic centres, your role will be to work within and lead the team of clinical imaging assistants working throughout Radiology at the community diagnostic centres.

Provide materials management for stock and non-stocks, ensuring a continuous supply of goods, in line with the Trust's materials management system.

You will need the ability to travel across sites independently due to cross site travel. Radiology Pool Car available for use.

Main duties of the job

• To provide effective support to Radiologists, Radiographers, Sonographers and Nursing Staff including assistance with procedures to deliver Radiology services 7 days per week.
• To supervise clinical imaging staff on a daily basis, ensuring training and development needs are met and staff adhere to the Trust's required behaviours and policies.
• To coordinate rotas (including annual leave / low level absence) for the relevant team.
• Provide materials management for stock and non-stocks, ensuring a continuous supply of goods, in line with the Trust's materials management system.
• To ensure all goods receipting is completed accurately and to time for all non-stock items. To be a point of contact for Supplier/NHSSC enquiries.

The operating hours of the service will range between 07.30 hrs to 20.30 hrs. There may be a requirement to work longer days.

Shift patterns may vary over 3, 4 or 5 days and will incorporate weekend working.

This vacancy requires an excellent communicator, able to deal with people on all levels. They should be empathetic and level headed and able to cope with situations as they arise. The role is varied and evolving and the person appointed will become a key member of our team.

About us
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• GCSE English & Maths at grade 4 or above (or equivalent)

Desirable

• NVQ Customer Service level III
• First Aid certificate
• Basic life support
• NVQ Care level III

Previous experience
Essential

• Experience of leading a team
• Experience of managing stock
• Supervising, mentoring or supporting colleagues
• Taking responsibility for coordinating work

Desirable

• Multi-disciplinary Team
• Experience of recent direct patient care
• Experience within a Radiology Department
• Previous experience of reception work
• Working experience in a hospital environment or health care environment

Knowledge/skills
Essential

• Communication skills
• Effective time management
• Track record of delivering service improvement

Desirable

• Computer skills
• CRIS knowledge, knowledge of radiology information systems
• Patient positioning for CT/MRI/US/X-ray
• Entering patient x-ray requests onto the electronic system
• Interventional Procedures Training
• Cannulation Training
• Basic Patient Monitoring

Specific Requirements
Essential

• Able to liaise effectively with all professional and non-professionals
• Interest in working in the Radiology department
• Able to work flexibly as required
• Be able to easily commute between sites

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details
Employer name
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address
Community Diagnostic Centre, beevor street, Lincoln, LN6 7GZ, United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Operations Manager - Radiology, Sarah Clapham, sarah.clapham2@nhs.net

Closing date: 21 October 2026
Reference number: 357-LN-245-26-QIA2727-C