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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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Address: Royal Victoria Infirmary; Queen Victoria Road; Newcastle upon Tyne; Tyne and Wear; NE1 4LP
Contact Number: 0191 282 0999 option 2

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Ref: 317-2025-08-042 Vacancy ID: 7044238

Assistant Practitioner - Bone Densitometry

Closed for applications on: 24-Apr-2025 00:01

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 24-Apr-2025 00:01

Location

Site: Freeman Hospital
Town: 317 01 Freeman Hospital
Postcode: NE7 7DN
Major / Minor Region: Tyne and Wear

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 4)

Specialty

Main area: 317 Nuclear Medicine - FH

Interview date: 09/05/2025

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post will involve a considerable amount of direct patient contact and will require a sensitive approach to the patients' needs, and an awareness of the confidential nature of information collected. The postholder will communicate effectively with patients in all age ranges and all levels of disability.

Candidates will be expected to be a team player with a flexible approach and whilst experience of DEXA scanning is advantageous, training will be provided.

To act as an Operator for the Bone Densitometry Service for the performance of imaging/bone mineral density measurements in accordance with IR(ME)R protocols.
Assist in the technical work of the Bone Densitometry Unit and Nuclear Medicine unit across both Freeman and RVI Hospital sites.
To carry out a range of procedures associated with Nuclear Medicine and bone densitometry measurements to a high level of precision, positioning patients accurately for specific views to ensure accurate, reproducible results. This will be under the indirect supervision of a qualified clinical technologist.
To prepare standard image output displays and assist in the analysis of the images to obtain a measure of bone mineral density.
To assist with a range of clerical and patient related tasks within the department.
To assist in delivering high standards, by contributing to the department’s team approach to compassionate patient centred care.
To abide by the trust policies and procedures.

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.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

A Higher Certificate of Education or a Foundation Degree both with relevant modules
NVQ 3 in Diagnostic & Therapeutic Support or equivalent or similar certification or evidence of personal development or suitably experienced radiographic assistant

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

A basic knowledge of radiation protection and methods of reducing patient radiation dose
Maintain a record of continuing professional development
Understand the need for confidentiality
Demonstrate a willingness to pursue professional registration as a Clinical Technologist
Be aware of the hazards of working with ionising radiation

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of patient confidentiality and data protection
Previous experience within the radiology department

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Undertake relevant continuing in-house training, together with maintenance of the competence of these skills
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Basic IT skills
Able to work as part of a team and independently following agreed procedures and protocols
Be able to work confidently with patients
Be able to demonstrate the ability to work on own initiative
Be able to organise own workload/demonstrate good organisational skills
Be able to answer queries regarding patient procedures
Be able to maintain accurate computer records of results

Desirable criteria

IT skills (RIS and PACS)
Supervise junior staff

Documents

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Terry Watson
Job title: Consultant Clinical Technologist
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0191 2138209
Additional information: PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DISCUSS THE POST INFORMALLY WITH TERRY WATSON.