Radiology Department Assistant (Fixed Term) | St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	st georges nhs trust
Salary:	£31,554 - £33,270 Pro rata inc HCAS (inner London)
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, SW17 0QT
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	2 Sept 2026
Closing date:	3 Oct 2026

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Summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and capable person to join us in the X-ray department . The Radiology Department Assistant (RDA) form part of a team comprising of radiologists, radiographers, nurses and clerical staff.

The role of RDA varied -ranging from direct patient care in CT scanning or the Ultrasound suite, assisting with biopsies and drains, Paediatric Radiology. The work is mainly based at both St George's Hospital in Tooting and Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton. Occasional cover also at our solo site at the Nelson Health centre in Wimbledon.

You need to be flexible and adaptable with good communication skills and caring nature. You should be a good team worker, but comfortable working independently and using own initiative.

Monday to Saturday including evenings.

Responsibilities will include observations, cannulation, venepuncture, coordination of the session list, chaperoning/assisting procedures, ordering of supplies/consumables and completion of local staff rota.

With over 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.

Our main site, St George’s Hospital in Tooting – one of the country’s principal teaching hospitals – is shared with St George’s, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George’s Hospital also hosts the St George’s, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.

As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.

**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**

** The vacancy may close earlier than the advised date, depending on the volume of applicants**

This advert closes on Wednesday 16 Sep 2026

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