Band 3 Support Worker, Ultrasound (Part time)

A Vacancy at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

We are looking for suitably qualified staff member to perform the duties of a Support Worker in the BHRUT Ultrasound Department, King George’s Hospital and to maintain smooth good patient flow throughout the department.

The role will involve supporting Radiologists and Ultrasonographers in the General and Maternity Ultrasound units, assisting and providing support and care for emergency and in-patients. You will have the opportunity to assist Radiologists with invasive procedures e.g. steroid injections, using the aseptic technique, and expected to provide support for portable and theatre sonography.

A large portion of the role within the Maternity Ultrasound setting is data in-putting and on occasions a clerical supporting role is required but along-side this the candidate would need certain qualities as they may be expected to provide empathy and compassion to patients within the Maternity Unit who have experienced bad news e.g. miscarriage/finding of an abnormality.

In return, you will be offered the opportunity to work in a modern new hospital and Community Diagnostic Centres, within a very supportive directorate and have the opportunity to further develop your skills and practice.

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust provide acute care for over one million people across Queen's Hospital and King George Hospital.

• The job purpose of an Ultrasound Support Worker is to provide support to patients, Radiologists and Sonographers within Radiology.
• They will be expected to prepare and tidy rooms, care for patients, be aware of vital signs and assist when a patient receives IV cannulation (training will be provided where this is expected of the post holder).
• Undertake clinical and administrative duties.
• Communicate effectively with patients that present with different levels of understanding and/or behaviour
• The support worker should be able to undertake several duties that support the activity of the Radiology department.
• Undertake a flexible working pattern to support service needs.

A support worker should provide a comprehensive supporting role which forms the solid foundation to allow the Ultrasound Department to deliver a smoother, smarter and safer Ultrasound service with timely results to promote seamless, safe and high quality care to enable the trust to achieve key targets.

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.

They are benefitting from a newelectronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have beenrated good by the Care Quality Commission.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need totransform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of theNorth East London Cancer Alliance.

We run aWomen’s Health Hub in Ilford; anAgeing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) atBarking Community Hospital and atSt George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many canwork flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accreditedapprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be aLondon Living Wage employer.

Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured inthis film.

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Sarah Wood, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4188. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

This advert closes on Sunday 17 May 2026

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