Salary: £25,467
Contractual hours: 40
Basis: Full time
Region: London
Date posted: 27/08/2025
Job reference: REQ001993
Healthcare Assistant - Ultrasound
Full Time – 40 hours
Fixed Term - 6 Months
Salary: £25,467
Location – North West London
Connect Health and Healthshare have come together as one organisation - Cora Health - combining our decades of experience in providing healthcare services on behalf of the NHS
About the Role
We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated, enthusiastic Healthcare Assistant for our Northwest London diagnostic services. Successful applicants will work across one site however flexibility is required. To succeed you must have excellent communication skills and a flexible, proactive approach to delivering first class diagnostic services and patient care. The post holder will work closely with Sonographers, supporting them with patients during their clinics. Training is provided and further career development opportunities throughout the company.
Who we’re looking for
We are looking for a dedicated, positive, enthusiastic healthcare assistant who is willing to contribute to further development of the Endoscopy department that will deliver a safe and exceptional patient experience. You will be a valued and fundamental part of the team, caring for patients who may go on to undergo day-surgery procedures and expected to promote the highest levels of quality healthcare.
The post-holder should possess a good general standard of literacy and numeracy, education to GCSE level or equivalent. Previous healthcare experience is desirable but training can be supported within the team.
What you’ll be doing
Responsibilities include:
- Ensuring the smooth running of clinics
- Assisting in the care and comfort of patients
- Assisting Sonographers during examinations
- Ensuring the clinical room is prepared prior to the start of clinical sessions
- Using the patient information systems (Soliton/PACS)
- To monitor and ensure sufficient stock levels are consistently maintained in a designated clinic.
- To order supplies when required
- Ensuring and maintaining a patient centred and quality focused approach to all aspects of work
- Ensure patients have access to a chaperone at all times
- Uphold Healthshare’s professional standards policy
- Uphold data protection and patient confidentiality at all times
Requirements:
- Good communication skills
- Basic computer skills
- Flexible in approach to work
- Ability to be tactful and diplomatic
- Good organisational skills
- Previous experience within a healthcare environment is desirable
- UK applications only
We are Cora Health
Cora is a leading provider of community healthcare services in the UK. We deliver MSK (musculoskeletal) services,
diagnostic imaging, day-case surgery, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, podiatry, persistent pain management, mental health, orthopaedic and rheumatology services.
We want everyone to have the opportunity to thrive. We help people help themselves, to get back to their best or to simply find a new way forward.
Why work for Cora Health?
We continue to reward our staff with competitive salaries and a great range of employee benefits. These include:
- 25 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays) and option to buy/sell
- Private Healthcare (Benenden)
- Company Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Blue Light Card
- Refer a Friend Scheme
- CPD Opportunities
- Wagestream
- Reward Gateway
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Smart Tech
- EV Car Scheme
These benefits are our way of saying thank you to our colleagues.