AAA Screening Technician
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Nottingham, NG7 2UH
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
10 September 2026
6 days left
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work for the National Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme within the Nottinghamshire multi-profe...
Complete and pass the Level 3 Health Screening Diploma (HSD) in AAA Screening (if not already obtained) and complete and pass the AAA yearly reaccreditation.
Organise and conduct ultrasound scans on the abdominal aorta in those people born male aged 65 years and over, to reduce deaths prior to rupture. In accordance with the current guidelines for sonographic scanning and AAA screening programme protocols.
Transport bulky portable ultrasound equipment and clinic supplies to approximately 50 various clinic locations around the county.
Undertake, record clinical measurements, and other patient information as required.
Inform patients of their results giving further information and offering support.
Deal with anxious patients and their relatives with tact, empathy, patience and discretion. Recognise where communication difficulties arise and overcome barriers to understanding.
Attend meetings and training sessions.
Maintain clinical skills, AAA screening knowledge, and continuous professional development.
For the fill list of duties of the job, please refer to the job description.
Please read and familiarise yourself with the job description and personal specification attachments located within the supporting document section of this advert. These documents will provide a comprehensive overview of this exciting role. Please include in your personal statement how you will meet the personal specification criteria.
The most important attributes you will need to bring to the post are a strong commitment to health care provision, excellent organisational skills, dependability, a willingness to learn and an ability to work within a small team.
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values and behavioural standards
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education (5 GCSEs A-C grade or equivalent, including English and Maths)
- Must be willing to undertake any internal and external training
- Must be able to demonstrate ongoing personal development
Desirable
- Have NVQ level 3 Diploma for Health Screeners
- Successfully reaccredited as a AAA Screening Technician
Experience
Essential
- Must understand hospital environment and patient care & confidentiality
- Evidence of understanding medical terminology
- Previous use and understanding of computer systems
- Competent in the use of Microsoft office software
- Working in a team
- Strong evidence of communicating sensitive information
Desirable
- Experience of working in community setting
- NHS experience
- Performing ultrasound
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills to deal with participants and external contacts.
- Good clear spoken and written English
- Politeness and patience
- Ability to work within a team and to effectively liaise with people at all levels, including where there are barriers to understanding
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential
- Ability to make unsupervised judgements on patient enquiries and problems.
- Awareness of when to request advice from senior staff
- Ability to work on own initiative
Planning and Organisation Skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills
- Flexible & independent approach to work
- Ability to work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Good work ethic
Physical Skills
Essential
- Ability to undertake ultrasound scanning which may be repetitive
- Good hand eye co-ordination
- Ability to transport equipment from vehicles to various screening locations around the county
- Ability to move / lift ultrasound machines
- Accurate data entry skills
- Ability to stand and be mobile for extended periods of time
Other requirements specific to the role (eg be able to drive or work shifts):
Essential
- Must be able to work flexibly - some early evenings and Saturdays required
- Ability to concentrate and multi-task
- Ability to adapt to different working environments
- Ability to take frequent interruptions
- Ability and willingness to travel between units and centres
- Ability and willingness to transport screening equipment and other items between units and centres
- Ability to undertake role related training and achieve required standard
- Willingness to attend meetings and training events throughout the UK
- Must be able to drive
- Must hold a full UK driving licence; insurance to include business use as extensive travel is required around the county
- Use of own vehicle for work purposes
- DBS check satisfactory to the Trust
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
1 September 2026
Last checked
3 September 2026
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