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PET-CT Healthcare Assistant
Role summary
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The PET-CT Healthcare Assistant supports patients undergoing PET-CT imaging, helping them feel comfortable and prepared throughout their visit. Typical duties include welcoming patients, confirming personal and clinical details, taking observations, assisting with positioning and mobility, preparing clinical areas, maintaining infection-control standards, and supporting radiographers and other clinical staff. Candidates are generally expected to have healthcare or patient-facing experience, strong communication skills, compassion, attention to detail, and the ability to work safely within procedures. A willingness to learn PET-CT workflows, follow radiation-safety guidance, maintain confidentiality, and work flexibly across clinics is important. Relevant healthcare qualifications and experience in diagnostic imaging are advantageous but may not always be essential.
Can I work in the UK?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: NHS nurses, doctors and allied health get a Health and Care Worker visa (about 3 weeks, no health surcharge); care workers lost this route on 22 July 2025.
Before you apply: Nurses, doctors and most allied health staff must be registered or licensed locally before they start: expect checks on your degree and licence, often an English test, and often an exam or an assessment. Ask the employer who handles it and how long it takes. Most pharma and device office jobs do not need it.
Watch for: Pay follows the NHS pay bands and is usually at least GBP 25,000. Nurses and allied health also need UK professional registration; care workers cannot be sponsored from abroad.
Official source: GOV.UK: Health and Care Worker visa, your job. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for Healthcare jobs in the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Registration | Join the Nursing and Midwifery Council register: English language rules and a Test of Competence |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Visa fee GBP 324 (up to 3 years) or GBP 628 (longer); no health surcharge on this visa |
| Housing | Not usually provided; you rent privately |
| Flights | Not standard; varies by employer and seniority |
| Contract | Permanent is usual; sponsored work visas last up to 5 years at a time |
| Leave | At least 28 days for a 5-day week (by law); employers may count bank holidays in it |
| Income tax | 0% to GBP 12,570, 20% to GBP 50,270, then 40%; plus 8% National Insurance (Scotland differs) |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
Working in the UK
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About InHealth Group
InHealth Group is a major independent healthcare provider in the United Kingdom, delivering diagnostic imaging, screening, physiological measurement, and related clinical services. The organisation works with the NHS and other healthcare partners to improve access to timely diagnosis and treatment. Its services include MRI, CT, PET-CT, ultrasound, X-ray, endoscopy, cardiac investigations, and community-based diagnostic centres. InHealth employs clinical, technical, administrative, and support teams across a wide network of hospitals and mobile or standalone facilities. The company places emphasis on patient-centred care, clinical safety, quality, teamwork, and efficient service delivery. A PET-CT Healthcare Assistant would typically work alongside radiographers, nurses, clinicians, and administrative colleagues, helping ensure patients receive a safe, respectful, and well-organised imaging experience.