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Job reference: 164044
Salary: Band 7 (£46,244 - £53,789)
Job closing date: 30/09/2023
Job Type: Allied Health Professions
Location: Western Isles Hospital
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Job posted date: 14/09/2023
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Western Isles
Department: Radiology

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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

Sonographer – General Medical

Band 7 £46,244 - £53,789 per annum

Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,279

37.5 hours per week

Permanent post

The post is eligible for relocation expenses 


We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic Sonographer to join our friendly, diligent imaging team in providing a comprehensive radiology service to the people of the Western Isles. The post will be based at the Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis with sessional visits to the Uist and Barra Hospital in Benbecula to provide ultrasound clinic cover.  


The successful candidate will: 

  • have HCPC registration
  • be educated to DMU or Postgraduate level in General Medical Ultrasound
  • have good working experience in a variety of ultrasound examinations – including abdominal, pelvic, small parts, DVT, Carotid and MSK scanning
  • have knowledge of major issues of healthcare service delivery in a remote and rural environment
  • have proven NHS experience

The department is supported by 2 x Canon i700 ultrasound scanners, 2 GE Logiq E AAA ultrasound scanners, Siemens dRF max fluoroscopy unit, Canon Aquillion Prime SP 80 slice CT scanner, Phillips Digital Diagnost general x-ray and GE Lunar DXA scanner.

Along with our substantive Radiologist, an innovative and exciting Radiology Obligate Network with NHS Borders, provides out of hours radiology cover and support for radiographic staff.

For further information please contact Jane MacDonald, Radiology Manager, NHS Western Isles on 01851 708226.

The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). 

All NHS Western Isles vacancies appear on the NHS Scotland website: apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk, along with a job description.

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If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: 01851 762027.

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