About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

Authorise justification and perform Radiographic examinations, providing direct care and a high quality diagnostic imaging service in order to assist in the management of patients referred from clinicians. Deputise for Modality Team Leaders as required and oversee Radiographers, Assistant Practitioners, and Clinical Support Workers, ensuring continuity of service delivery.

To have a high level of knowledge and skills in one or more specialised field, generally to a post-graduate level.

To be responsible for the organisation of a specialised service within Radiology on a daily basis or carry out examinations of a highly specialised nature in MRI.

The working pattern for this role is Various Shift Patterns Covering 24/7

In this key role, you will:

• To provide high quality, efficient and effective Radiology services to the local population.
• Diagnostic Imaging equipment is used to carry out radiological examinations on patients and reports are provided to referring clinicians. The report assists the referrer in providing a diagnosis of the patient’s condition in order to decide on an effective course of treatment of a patient’s condition.
• The departmental Clinical Governance strategy ensures a high standard of care for patients undergoing radiological examination and promotes multidisciplinary team working.
• To provide a suitable environment for the training and assessment of student Radiographers.

What You'll Bring:

• Dealing with unpleasant odours, uncontained body fluids and infections frequently throughout all shifts, therefore requiring the use of universal infection control precautions.
• Occasional exposure to verbal abuse from patients / carers.
• Occasional risk of Physical abuse from patients / carers.
• Working constantly in artificial lighting with little or no nature daylight.

A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

From 1 April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will reduce from 37 hours to 36 hours. Part-time working hours will be reduced on a pro-rata basis. A corresponding increase in the hourly rate will apply, ensuring that overall pay remains unchanged.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Claire Robertson, Deputy Radiology Service Manager on claire.robertson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Gemma Irwin, Recruitment Administrator on gemma.irwin@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.