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Specialist CT/General Radiographer
Band 6 £34,386 - £42,050 including Distant Islands Allowance per annum
Full time 37.5 hours per week
Permanent
NHS Orkney has an exciting opportunity for a general and CT Radiographer to join our Radiology team.
Working autonomously, as part of a small team without on-site radiological support, you will need to be confident in assessing the quality of your images, recognising, and escalating urgent findings. You will undertake all radiographic duties including general radiography, CT, and on-call (approximately 1 in 5).
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With a new hospital opened in 2019, including a state-of-the-art general Radiography rooms, CT, and ultrasound, this is an excellent time to join NHS Orkney as part of our team.
The successful candidate will hold a Diploma of the College of Radiographers or BSc (Hons) Radiography with HCPC registration. You will be able to work unsupervised, independently, and as part of a team. Excellent time management and organisational skills are essential in this post. Extensive experience in CT is not essential as further training in CT will be given, if required, on site.
Rise to the challenge and enjoy the opportunity:
Remote and rural medicine in a community with multiple small islands, farming, and fishing industries, offers unique challenges for the staff working in the hospital.
Orkney is a wonderful place to live and work and voted the happiest place to live in the UK. Orkney offers low pollution, low crime, excellent schools, good leisure facilities, unique wildlife, and amazing scenery.
There are excellent ferry and air connections to mainland Scotland with Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Edinburgh under an hour away.
Orcadian culture is diverse, with the world’s highest density of Neolithic archaeological sites, to a thriving contemporary art and music scene, hosting several international music festivals and has multiple sporting facilities. If you are looking for a more relaxed pace of life but still enjoy a challenging and varied career in Radiography, Orkney is the place to live and work.
For further information on this post, please contact Kate Smith, Lead CT Radiographer (01856 888920 or kate.smith@nhs.scot) or Nick Crohn, Radiology Services Manager (01856 888107) or nick.crohn@nhs.scot).
This post is subject to a PVG Scheme Record check
A Recruitment Pack containing a Job Description and Person Specification is available to download below.