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Specialist CT/General Radiographer
The Balfour, Radiology Department
Band 6 £34,386 - £42,050 including Distant Islands Allowance per annum/
or Band 6 Development Opportunity under Annex 21*
Full time 37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Relocation Assistance may be available**
A fantastic opportunity has emerged for a Specialist CT and General Radiographer to join our enthusiastic Radiology team here at NHS Orkney. Please click here to learn more about working with 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).
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.
NHS Orkney’s new healthcare facility, opened in 2019, includes a state-of-the-art General Radiography, CT, and ultrasound rooms. While Remote and rural medicine in a community with multiple small islands, farming, and fishing industries, offers unique challenges for the colleagues to overcome but also provides fantastic opportunities in continuity of care and multidisciplinary working to the benefit of our patients.
Rise to the challenge and enjoy the opportunity:
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.
Development Opportunity
This vacancy may also be considered as a development opportunity for newly qualified radiographers who are willing to engage in a professionally supported educational package, including formal academic and learning in practice. On completion of your training you will be placed on either the first pay point of the appropriate pay band or the next pay point above your training salary.
If you are enthused by what we have to offer, share our vision, and believe you can contribute to NHS Orkney, we would be thrilled to hear from you.
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 Protecting-Vulnerable-Groups scheme record check
*Under the Annex 21 policy in accordance with Annex U of the Agenda for Change terms and conditions – As a trainee undergoing training, pay is determined as a percentage of the Band maximum salary for qualified staff. On completion of your training you will be placed on either the first pay point of the appropriate pay band or the next pay point above your training salary. For more information please refer to the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions of service handbook.
**An excellent relocation package of up to £8,000 is available depending on eligibility. Distant Islands Allowance, currently £1,314 pro rata per annum, is also included into the NHS Orkney Salary.
A Recruitment Pack containing a Job Description and Person Specification is available below.