Radiographer

Nhs Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Western General Hospital in Edinburgh is seeking a Radiographer to justify and perform radiographic examinations and to assist Radiologists during radiographic and interventional procedures, delivering direct patient care and a high quality diagnostic service within Radiology. The role supports patient management within the Radiology directorate.

The post requires PVG Scheme membership/record and compliance with NHS Scotland recruitment policies.

Qualifications

• PVG Scheme membership/record required for the post.
• UK work permission is required by law to work in the country.

Responsibilities

• To justify and perform radiographic examinations, assist Radiologists during radiographic/interventional examinations, providing direct care and a high quality diagnostic service in the directorate of Radiology.
• Assist in the management of patients within the directorate of Radiology.

Job description

Western General Hospital

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We are recruiting to the post of Radiographer at Western General Hospital

to justify and perform radiographic examinations, assist Radiologists during radiographic/interventional examinations, providing direct care and a high quality diagnostic service in order to assist in the management of patients within the directorate of Radiology.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

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