Radiology Clerical Officer

NHS Scotland; Greater London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a Radiology Clerical Officer (Band 2) to provide clerical, administration and secretarial support to the Radiology service at Western Isles Hospital. The role includes scheduling, data entry into RIS, reporting distribution and general office duties in a busy radiology department.

The successful candidate will work 36 hours per week in a permanent post, with training on RIS/PACS and a requirement to be aware of radiation protection.

Qualifications

• Computer literacy is essential.
• Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills are required.
• Self-motivated and able to work under pressure, with good prioritisation.
• Awareness of radiation protection is essential.

Responsibilities

• Schedule appointments for outpatients and inpatients and enter data into RIS.
• Email/distribute reports to referrers; amend appointments as needed.
• Check blood results and undertake audits.
• Answer telephone calls and queries; manage emails; respond to enquiries.
• Support implementation of the radiology department Access Policy and monitor performance against KPIs.
• Assist with waiting list management and efficient capacity utilisation of the service.

Skills

Computer literate

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Job description

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.

Radiology

Radiology Clerical Officer

Band 2 £26,696 - £28,988 per annum

Plus £1,461 Distant Islands Allowance per annum

Permanent

36 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Radiology department in the Western Isles Hospital. We are looking for a motivated, hardworking and enthusiastic candidate to provide clerical, administration and secretarial support to the Radiology service.

The Radiology service provides high-quality diagnostic imaging to the population of the Western Isles, using a range of equipment and highly skilled staff.

Training for Radiology specific systems will be provided: Radiology Information System (RIS) and Picture Archiving Communications System (PACS).

It is also essential that the candidate has awareness of radiation protection.

The postholder will schedule appointments of outpatients and inpatients, enter data into RIS, email/distribute reports to referrers, amend appointments, check blood results, undertake audits, answer telephone calls and answer queries, check and deal with emails regularly; this list of duties is not exhaustive.

The postholder will be support the implementation of the radiology department Access Policy, continually assessing against:

• Key Performance Indicators
• Efficient capacity utilisation of service
• Waiting list management.

It is essential that candidates are computer literate, and possess excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills. Candidates should be self-motivated, able to work under pressure and prioritise workload.

For enquiries please contact: Joanne Adlam, Radiology Department on 01851 708224.

The successful applicant will be required to register with the PVG Scheme (Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme). This post is not eligible for relocation expenses.

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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Closing Date 16th October 2026

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