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Job summary

A healthcare organization in Scotland is seeking a Consultant Radiographer specializing in breast care. The successful candidate will assess and diagnose patients while managing their own caseload within a specialist breast team. This role requires a post graduate Masters level qualification and HCPC registration, alongside a minimum of three years' advanced practice in breast imaging. The position offers full-time hours with ongoing professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of Advanced Practice in breast imaging.
• Ability to make difficult decisions under pressure.
• Well organized with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Assess and diagnose patients in a specialist breast team.
• Manage your own caseload and provide expert care.
• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Mammography

Mammographic Film Interpretation

Breast Ultrasound

Interventional Breast Procedures

Communication and interpersonal skills

Education

Post graduate Masters level qualification

HCPC registration

Job description

Overview

Consultant Radiographer – Breast

Location: Highland Breast Centre, Raigmore Hospital

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Salary: Band 8B

The Highlands of Scotland, a population of 300,000 people spread over 10,000 square miles, making delivering 21st century healthcare a daily challenge. The NHS Highland Breast Service is an integrated Screening and Symptomatic Breast Service, based at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, and embraces these challenges with enthusiasm, innovation and adaptation.

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Breast Team for the appointment of our first Consultant Radiographer in Breast. As the successful candidate, you will be a central part of a specialist breast team, providing and facilitating expert care for patients with, or at risk of, breast disease. Working independently and collaboratively, you will assess and diagnose patients, manage your own caseload, and be supported in continuous professional development.

You will bring a high level of autonomy to the role, whilst still benefitting from the collaboration of a close-knit, multi disciplinary team consisting of Consultant Surgeons, Consultant Radiologists and Advanced Practitioner Specialist Radiographers.

Responsibilities / Duties

The Post Holder will be an HCPC registered Radiographer, ideally holding a post graduate Masters level qualification that includes the following:

• Mammography
• Mammographic Film Interpretation
• Breast Ultrasound
• Interventional Breast Procedures

You should have a minimum of 3 years of Advanced Practice in multiple areas of breast imaging.

The successful candidate will be well organised, with a high level of attention to detail, the ability to make difficult decisions and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Enquiries

We would encourage informal enquiries to

Kirstie Still, Superintendent Radiographer, [e-mail]

or

Dr Nicola Spence, Consultant Radiologist, [e-mail]

Job Reference: 227093

Closing date: Midnight Sunday 5th October 2025

Equality and Diversity

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.