CT Radiographer (Rotational)

CT (Rotational) Radiographer (Ref: 197469)

Medical Imaging Department

6.5-Month Fixed Term ¹(June 23^rd 2025 January 11^th 2026)

Part Time 36 hours per week

Band 6 Salary Range £39,912 - £48,635 per annum pro rata + ²On-Call

plus Distant Islands Allowance of ²£2,380 per annum, pro rata

Relocation Assistance of up to £4000 available

¹ (Dates can be discussed and altered within a 2-week window if required)

²(An on call commitment is expected AFC (Scotland) terms and rates)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an HCPC registered CT (Rotational) Radiographer to join our highly motivated and friendly Medical Imaging team.  This position is for a 6.5-month fixed term contract (dates as above).  Applications for secondment welcome.

Do you have experience working at a senior level rotating through CT and general x-ray, including mobiles and theatre, in a UK NHS Hospital? Have you ever wondered what living and working in a small island community would be like but worry about taking the leap, or would just like a change of pace for a while?  This fixed term position could be perfect for you.  Come and join our small, friendly team of Radiographers and experience what Shetland has to offer.

Candidates must have up-to-date HCPC registration and must be able to demonstrate evidence of working, for a minimum of 1 year, as a CT radiographer in a UK NHS Hospital.  Applicants must also demonstrate an understanding of our unique location and the challenges and opportunities this may present.

The Medical Imaging Department currently has a team of 15 staff, including 10 Radiographers, 3 (4) Sonographers, 1 assistant practitioner and 1 admin assistant.

Our equipment includes two general DR rooms, two DR mobiles, a Fuji Xair Digital system, DR OPT/CEPH unit, a 128 slice GE Revolution Evo CT scanner, a Philips Blueseal 1.5T MRI scanner and two GE ultrasound rooms.  We have a local PACS and are fully integrated with the Scottish national PACS.

The Gilbert Bain Hospital in Lerwick is an island general/acute hospital serving Shetlands 22,000 residents plus the offshore oil industry and maritime population.  The hospital provides acute/elective general surgical and general medical inpatient and outpatient services in addition to consultant led A&E.  More specialist services are provided by visiting consultants and tele-medicine services.  There is no resident Radiologist but we have reporting sonographers and reporting radiographers, and work closely with local clinicians providing the usual in/out patient, GP and acute 24-hour service cover with remote Radiologist support.

Shetland is a wonderful place to live and work. Offering low pollution, low crime, excellent schools, great leisure facilities, unique wildlife and amazing scenery, whilst still only a short flight away from the UK mainland. To find out more about living and working in Shetland go to www.shetland.org

For an informal discussion, please contact

Lucy Wilson, Head of Medical Imaging on , email lucy.wilson@nhs.scot or Stacey Sehnert Leask, CT Lead/Reporting Radiographer on ext 3158, email Stacey.leask1@nhs.scot or

Bethany Hunter, X-Ray Lead/Reporting Radiographer on ext 3158, email Bethan.hunter@nhs.scot

Closing date: Sunday 24^th November 2024. 

Initial Interview date: Thursday 19^th December 2024

Suitable candidates may be invited to attend the department for a second interview (cost covered by Health board)

For more information and to apply

If you require assistance or encounter any technical issues with your application, please e-mail support at https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home including the vacancy reference number and NHS Shetland in the subject line.

In promoting equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community