252914 R1 Specialist Rotational Radiographer

Equality and Diversity<br />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.<br /><br />Application Guidance<br /><br />Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.<br /><br />Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers.<br /><br />Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI‑generated content may be withdrawn.<br /><br />Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you—not an AI tool.<br /><br />Role Overview<br />Band 6 Specialist Rotational Radiographer – Cardiovascular Labs and Main Department Rotation, including CT at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.<br /><br />Responsibilities<br /><br />Rotate in 12‑week blocks between Cardiovascular Labs and the main Band 6 rotational radiographer rota.<br /><br />During the main departmental rotation, work across a range of areas, including A&amp;E, theatres, mobile radiography, inpatient and outpatient X‑ray imaging, fluoroscopy, orthopaedics, East Sector Community Hospitals and CT.<br /><br />Develop and maintain general radiographic skills while gaining specialist modality experience.<br /><br />In the Cardiovascular Labs, support a varied and complex range of diagnostic and interventional procedures: cardiac cath labs, interventional radiology, electrophysiology, mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory not required – omitted for clarity.<br /><br />Collaborate closely with radiologists, cardiologists, nurses, cardiac physiologists and other team members. Cardiovascular Labs provide a 24‑hour emergency service via an on‑call rota.<br /><br />Contribute to a busy acute and general radiography service at the Royal Infirmary and associated sites, mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory not required – omitted for clarity.<br /><br />Demonstrate leadership, supervise, teach and support students, newly appointed radiographers, assistant practitioners and clinical assistants.<br /><br />Receive training and support to develop practical and theoretical knowledge across rotational areas.<br /><br />Must have mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory mandatory not required – omitted for clarity.<br /><br />Previous experience in CT, cardiac cath labs or interventional radiology would be advantageous, although not mandatory.<br /><br />Equipment<br />Mandated mandatory mandatory mandatory not required. Equipment used includes Philips, Samsung and Fujifilm radiography systems, Siemens and GE mobile image intensifiers, GE Innova and Allia cardiac imaging systems, Siemens Artis Zee vascular systems, Canon Aquilion CT scanners and a new Canon Alphenix Sky+ interventional imaging system.<br /><br />Contact<br />For further information or an informal discussion about the post, please contact Ken Dolan at<br /><br />[email protected]<br /><br />or 0131 24 23686.<br /><br />Support for Disabled and Neuro‑divergent Candidates<br />We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long‑term conditions or who are neuro‑divergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.<br /><br />Work Permit and Legal Mandates<br />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 Immigration 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.<br /><br />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 must be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.<br /><br />#J-18808-Ljbffr