Head of Service Radiography

NHS Scotland • Full-time • Inverness, GB • 1d ago

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.

Do you have leadership skills, care about your team and your patients? Are you able to think strategically and plan ahead effectively? Could you be the leader that our team needs? Could you help develop this team in a department that offers a good work life balance?

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to take up this exciting role to lead and to continue to develop the profession of radiology across the North Highland hospitals from the base within Raigmore Hospital.

You will be required to have excellent communication and team working skills to drive engagement across multiple teams and deliver good performance within services. You will provide the professional leadership to the Radiography staff within the Board in collaboration with the Service Lead for Radiology and the Management Team.

This role will provide expert professional, clinical and strategic leadership of the Radiology Service, including its radiography, sonography and clinical support workforce, across the sites and modalities.

In conjunction with the general management team you will assist with the delivery of National and local targets, such as waiting time guarantees.

The Highlands offer an excellent quality of life. It is an area of outstanding natural beauty offering a range of leisure and sporting opportunities throughout the year. Inverness is compact but has all the amenities of a modern city, including well-established road, rail and air transport links.

The centre embraces both advanced practice and the employment of assistant practitioners. There is scope for further development of the team which can be achieved with the right leader at the helm.

Currently there are 37/36 hours available for this post however part time and flexible working will be considered.

The department supports continual professional development with the potential for further education opportunities.

Relocation expenses will be considered.

For further information please contact either Jo McBain, Director of Allied Health Professionals, she can be contacted on jo.mcbain2@nhs.scot or Derick MacRae, Service Manager on derick.macrae2@nhs.scot

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

Effective from 1st April 2026, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reduced from 37 to 36 hours. Part-time hours will be adjusted on a pro-rata basis. There will be an increase in the hourly rate to ensure that pay remains unaffected.
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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.

We employ over 10,700 people, making us one of the biggest employers in the area. As an organisation, we make a very significant contribution to the local economy.

Our staff are also important members of our communities. Our greatest asset is our workforce, and the way we go about our work comes from the values and behaviours we demonstrate on a daily basis. As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and social care values.

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