Radiology Clerical Officer

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 Clerical Officer

Band 2 £25,694 - £27,900 per annum

Plus Distant Islands Allowance of £1,406 per annum

37 hours per week

Fixed Term Contract for 12 months

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Radiology department in the Western Isles Hospital. We are looking for a highly motivated, hard working 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.

The postholder will be required to embed 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, posess excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills. Candidates should be self-motivated, able to work under pressure and prioritise workload.

For enquires: please contact: Jane MacDonald, 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.

Tha beàrnan-obrach NHS Eilean Siar uile gu léir a' nochdadh air làrach-lìn NHS na h-Alba https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/, còmhla ri dealbh-obrach.

If you have any further queries, please contact Tel: 01851 762027.

Closing Date18th July 2025