Specialist Radiographer

Job details

• Job reference: 260513
• Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
• Job closing date: 30/10/2026
• Job Type: Allied Health Professions
• Location: University Hospital Monklands
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Job posted date: 16/10/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire
• Department: Radiology

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

The role will be to justify/authorise and perform Radiographic examinations, providing direct care and a high quality diagnostic imaging service for the management of patients referred from clinicians and other referrers in NHS Lanarkshire. You will also supervise Radiographers and SHCSW ensuring continuity of service delivery.

In this key role, you will:

• Act independently in the assessment of referrals for x-ray examinations, taking full responsibility for the authorisation of general x-ray examinations in order to reduce unnecessary ionising radiation exposure of patients in accordance with IR(ME)R.
• Delegate appropriate tasks and supervise Radiographers, Assistant Practitioners and Senior Healthcare Clinical Support Workers to achieve the desired quality of patient care.
• Maintain knowledge of technological advances in methods of diagnostic imaging in order to promote a culture of continuous improvement within the department.
• To be held accountable for all aspects of own work.

What You'll Bring:

• Registered Radiographer with valid HCPC Registration
• Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with the speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within speciality / area of practice.
• The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative.
• Effective time management skills

A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Claire Robertson, Deputy Radiology Service Manager, Radiology on Claire.Robertson@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Gemma Irwin, Recruitment Administrator on Gemma.Irwin@Lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk

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Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please review our Application Guidance which explain key information including closing dates, amendments, right‑to‑work requirements, sponsorship eligibility and important points to be aware of before submitting your application

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack

Unless otherwise stated, the deadline for applications is 23:59 hours on the closing date. Please note, CVs will not be accepted.

This advert may close early if we receive a high number of applications, so we encourage you to apply early.