# Specialist Radiographer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for NHS Lothian. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-radiographer/4f38a361-eacd-43a2-9a6a-1c077eeb1140 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-radiographer/4f38a361-eacd-43a2-9a6a-1c077eeb1140.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** NHS Lothian - **Location:** Royal Hospital for Children and Young People - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Radiographer - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £43,231 - £52,679 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - **Closing date:** 2026-09-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-19T08:53:10.758Z - **Source information URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?JobId=267450 - **Application URL:** https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/DecideInternalExternal/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=267450 - **Employer website:** https://www.nhslothian.scot ## Job Content ### Job details - Job reference: 257040 - Salary: Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679) - Job closing date: 09/09/2026 - Job Type: Allied Health Professions - Location: Royal Hospital for Children and Young People - Employment type: Permanent - Hours Per Week: 36 - Job posted date: 19/08/2026 - Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lothian - Department: RHCYP Imaging AI tools like ChatGPT or Copilot can be great for planning and preparing your application—but your answers must be your own. - Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically. - 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. - Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements. Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you—not an AI tool. Royal Hospital for Children & Young PeopleEdinburghRadiology DirectorateBand 6 Specialist Radiographer – Full-Time (36 hours) PermanentApplications for Part- Time working will be considered 3 New Posts to Support the Implementation of a 5/7 Roster We are seeking a motivated, enthusiastic and conscientious radiographer with paediatric imaging experience. Applications are invited for the position of Specialist Radiographer in the RHCYP imaging department. This post will provide an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to further develop their existing paediatric knowledge and skills. The paediatric department is situated in a purpose-built facility on the Bioquarter site in Edinburgh, adjacent to the Royal Infirmary and is co-joined with the Radiology Department in the Dept of Clinical Neurosciences. This post supports the services on the new site and provides an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to gain further experience in paediatric imaging. The successful applicant will work with state-of-the-art equipment and includes the potential to work on cross sectional scanners in both paediatric and adult settings in CT/MRI. The successful applicant will be required to participate in the 5/7 roster which includes out of hours/weekends and overnight on-call Applicants should have relevant postgraduate experience. Please note: The use of AI to write applications is being monitored and if used please declare this on your application. For further information please contact: Jayne Davison Radiography Team Leader 0131 312 0827 Jayne.davison@nhs.scot Louisa ArmstrongPrincipal Radiographer0131 312 0830louisa.armstrong2@nhs.scot 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 Immigrations 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. Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage. We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices. 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 will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post. ## Documents - [Lothian Additional Information (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1186188&JobId=267450) - [NHS Lothian - 257040 - Job Description (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1186193&JobId=267450) - [NHS Lothian - 257040 - Person Specification (PDF, KB)](https://apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=1186189&JobId=267450) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.