Job Description
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.
Are you enthusiastic and self motivated? Could you fit into our friendly team? We are looking for Radiographic Assistant (RDA) to join the Breast Screening Department in Ardmillan House, Edinburgh. This post is 18 hours per week (4 days) subject to service demands.
We are a large Breast Screening department screening in excess of 70,000 women per year across the South East of Scotland. We have one static centre and a number of mobile units in the area and are one of the two teaching centres in Scotland. This is happy and welcoming department often working closely with the symptomatic breast unit at the Western General Hospital.
The clinical Breast Imaging team consists of Consultant Radiologists, Consultant Radiographers, Advanced Practitioner Radiographers, Specialist Radiographers, Assistant Practitioners and RDA’s. RDA’s contribute to the smooth running of the breast screening department and the successful candidate will work closely with all staff groups.
You will assist and chaperone Consultant Radiologists and Radiographers in ultrasound and biopsy procedures, whilst providing excellent patient care and support to our clients. You will also assist with admin and image management from screening clinics in all our units. This includes; uploading to PACS (Picture Archiving Communication System), checking image batches and collating paperwork. You will maintain equipment and stock levels. Good IT skills are essential and knowledge of PACS is advantageous. You should have good communication and organisation skills, be able to show initiative and work independently.
Training will be provided for all aspects of the post.
Due to the vacancy being in the Breast Screening Clinic female only applicants may apply.
This post requires membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk
For more information or an informal chat please contact nicola.livingstone4@nhs.scot or karen.carty3@nhs.scot.
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.
Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.
Are you enthusiastic and self motivated? Could you fit into our friendly team? We are looking for Radiographic Assistant (RDA) to join the Breast Screening Department in Ardmillan House, Edinburgh. This post is 18 hours per week (4 days) subject to service demands.
We are a large Breast Screening department screening in excess of 70,000 women per year across the South East of Scotland. We have one static centre and a number of mobile units in the area and are one of the two teaching centres in Scotland. This is happy and welcoming department often working closely with the symptomatic breast unit at the Western General Hospital.
The clinical Breast Imaging team consists of Consultant Radiologists, Consultant Radiographers, Advanced Practitioner Radiographers, Specialist Radiographers, Assistant Practitioners and RDA’s. RDA’s contribute to the smooth running of the breast screening department and the successful candidate will work closely with all staff groups.
You will assist and chaperone Consultant Radiologists and Radiographers in ultrasound and biopsy procedures, whilst providing excellent patient care and support to our clients. You will also assist with admin and image management from screening clinics in all our units. This includes; uploading to PACS (Picture Archiving Communication System), checking image batches and collating paperwork. You will maintain equipment and stock levels. Good IT skills are essential and knowledge of PACS is advantageous. You should have good communication and organisation skills, be able to show initiative and work independently.
Training will be provided for all aspects of the post.
Due to the vacancy being in the Breast Screening Clinic female only applicants may apply.
This post requires membership of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk
For more information or an informal chat please contact nicola.livingstone4@nhs.scot or karen.carty3@nhs.scot.
As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a "regulated role", your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.
Please note: As this post is part-time, the salary will be pro-rata.
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