Consultant Radiographer – Breast
Location: Highland Breast Centre, Raigmore Hospital
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Salary: Band 8B
The Highlands of Scotland, a population of 300,000 people spread over 10,000 square miles, making delivering 21st century healthcare a daily challenge. The NHS Highland Breast Service is an integrated Screening and Symptomatic Breast Service, based at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, and embraces these challenges with enthusiasm, innovation and adaptation.
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Breast Team for the appointment of our first Consultant Radiographer in Breast. As the successful candidate, you will be a central part of a specialist breast team, providing and facilitating expert care for patients with, or at risk of, breast disease. Working independently and collaboratively, you will assess and diagnose patients, manage your own caseload, and be supported in continuous professional development.
You will bring a high level of autonomy to the role, whilst still benefitting from the collaboration of a close-knit, multi disciplinary team consisting of Consultant Surgeons, Consultant Radiologists and Advanced Practitioner Specialist Radiographers.
The Post Holder Will Be An HCPC Registered Radiographer, Ideally Holding a Post Graduate Masters Level Qualification That Includes The Following
Mammography
Mammographic Film Interpretation
Breast Ultrasound
Interventional Breast Procedures
You should have a minimum of 3 years of Advanced Practice in multiple areas of breast imaging.
The successful candidate will be well organised, with a high level of attention to detail, the ability to make difficult decisions and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
We Would Encourage Informal Enquiries To
Kirstie Still, Superintendent Radiographer,
or
Dr Nicola Spence, Consultant Radiologist,
Job Reference: 236269
Closing date: Midnight Wednesday 4th February 2026
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