SP- Consultant Radiologist

Overview

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. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We are advertising 2.5 Consultant Radiologist posts to strengthen our progressive and ambitious team. We are seeking dynamic individuals with the full range of skills expected of a General Radiologist, particularly in cross-sectional imaging. We welcome applicants with a subspecialty interest that complements our department, especially in:

• Chest Radiology
• Breast Radiology
• Dr Gray’s Hospital Service (Elgin)
• Gynae Radiology
• Uro-radiology

You will contribute to the weekend, evening, and on-call rota. Posts can be full-time or part-time, with a flexible approach to job planning and opportunities for additional EPAs.

This recruitment represents a significant investment in Radiology within NHS Grampian, underpinning and supporting a wide range of other specialties and major developments, including the Baird Family Hospital.

• As a Major Trauma Centre, our service offers a wide and stimulating scope of work.
• We are committed to career development, leadership opportunities and flexible working.
• NHS Grampian has strong academic links with Aberdeen University, offering opportunities for teaching, training and collaborative research.
• You will be encouraged to contribute to our imaging-based research and to influence national and regional transformation agendas.

You will join a welcoming, talented, and hardworking team who are dedicated to delivering high-quality patient care. We are looking for colleagues who:

• Are strong team players with excellent communication skills
• Demonstrate leadership qualities
• Have a passion for promoting best practice and innovation
• Enjoy working closely with allied specialties in a multidisciplinary environment

• Applicants are encouraged to arrange a meet and greet visit or an MS Teams chat to get a sense of what the role can offer.
• Clinical Director:
  Dr Natasha Rose
• Unit Operational Manager:
  Sharon Jones

Full registration with a licence to practise with the GMC is required. Licence to practise must be in place prior to starting in post.

Living in this area offers an exceptional lifestyle, with stunning coastlines, the Cairngorm Mountains, and wide-open spaces. Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire provide excellent public and private schools, vibrant cultural life, and easy access to national and international travel. Find out more:
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Elgin, Moray - A place to work and live

Dr Gray’s Hospital opened originally in 1819, underwent extensive new building and renovation in  to produce a modern, small district general hospital. Dr Gray’s is a 120-bed district general hospital which provides a full range of consultant led healthcare specialties. The radiology department provides 3-month placements for radiology registrars. The opening of the Alexander Graham Bell Centre for Digital Health brings together the expertise in Digital Healthcare and Life Sciences within the region and across Scotland.

The centre also offers clinical skills training and conference facilities for NHS Grampian staff and University of Aberdeen students.

Moray has many pleasant characteristics. Elgin is 65 miles from Aberdeen and 37 miles from Inverness, with links to UK and European destinations by road, rail, air and sea.

Watch a recruitment video about living and working in Moray here.

Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register from date of interview. CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) or Portfolio Pathway route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive Consultant post once CESR or Portfolio Pathway specialist registration is awarded.

Those with an International Recognised Specialist Qualification approved by GMC should have a confirmed entry on the GMC Specialist Register. Applications from doctors with appropriate specialist training and experience who are not listed on the GMC Specialist Register can be considered for a Locum Consultant post (up to 12 months) if no substantive Consultant appointment is made. While in locum employment, an application to obtain a CESR or Portfolio Pathway Specialist Registration can be made to the GMC.

Apply for this post by visiting  and search for  235603. Closing date is Sunday 22 February 2026.