About the Organisation
NHS Orkney is committed to delivering excellent care to our 22,000 residents. Whether you’re new to the NHS or bringing experience from elsewhere, your skills will make a real difference. Our modern healthcare facility, The Balfour, brings together inpatient care, emergency services, outpatient clinics, diagnostics, GP practices and the Scottish Ambulance Service. We’re also investing in services across our outer isles, ensuring high‑quality care reaches every corner of Orkney. We are guided by our core values that shape everything we do: open and honest, respect and kindness from how we care for our patients to how we support each other as colleagues.
About Orkney
With over 70 islands, 20 of them inhabited, Orkney offers a unique blend of natural beauty, close‑knit community and an opportunity for adventure. From dramatic coastlines and rare wildlife to rich cultural traditions and active lifestyles, it’s a place where compassion thrives and every day brings something new. Regularly named one of the UK’s best places to live, Orkney offers a lifestyle that’s both fulfilling and inspiring.
The Position
A sonographer in NHS Orkney is expected to work as an autonomous practitioner who performs ultrasound examinations without supervision, with clinical support provided by NHS Grampian. The role involves real‑time interpretation of findings to produce and issue independent diagnostic reports for the scans performed, and communicating findings appropriately to referrers. In addition, the sonographer helps manage the clinical workflow by vetting referrals and prioritising inpatient or urgent work. Governance standards are maintained by protecting patient confidentiality, keeping accurate records, completing audits or self‑audits, and maintaining ongoing CPD. The role may also involve teaching or mentoring trainees and other staff.
The Candidate
We are looking for a sonographer with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, who can work confidently as an autonomous practitioner (often as a lone worker) and use sound clinical judgement to interpret findings accurately in real time. The ideal candidate is organised, can prioritise competing demands, stays calm under pressure and manages urgent or inpatient work, while maintaining high standards of professionalism, confidentiality and governance. They work well with the wider multidisciplinary team (including remote support) and demonstrate a clear commitment to quality improvement, audit and ongoing CPD, with a willingness to support learning and share expertise when required.
Location, Working Pattern and Contract Duration
This post will be based at The Balfour. The successful candidate will work on a relief basis. It is a condition of employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post you will be employed with NHS Orkney.
Benefits and Salary
The salary for this post is Band 7 and if residing on Orkney you’ll also receive a Distant Islands Allowance of £1,719 pro rata per annum, adding extra value to your rewarding career with us. NHS Orkney also offers an attractive pension scheme, a wide range of work‑life balance policies, an employee assistance programme and various discounts to both local and national retailers.
Equal Opportunity
NHS Orkney is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to advancing equality and particularly welcomes applications from groups of people currently underrepresented within the workforce. We are a committed participant in the Disability Confident Leader Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for our vacancies.
If you share our vision and are ready to be part of Team Orkney, we’d love to hear from you. Your rewarding career starts here!
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