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The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Directorate of Clinical Radiology / University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh Imaging Facility QMRI (EIF QMRI)
Band 2 Administration Assistant Job Share
£25,694 - £27,900 pro rata 17.76 hours 0.48 WTE
There is an opportunity to join our team as an Administration Assistant working in the Edinburgh Imaging Facility QMRI.
Your role will be to support the imaging service with all administration tasks associated with radiological imaging. This will include making appointments and scheduling scanning, as well as assisting with administration around research studies.
Edinburgh Imaging is a partnership between the University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian.
Based at the University of Edinburgh’s Queen’s Medical Research Institute, Little France, the EIF QMRI is at the cutting edge of Clinical Research.
The Centre’s imaging facilities comprise of 2 PET/CT scanners, a PET/MRI system and a 3T MRI system.
The centre supports both clinical imaging and imaging for biomedical research.
The role is a job share post working Monday to Wednesday, 6 hours per day.
You should be able to use initiative and have good attention to detail. You should be a team worker with a flexible approach to work.
For further information on this post, the EIF QMRI, or to arrange a visit please contact David Brian, Team Lead Radiographer EIF QMRI on 0131 242 7758