Band 6 MRI Radiographer: Sponsorship Available

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Job summary

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an
experienced and motivated Band 6 MRI Radiographer to support the expansion of our MRI services across the county.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a
developing service whilst advancing your own professional practice within a
supportive, progressive imaging department.

Why Worcestershire?

Worcestershire offers the best of both worlds: vibrant
towns, peaceful countryside, and excellent transport links to the Midlands,
Wales and the South West.

Our Trust operates across Redditch, Kidderminster and
Worcester, giving you the chance to experience a diverse clinical environment
while enjoying a great mix of town and rural life.

The Trust currently operates:

  • 2 Siemens 1.5T MRI scanners
  • 1 Philips 1.5T MRI scanner

We provide a wide range of MRI examinations,
including specialist services such as Cardiac, Paediatric and
Breast MRI. The successful candidate will benefit from a rich and varied
working environment across the 3 very individual sites.

We are seeking radiographers who can bring both experience and
passion to our growing team. The following will be essential:

  • Minimum 2
    years of dedicated MRI experience
  • Previous
    experience working within an NHS setting
  • Competency
    across a broad range of MRI examinations

Our current shift patterns include long days,
short days and participation in the on-call service.

We aim to support a healthy worklife balance while
maintaining excellent service provision.

Main duties of the job

  • Consistently produce high quality MRI imaging
  • Deliver excellent patient care , maintain high safety standards
  • Plan , prioritise and organise workload
  • Maintain appropriate stock levels
  • Adhere to infection control measures
  • Actively involved in departmental audit
  • Quality assurance, Quality improvement
  • Demonstrate effective communication with all staff and departments
  • Assist site lead to develop protocols and techniques
  • Adhere to departmental policies and procedures
  • Train others and supervise junior members of staff
  • contribute to extended day and out of hours rotas
  • Vet referrals according to Scheme of Work in operation
  • Contribute to learning by reporting incidents as per trust policy
  • Participate in the modality CPD programme

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma of the College of Radiographers or degree accepted for registration with the HCPC State registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Desirable

  • SOR IV injection certificate of competence
  • Relevant post graduate qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 2 years comprehensive MRI experience
  • Experience of out of hours working
  • Demonstrate experience in performing Quality Assurance
  • Demonstrate experience in organising self and others, taking initiative and working without supervision
  • Demonstrate a commitment to quality improvement
  • Experience in working in NHS setting

Desirable

  • Experience working in an acute hospital setting
  • Experience and awareness of change within Radiology and new developments within MRI
  • Experience in more specialist MRI imaging e.g. Cardiac MRI

Knowlege

Essential

  • To understand and demonstrate a working knowledge of MHRA guidelines pertaining to MRI.

Desirable

  • Good awareness of current National NHS priorities
  • Good awareness of GIRFT / NICE guidelines relevant to MRI

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 21 August 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.