
Job requirements
Essential
6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Personal Attributes
Ability to work under pressure.
- Personal Attributes
Excellent communication skills.
- Personal Attributes
Ability to work within a team and autonomously
- Qualification / Experience
DCR (R ) or BSc in Radiography
- Qualification / Experience
Current HCPC Registration
- Qualification / Experience
NHS experience or equivalent.
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Personal Attributes
Knowledge of multi-slice CT techniques and principles, and/ or an excellent working knowledge of the principles of MRI physics, and to be able to relate this to the introduction of new techniques.
- Qualification / Experience
Post graduate qualification in CT or MRI.
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a high quality radiographers who can offer experience in either CT, MRI or both to work across UHD.
Our Trust is based across two large hospitals, the Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospitals. Across the organisation we have 9 Canon CT scanners, 4 Siemens MRI scanners, 2 Phillips MRI scanners and an Esaote Extremity MRI scanner.
In CT, we perform a large amount of orthopaedic, neuro and chest/body studies, as well as specialist examinations such as cardiac, angiography, colonography and ablations. Whilst in MRI we have the opportunity to perform orthopaedic, spine, angio, liver, cardiac, breast, prostate, head & neck and arthrography. In reality, there is not a great deal of examinations that we are not undertaking.
The shifts are over a 4-day working week; Monday to Sunday (including bank holidays), and consist of 7am-5pm, 8am-6pm, 10am-8pm,1pm-11pm and a night shift of 10pm-8am and 8pm-6am . In addition to this you would be required to participate in the MRI on call rota out of hours.
This role requires HCPC Registration. Base Locations: Cross site at Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital Interview date: Thursday, 5th November 2026
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
Main duties of the job
We benefit from a dynamic, advanced thinking team of radiographers and assistants who enjoy good working and social relationships. There is excellent support for CPD, such as IV cannulation training, study days and courses. This is a departments are committed to staying at the forefront of technology as well as all the latest CT & MR scanning techniques.
We offer the possibility to be recruited as a band 5 and receive training, or, if you already have previous experience in CT or MRI, to join us straight as a band 6 radiographer. If however you then require training in the other modality, this is not a problem - we are always keen to develop our team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Senior Radiographer CT & MRI with University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust in Poole, England. It is listed as a Band 5, Band 6 Radiographer role. The advertised salary is £32073.00 to £48117.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 28 Oct 2026.
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