# Senior Radiographer - MRI

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Town:** Harrow
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Radiographer
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 inclusive of HCAS pro rata - per annum
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 13 months (n/a)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (3 long days (12.5 hour shifts) When making your application for this role, in the supporting statement you must first tell us in no more than 100 words why you would be suitable for this role.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-01T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-18T14:03:39.908Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Harrow/London_North_West_University_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/MRI/MRI-v8013351
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8013351?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking for a Senior Radiographer to join our busy and friendly Radiology department.

The role also requires good communication skills, multidisciplinary team-working and the ability to supervise and train other staff and students.

You will demonstrate expertise and knowledge in specialised field of MRI Radiology and support the expansion of the MRI service. The post holder should hold a cannulating certificate.  This is a cross site role covering. MRI operates between 8am and 8pm seven days of the week therefore a shift system is in operation.

### Main duties of the job

To work within a team of radiographic (MRI) and clerical staff within the Trust

To provide a high standard of expertise and care

To ensure safe operation of MRI equipment and maintain safety of patients, staff and visitors to the MRI environment.

To help facilitate learning for students and less experienced staff

To work in the 7 day MRI service and take part in the on-call rota on bank holidays for emergency spinal cord compression patients

To ensure correct MRI scanning protocols have been followed and adapted for the patients

To recognise pathology and adapt scanning techniques where necessary

To ensure all images are available on PACS and assigned to the correct worklist

When making your application for this role, in the supporting statement you must first tell us in no more than 100 words why you would be suitable for this role.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

## Job Details

We are looking for a Senior Radiographer to join our busy and friendly Radiology department.

The role also requires good communication skills, multidisciplinary team-working and the ability to supervise and train other staff and students.

You will demonstrate expertise and knowledge in specialised field of MRI Radiology and support the expansion of the MRI service. The post holder should hold a cannulating certificate. This is a cross site role covering. MRI operates between 8am and 8pm seven days of the week therefore a shift system is in operation.

## Job Description

To work within a team of radiographic (MRI) and clerical staff within the Trust

To provide a high standard of expertise and care

To ensure safe operation of MRI equipment and maintain safety of patients, staff and visitors to the MRI environment.

To help facilitate learning for students and less experienced staff

To work in the 7 day MRI service and take part in the on-call rota on bank holidays for emergency spinal cord compression patients

To ensure correct MRI scanning protocols have been followed and adapted for the patients

To recognise pathology and adapt scanning techniques where necessary

To ensure all images are available on PACS and assigned to the correct worklist

When making your application for this role, in the supporting statement you must first tell us in no more than 100 words why you would be suitable for this role.

## Responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

## Person Specification

### Education/Qualification

**Essential**

- BSc Radiography or equivalent
- HCPC Registration

### Knowledge and Experience

**Essential**

- MRI experience in an acute setting
- Good knowledge of all general aspect of radiography

**Desirable**

- Experience of teaching and training students
- Experience in DEXA scanning, CT or Ultrasound

### Skills & Other Attributes

**Essential**

- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to teach others
- Ability to lead others
- Exposure to PACS and Soliton systems

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of QA testing
- RPS trained

## Documents

- [heart values (pdf, 158.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2615)
- [guidance for applying (pdf, 914.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1549)
- [what makes us special? (pdf, 891.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1553)
- [band 6 senior radiographer jd (pdf, 408.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10299132)
- [band 6 senior radiographer additional information (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10299133)
- [what makes us special - mobile friendly version (pdf, 379.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1551)

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