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Job summary

Main area
MRI
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
275-2509MRI-LG
Employer
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Medway Hospital
Town
Gillingham
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 Link Band 5 to Band 6
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/09/2025 23:59

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MRI Specialist Radiographer

Band 5

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.

Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

Job overview

MRI Specialist Radiographer

Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies

Band: Link grade band 5-6

Salary: £31,049 - £37,796 Link Band 5 to Band 6

Interview Date: 6th October 2025

We are recruiting for a MRI Specialist Radiographer who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will have responsibility for the provision of high quality MRI scans within the imaging department limited to the scope of band 6 MRI Specialist Radiographer. Will consider Band 5 training post, link to Band 6 depending on experience. 

He/She will be required to maintain a high personal standard of clinical excellence. They will be required to attend training and train other staff as required. In line with the Clinical Governance framework they will seek to continually improve service safety and quality.

The MRI department currently opens between the hours of 07.15 to 20.15 and operates 7 days a week. The role is to work ad hoc shifts as and when required to suit business needs, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave and CDC working. 

Previous experience on Siemens  MRI scanners  is desirable but not essential.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B – Bold

E – Every person counts

S – Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Participate and maintain high quality MRI scanning techniques. 

Undertake intravenous hand or injector pump injections under PGD compliance. 

Maintain professional knowledge base and status by attending seminars and courses as agreed with the   MRI Service Lead.

Complete and maintain all required mandatory training as required.

Conduct and behaviour  that is consistent with the trust’s policies and procedures.

Show a caring and responsible attitude towards patients in respect to their dignity, privacy and cultural diversity.

To adhere to, and encourage other disciplines, to acknowledge local rules and MRI safety. Maintain an up to date CPD record keeping up to date with current trends and developments. 

Ensure that a smooth and efficient service is maintained in MRI Department reporting any issues that hinder this to the MRI Service Lead.

To ensure that at all times the MRI unit is a safe environment for Patients and Staff by understanding and following local rules specific to MRI. 

To be able to achieve high levels of diagnostic outcomes by using experience, knowledge and clinical expertise. 

To participate in, and give support for, clinical supervision and the training of students in the MRI Unit.

To be able to review all requests to determine appropriateness and urgency.

To report and log all equipment faults to the MRI Service Lead.

To use their own judgment and adapt technique when required.

To supervise and train junior staff members. 

Undertake a lead role, for example; on Clinical or Quality audits and Research as directed by the MRI Service Lead.

To ensure that Images are presented for reporting in a timely and accurate manner 

To be flexible with regard to the rota system, to work the hours required by the department.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree in Radiography or recognised equivalent
  • Registered with the statutory Board of Health and Care Professions Council
Desirable criteria
  • Certificate of IV cannulation is desirable
  • Evidence of MRI Scanning over a wide range of MRI exams is desirable

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of MRI QA
  • MRI safety and awareness.
  • Contraindications
  • Knowledge of MRI Parameter manipulation.
  • Safe Manual Handling
  • IV Cannulation
  • Knowledge of Health and Safety
  • Knowledge of patient information systems
  • Knowledge of correct protocol
  • Knowledge of PACS and RIS
  • Knowledge of Soliton Systems
  • Knowledge of Dart

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to produce a wide range of high quality MRI scans
  • Ability to follow protocols and policies
  • Effectively communicate
  • Organisation skills
  • Co-ordinate patient lists
  • Participate in Clinical Audit
  • Venous cannulation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Gcwalisile Moyo
Job title
MRI Service Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01634 976578
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