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Job summary

Main area
Clinical Sceintist
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
234-25-E2151
Employer
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital including CDC
Town
Norwich
Salary
£66,582 - £77,368 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/04/2026 23:59
Interview date
30/04/2026

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MRI Lead Clinical Scientist

NHS AfC: Band 8b

The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) is a 1,200-bedded teaching hospital with state-of-the-art facilities for modern patient care: 1100 beds in the PFI and 100 in Cromer Community Hospital.

The NNUH is part of Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group which includes the James Paget Hospital, in Great Yarmouth and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King Lynn.

We carry out nearly one million outpatient appointments, day case procedures and inpatient admissions annually. The population we serve is predominantly the people of Norfolk and north Suffolk, although some patients are referred from further afield especially to access specialist services available at this Trust.

Our staff of c10,000 care for and support patients who are referred to us by around 100 local GP practices and from other acute hospitals. We run more than 60 specialist services as a tertiary centre, including more than a dozen specialist cancer and radiotherapy treatments, and we are one of the biggest cancer centres in the country.

We provide complex spinal surgery services, specialist Neonatal Intensive Care, neurosciences services and specialist cardiac services. Our Trust runs specialist dermatology, rheumatology, endocrinology, adult congenital heart disease services, treatment of complex liver and pancreatic diseases in adults, cystic fibrosis services and intestinal failure services. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre. NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs. 

At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare, and our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’. If this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team. 

Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:

People-focused

We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.

Respect

We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.

Integrity

We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.

Dedication

We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.

Excellence

We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital. 

Wish you were here? So do we.


We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be.  We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.


At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities and long term conditions and people within the LGBT+ community.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Clinical Scientist to lead MRI Physics at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This role will provide strategic and professional leadership for MRI services, ensuring safe, effective, and optimised imaging across clinical and research activity. The postholder will act as the Trust’s lead expert for MRI safety and governance, providing authoritative scientific advice and working as or in partnership with the appointed Magnetic Resonance Safety Expert (MRSE) where required.

This role includes establishing and developing the MRI Physics service, building workforce capacity, implementing robust policies and quality standards, and overseeing scanner performance and technical assurance. The postholder will collaborate closely with imaging, clinical, academic, and regional partners to support service development and innovation across Norfolk and Waveney.

The MRI Lead Clinical Scientist  will be responsible for establishing, leading, and developing a high-quality MRI physics service to support the Trust in both its routine clinical operations and research programs. This will include acting as the Trust’s principal Magnetic Resonance Safety Expert (MRSE), providing senior leadership, and delivering specialist scientific and technical advice to ensure safe, effective, and optimised MRI imaging services

Main duties of the job

The Imaging Department at NNUH is a large, forward-looking diagnostic and interventional service delivering over 400,000 examinations per year across a comprehensive range of modalities. Services include MRI, CT, ultrasound, plain film, Nuclear Medicine, fluoroscopy, breast imaging, DXA, Vascular Access and interventional radiology, supporting acute, elective, outpatient and emergency care pathways.

MRI is a strategically significant modality within the Trust, with a total of 9 MRI scanners across the main hospital site, Cromer hospital and the Community Diagnostic Centre. The service supports complex tertiary referrals, specialist neuroscience and musculoskeletal imaging, cancer pathways, and expanding research programmes in collaboration with academic and regional partners.

 The department has a strong culture of governance, quality assurance and continuous improvement, underpinned by investment in infrastructure, digital systems and workforce development. MRI Physics plays a central role in ensuring technical excellence, safety leadership and service optimisation as the Trust continues to expand and modernise its imaging provision.

Working for our organisation

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

  • Flexible working hours
  • Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
  • Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
  • Discounted gym memberships
  • Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
  • Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
  • Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
  • Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
  • On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
  • On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
  • Support in career development
  • Flexible staff bank
  • Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Establish , expand and lead the Trust’s MRI Physics service,  establishing workforce, processes, policies, and quality standards.     

  • Lead MRI physics support for the Trust, including scanner performance, image optimisation, and MRI safety. 

  • Provide expert scientific advice on MRI safety, regulatory compliance, procurement, commissioning, optimisation, and complex technical issues.

  • Act as, or work in partnership with, the Trust’s Magnetic Resonance Safety Expert (MRSE).

  • Lead MRI scanner commissioning, performance evaluation, and image quality optimisation across clinical services.

  • Collaborate with clinical and academic partners to support research, innovation, and service development.

  • Deliver MRI safety and physics training and supervise trainee clinical scientists.

  • Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, including the Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations 2016

  • Uphold Trust values and corporate governance standards, including information governance, safeguarding, and health and safety.

  • Provide strategic direction and operational leadership for all MRI physics activities.

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Current registration on a Professional Register – HCPC registration as Clinical Scientist.
  • Master’s Degree (or evidence of substantial relevant continuing professional development in Medical Physics or Equivalent)
Desirable criteria
  • Recognised MR Safety Expert status (or eligible for recognition)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • A broad range of relevant professional experience in MRI physics, including safety, protocol optimisation, and QA.
  • Experience of building or leading a new clinical physics service.
  • Strong research track record in MRI, including publications and presentations Participation in statutory review processes

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to develop programs and applications for advanced data handling using data handling packages (e.g. Matlab, IDL) or computer programming
  • Ability to work autonomously and make professional decisions about complex and challenging situations.
  • Knowledge and experience of NHS governance, audit and assurance processes.

Attitude, aptitude

Essential criteria
  • Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focus, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
  • - Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesStonewall Health ChampionsMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.We offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerNHS Pastoral CareStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Seshni Mohammed
Job title
Imaging Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01603286539
Additional information

Amanda Webster

Radiation Safety/QA Lead

[email protected]

01603 288 481

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