Job reference: 254140
Salary: Band 5 (£34,544 - £43,039)
Job closing date: 27/10/2026
Job Type: Allied Health Professions
Location: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 36
Job posted date: 13/10/2026
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Grampian
Department: MRI West/Hutchison/Craig

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We have 7 day working in NHS Grampian and are seeking an enthusiastic, flexible and motivated Radiographer to come and join our friendly MRI team, working across both hospital sites. This role will involve working various shift patterns including 12 hour shifts and weekends. Previous MRI experience is desirable, although full training will be given. CPD is actively encouraged and supported.

The MRI service currently has 1 Siemens Avanto 1.5T scanner, 1 Siemens Avanto Biomatrix upgrade 1.5T scanner and a GE 450 wide bore scanner, with further MRI scanners planned in the future.

The NHS also has access to a 3T Philips Achieva research scanner.

The NHSG Radiology Department provides imaging services to approximately 620,000 people living in Grampian, Orkney and Shetland. NHS Grampian is in an exciting phase of modernisation of which Radiology is key. The Board have recently agreed plans investing £120 million for the Baird Family Hospital which will bring together maternity, gynaecology and breast services on one site along with The ANCHOR Centre which will provide outpatient and day-patient treatment for patients with cancer and blood disorders. Radiology is also scheduled to benefit from significant investment through the National Treatment Centre program and is a key component to the NHS Grampian Major Trauma Centre. Regional planning is also underway through aligned national and regional programmes of work.

We are looking to appoint a candidate who will be a member of the MRI team in NHS Grampian. The candidate should have good working knowledge and a proven interest in MRI would be desirable.

Successful candidates will be educated to degree level in Diagnostic Radiography with current registration in HCPC.

Aberdeen is a lively, cosmopolitan city located in the North East of Scotland. In the city, there are beautiful parks and gardens and a superb beach just a short walk from the centre. The city boasts fantastic museums, galleries, bars and restaurants and offers great shopping in centres and the main city streets.

Please direct all queries to Laura Farquharson, Superintendent Radiographer – laura.farquharson@nhs.scot

Interview Date: 25th & 26th November 2026
Interviews will be in-person only

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