Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
MRI Senior Radiographer
The closing date is 17 August 2026

Job summary
We are looking for experienced and dedicated MRI radiographers to join our MRI team at Sherwood Forest Hospital NHS Trust (SFH).

This is an exciting opportunity offering rotation across all SFH sites, including the new CDC and MRI build. The MRI department will benefit from the introduction of new state-of-the-art Philips Ingenia Ambition X 1.5T systems opening in the next 3 months, within an environment designed to offer the best service to optimize both staff and patients' experiences.

SFH MRI service has recently expanded to open a new facility at the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) MRI at Mansfield Community Hospital.

The post-holders will work as part of a team consisting of radiographers, an assistant practitioner, and imaging assistants to provide a 11.5-hour, 7-day service in the MRI Department. The successful candidates will develop specialized knowledge and expertise to produce high-quality images for diagnosis and treatment, while maintaining high standards of care.

Our service is supportive of advanced practice and leadership development.

Both full and part time posts are offered in this vacancy, working as long days.

Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

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Details
Date posted: 03 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year (per annum pro rata)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 214-CSTO-8148603
Job locations: King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential

• Underpinning theory and professional knowledge acquired through diploma/degree in radiography
• Excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of NHS procedures, policies and guidelines
• Portfolio to show evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable

• Specialist expertise, underpinned by theory and practical experience acquired through diploma/ degree/post graduate study
• IT skills

Qualifications
Essential

• DCR R or BSc (Hons Radiography)
• State registration with HCPC
• Evidence of further study

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in MRI

Further Training
Essential

• Evidence of competency in IV cannulation

Desirable

• Ability to Reconstruct Images

Experience
Essential

• Supervisory experience
• Significant experience as a Band 5 radiographer may be supplemented by short courses + CPD.
• Evidence of supervising students and support staff
• Previous NHS experience

Desirable

• Teaching skills
• Experience of working in a department and rotating into MRI

Contractual requirements
Essential

• Seven day working

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
MRI Modality Lead Radiographer
Claire Barnes
cbarnes6@nhs.net
01623622515