CT Senior Radiographer

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a motivated CT Senior Radiographer to join their friendly team. You will perform X-ray examinations across various departments, ensuring patient care and effective communication. The role offers opportunities for professional growth and training in a supportive environment. Ideal candidates will have a relevant radiography qualification and experience in NHS settings.

Qualifications

• Underpinning theory and professional knowledge acquired through diploma/degree.
• Specialist expertise, supported by diploma/degree/postgraduate study.
• Trained to perform IV injections.

Responsibilities

• Perform X-ray examinations in accordance with health regulations.
• Communicate effectively with patients and staff.
• Maintain a safe working environment.

Skills

Effective communication

Patient care

Team collaboration

Education

DCR R or BSc(Hons Radiography) with postgraduate qualification in CT

Job description

CT Senior Radiographer

The closing date is 04 December 2025

Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic Radiographer to join our friendly and supportive CT team, working across both Newark and King's Mill sites.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with previous CT experience who is looking to further develop their skills. We offer comprehensive training and development, with exposure to a wide range of examinations including Emergency Department, Inpatients and Outpatients.

Our Trust currently operates four GE CT scanners, with services running seven days a week and extended hours. We are also expanding to five scanners with the opening of a new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at Mansfield Community Hospital in April 2026, which will include a GE Apex 160 scanner for cardiac imaging.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform high-quality X‑ray examinations in accordance with IRR17, IR(ME)R17, and local rules.
• Communicate effectively with patients, staff, and external MDT teams to ensure excellent patient care and service efficiency.
• Maintain a safe working environment in line with Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and related legislation.

Working Pattern

• Includes weekends, evenings, and bank holidays.
• Cross‑site working and scanner rotation are required.

If you are passionate about patient care, keen to grow professionally, and thrive in a collaborative environment, we would love to hear from you.

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.

Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

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Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Underpinning theory and professional knowledge acquired through diploma/degree
• Specialist expertise, underpinned by theory and practical experience acquired through diploma/ degree/post graduate study.

Qualifications

• DCR R or BSc(Hons Radiography Post graduate qualification in CT

Further Training

• Trained to perform IV injections
• Ability to Reconstruct Images

Experience

• Previous radiology experience – this may be supplemented by short courses + CPD.
• Previous NHS experience
• Supervisory experience
• Teaching skills
• Significant experience of working at band 5 level in a department rotating into CT Department.

Contractual requirements

• Extended days, weekends and bank holiday

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.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust