MRI Radiographer

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Pendlebury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Flexible working

Health and wellbeing hours

Job summary

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Radiographer to join our MRI team at Salford. The role focuses on trauma, neurosciences, and stroke imaging, requiring strong communication and teamwork to support patient-centred care.

You will rotate across multiple MR scanners and work within a large NHS Trust that prioritises safe, high-quality imaging and efficient patient flow, contributing to 24/7 service delivery.

Qualifications

• Registered radiographer with good interpersonal skills.
• Experience in MRI environments and patient care.
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced trauma and stroke imaging centre.

Responsibilities

• Perform MR imaging across trauma, neurosciences, and general surgery.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver imaging services.
• Maintain patient safety and comfort during MR procedures.

Skills

MRI

Teamwork

Communication

Patient care

Education

Degree in Radiography

Tools

MRI Scanners

Job description

MR at Salford offers a 24 hour service, 7 days a week. Core hours are 8am-8pm . All staff contribute to weekend working and the on-call service

We are looking for an enthusiastic, patient focused, progressive Radiographer who is a good team players and will have excellent interpersonal, and communication skills and wishes to work at a centre specialising in trauma, neurosciences and stroke services, You will need to demonstrate that you are an enthusiastic, hardworking, motivated individual, who works well in a team and can work independently.

We have 5 MR scanners (3T Philips Elition, and three 1.5T Philips Ambition scanners) and an upgraded 1.5T GE scanner. The GE has been uplifted to a GE Artist with air coils and accelerator technology.

As part of our team, you will gain vast experience in imaging patients from a variety of specialities including, stroke, major trauma, neurosciences, and general surgery.

MR at Salford, part of the NCA, offers scanning to patients with implants such as pacemakers, cochlear implants, spinal stimulators, and patients who require general anaesthesia for MR. This will require you to have excellent team working skills, as you will be working closely with other departmental teams in delivering this service. You will rotate through all of our scanners, managing a wide array of acute and general examinations., The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction.

By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

• competitive benefits package
• a fantastic annual leave allowance
• flexible working opportunities
• protected hours for health and wellbeing activities