MRI Radiographer - Band 6

United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Boston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Annual Leave: 27–33 days

Flexible/part-time working

Job summary

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 MRI Radiographer to join the Pilgrim Hospital, Boston and Skegness Community Diagnostic Centre MRI teams. The post offers rotation between sites, a 3 x 12.5 hour week schedule, and a pathway from Band 5 if needed during preceptorship.

The successful candidate will be HCPC registered with MRI experience, a BSc (Hons) or equivalent, and a commitment to high-quality patient care within an expanding service. The role is NHS and ward-based.

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) or DCR in Diagnostic Radiography is required.
• Knowledge of MRI practices and safety issues is essential.
• Cannulation and IV administration experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality MR imaging as part of a busy team.
• Rotate between Pilgrim Hospital, Boston and Skegness Community Diagnostic Centre as required.

Skills

MRI practices & safety

Cannulation & IV administration

MRI experience

Education

BSc (Hons) or DCR in Diagnostic Radiography

Job description

Employer United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Pilgrim Hospital Town Boston Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 22/10/2026 23:59

MRI Radiographer - Band 6

NHS AfC: Band 6

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our Group values guide everything we do. They are:

• Compassionate - We care about people - Compassionate is the act of showing empathy, kindness, and respect to others, recognising their individual needs and circumstances. It involves listening, understanding, and supporting others in a way that makes them feel valued, safe, and cared for.
• Collaborative - We work together as a team - Collaborative is working inclusively and respectfully with others to achieve shared goals. It involves open communication, valuing diverse perspectives, and building trust to create a supportive and effective team environment.
• Innovative - We strive to improve - Innovative is the process of exploring new ideas, approaches, and technologies to improve care, services, and working practices. It involves creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take risks in a safe and supportive environment.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

Our Group Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Caring and building a healthier future for all” – stating their ambition for our Trust and the wider group to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

So,what is in it for you?

• Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

• Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
• Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
• Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
• Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
• Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
• NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
• Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
• Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

In addition, there ismore.

• Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
• Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
• Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
• Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
• Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.

Job overview

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Band 6 MRI Radiographer

The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest Trusts in the country, providing acute services across the county of Lincolnshire.

We are seeking a dynamic MRI radiographer to join the dedicated team in the MRI department at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston and Skegness Community Diagnostic Centre.

Pilgrim Hospital has a newly refurbished department with a Siemens Sola 1.5T and Skegness Community Diagnostic Centre has a Philips Ingenia 1.5T

The MRI service is open from 07:30 to 20:30 hrs daily, 7 days a week.

This is a friendly, busy but dedicated team, and they need someone who is a team player, and able to take the department forward as the Trust develops its MRI scanning services. A flexible approach to the working day is essential. The successful candidate will be a State Registered Radiographer with MR experience.

Successful candidates will be expected to undertake a preceptorship, this can take as little as 6 months to complete up to 18 months depending on your experience level and your own progress. The preceptorship provides information about the MRI service and mandatory training and supports your integration into the Trust.

Level of banding for this post will be dependent on skill level and experience,should you be new or have limited experience in the field of MRI you will be allocated as a band 5 until completion of the preceptorship

Main duties of the job

You will be part of a busy but dedicated team at Pilgrim Hospital and Skegness Community Diagnostic Centre, delivering high quality MR imaging. In 2027, Boston Community Diagnostic Centre will be completed and the post holder will be expected to rotate between all sites.

The shifts are 3 x 12.5 hour shifts a week.

Working for our organisation

Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment, it is now known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Successful candidates will initially work between Pilgrim Hospital and Skegness Community Diagnostic Centre sites on a rotational basis. The post is pan-trust.

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) or DCR in Diagnostic Radiography.
• HCPC registration

Previous Experience

• Knowledge of current MRI practices and safety issues.
• Understanding of NHS demands for MRI services and challenges.
• Cannulation and IV administration.
• Previous MRI experience
• Evidence of managing a small team
• Previous experience within the NHS

Skills

• Able to work alone or as part of a team.
• Demonstration of organisational skills.
• Ability to work to a high standard, both technically and in patient care.
• Good interpersonal skills, approachable and flexible.
• Ability to work closely with management and senior colleagues to improve standards.
• Demonstrate ability to work and integrate with a well-established team.

Specific Requirements

• Punctual.
• Professional appearance.
• Ability to support distressed individuals.

ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.

We welcome applications from the UK Armed Forces Community. On the application form please tick “Member of the Armed Forces Community” if the below applies to you.

You are:

• A Veteran
• A Military Reserve
• Partner/Spouse of those Serving NB: partners/spouses are only eligible whilst their partner is serving in the Armed Forces

All new employees will be subject to a charge for the DBS check that is required for the post. The Disclosure & Barring Service application form (formerly CRB) will be provided by ULTH and the fee will be deducted from your salary over a 3 month period.

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Please note, for applicants with previous NHS service: If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

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