Senior Radiographer CT & MRI

University Hospitals Dorset; Poole; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Dorset is recruiting radiographers with CT or MRI experience to join across our Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospitals. Band 5 or 6, full time or part time, 37.5 hours per week.

You will work across two sites with state‑of‑the‑art CT and MRI scanners, the role includes on‑call requirements and flexible shifts; HCPC registration required.

Qualifications

• DCR (R) or BSc in Radiography.
• Current HCPC registration.
• NHS experience or equivalent.
• Post graduate qualification in CT or MRI.

Responsibilities

• Work across UHD with CT and MRI modalities.
• Support both CT and MRI scanning workflows on multiple sites.

Skills

Ability to work under pressure

Teamwork

Autonomous working

Education

DCR (R) or BSc in Radiography

HCPC Registration

Post graduate qualification in CT or MRI

Job description

Main area Radiology Grade Band 5 or 6 Contract Permanent Hours 37.5 hours per week (Full Time and Part Time Hours Available) Job ref 153-SP06946

Department name 01. UHD - General Recruitment Site University Hospitals Dorsets Town Poole Salary £32,073 - £48,117 pa/pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 28/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 05/11/2026

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a high quality radiographers who can offer experience in either CT, MRI or both to work across UHD.

Our Trust is based across two large hospitals, the Royal Bournemouth and Poole Hospitals. Across the organisation we have 9 Canon CT scanners, 4 Siemens MRI scanners, 2 Phillips MRI scanners and an Esaote Extremity MRI scanner.

In CT, we perform a large amount of orthopaedic, neuro and chest/body studies, as well as specialist examinations such as cardiac, angiography, colonography and ablations. Whilst in MRI we have the opportunity to perform orthopaedic, spine, angio, liver, cardiac, breast, prostate, head & neck and arthrography. In reality, there is not a great deal of examinations that we are not undertaking.

The shifts are over a 4-day working week; Monday to Sunday (including bank holidays), and consist of 7am-5pm, 8am-6pm, 10am-8pm,1pm-11pm and a night shift of 10pm-8am and 8pm-6am . In addition to this you would be required to participate in the MRI on call rota out of hours.

This role requires HCPC Registration.
Base Locations: Cross site at Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital
Interview date: Thursday, 5th November 2026

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.

Main duties of the job

We benefit from a dynamic, advanced thinking team of radiographers and assistants who enjoy good working and social relationships. There is excellent support for CPD, such as IV cannulation training, study days and courses. This is a departments are committed to staying at the forefront of technology as well as all the latest CT & MR scanning techniques.

We offer the possibility to be recruited as a band 5 and receive training, or, if you already have previous experience in CT or MRI, to join us straight as a band 6 radiographer. If however you then require training in the other modality, this is not a problem - we are always keen to develop our team.

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert

Person specification

Qualification / Experience

• DCR (R ) or BSc in Radiography
• Current HCPC Registration
• NHS experience or equivalent.
• Post graduate qualification in CT or MRI.

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to work within a team and autonomously
• Knowledge of multi-slice CT techniques and principles, and/ or an excellent working knowledge of the principles of MRI physics, and to be able to relate this to the introduction of new techniques.

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

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.

Name Matthew Benbow or Amy Walker Job title Superintendent Radiographer CT & MRI Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0300 019 2242 Additional information

You would be most welcome to come for a visit, see the scanners and meet the team - please just contact us to arrange: Amy Walker ([e-mail])