Specialist Radiographer - MRI | East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Stevenage is seeking a Specialist MRI Radiographer. The role involves performing MR examinations and participating in a cross-site rota. Candidates should be enthusiastic and flexible with strong communication skills and clinical ability in MR imaging. The department promotes a teamwork culture and supports continual professional development. This position offers a 7-day shift pattern, ensuring flexibility and work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, flexible, and highly motivated radiographers are preferred.
• Proven clinical ability in MR imaging is essential.
• Good communication skills and team working ethic are required.

Responsibilities

• Perform MR examinations at the Lister Hospital.
• Participate in a cross-site rota with the QEII Hospital.
• Engage in a fortnightly paediatric session for sedated and general anaesthetic cases.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Flexible

Good communication skills

Team working ethic

Clinical ability in MR imaging

Job description

About the Role

We are recruiting for a Specialist MRI Radiographer who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. Based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage, you will perform a range of MR examinations, and will participate in a cross site rota with our sister site at the new QEII Hospital.

Role and Responsibilities

In addition to general MR examinations, there is a fortnightly paediatric session for sedated and general anaesthetic cases and a dedicated session for patients with conditional pacemakers with support from cardiology.

Values

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

Team Culture

We pride ourselves on being a friendly, energetic department. There is a strong culture of teamwork and staff development, with CPD being actively encouraged and supported.

What the Team Says

• A lovely place to work with a great team spirit
• A very caring and very diverse and multicultural department who will make anyone who starts to work here feel very welcome
• We all work together as a team and help each other as much as we can

Candidate Profile

We are looking for enthusiastic, flexible, forward thinking and highly motivated radiographers, with good communication skills and team working ethic. We are looking for individuals with proven clinical ability in MR imaging, who have the desire to develop their career and increase their expertise in a modern, well-equipped environment. Training will be provided to support you in your role. If the ideal candidate wishes to keep up other radiographic skills this can be accommodated.

Equipment and Facilities

The Trust has 3 Siemens MRI scanners (3T and a new 1.5T). The department also has CR/DR systems, integrated with Carestream PACS and encompass a comprehensive range of equipment including DR general and dental rooms, flat plate interventional room, CT, MRI, Breast Imaging, DXA Scanning, Nuclear Medicine SPECT, flat plate image intensifiers and a wide range of Ultrasound services. There is also a dedicated recovery area for interventional cases in Radiology.

Working Pattern

The successful candidate will take part in a 7 day working shift pattern.

About the Trust

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now. We run the following hospitals:

• Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

Support and Work Life Balance

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause – so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Application

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role. This advert closes on Tuesday 6 Jan 2026.