MRI Radiographer - Band 6

Job summary

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Pilgrim MRI

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.

About us

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).