MRI Advanced Radiographer | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 07 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 Per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 December 2025 |
| Location: | Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD |
| Company: | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7604318/430-CC25-510A |
Summary
MRI Advanced Radiographer
Department: Imaging
Band 7 - £47,810 - £54,710 pro rata if part-time
Hours: 37.5, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
Are you an experienced and motivated MRI Radiographer ready to take the next step in your career?
Join our dynamic and expanding Imaging Department at Milton Keynes University Hospital, where innovation, teamwork, and patient-centred care are at the heart of everything we do.
As an Advanced MRI Radiographer, you’ll play a key role in delivering a high-quality diagnostic service across our modern MRI facilities – including two Siemens 1.5T scanners at the main hospital site and a GE 1.5T Voyager at our Community Diagnostic Centre. With a new state-of-the-art Imaging Scanning Centre opening in 2026, this is an exciting time to be part of our growing service.
You’ll carry out a wide range of MRI examinations, including neuro, musculoskeletal, angiography, and dynamic studies, while ensuring the highest clinical standards and excellent patient care. The role also includes participation in the on-call rota for spinal emergencies.
We’re looking for a radiographer who is:
• Passionate about exceptional patient care and service delivery
• Keen to develop advanced MRI and cross-sectional imaging skills
• Confident mentoring students and junior colleagues
• Committed to CPD and the Trust’s core values —Care, Collaborate, Communicate, Contribute
Interview date:11 & 12 December 2025
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· To provide advanced MRI knowledge and advice to patients, carers, and other members of the radiography team as well as other imaging staff.
· To take an active part in the supervision and training of radiographers, APs and student radiographers with their individual development needs in mind and to provide induction support and mentorship to new members of staff.
· To share advanced MRI knowledge and skills with other members of the multi-disciplinary team and to work within and support the multi-disciplinary team.
· Maintain effective communication and professional relationships with all areas within Radiology and with associated clinical areas within the Trust acting as a point of advice for referrers and patients when clarification is needed.
· Deputise for the superintendent and deputy superintendent radiographers in operational management when required and to undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade as directed by the non-ionising radiation operational lead.
You’ll join a vibrant, friendly, and inclusive team within a forward-thinking department that actively supports professional growth and development.
Be part of our journey and help shape the future of our advanced MRI service at Milton Keynes University Hospital.
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.
Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards – a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards – and the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Clinical
1. To independently undertake a wide range of MRI procedures, ensuring high professional standards of technical competence and patient care are maintained at all times.
2. Able to work in an advanced practitioner capacity, with a high degree of autonomy to provide clinical support and advice to other radiographic practitioners.
3. In complex and challenging clinical situations, use a range of skills and strategies to deal with the issues presented and to lead new practice and service developments.
Communication and relationship building
1. To communicate information concerning their specialist imaging modality areas to patients/clients, relatives, and other professionals.
2. To appropriately manage situations where the communication topic is extremely delicate, sensitive, or controversial (for example: with work colleagues, service users, relatives, etc).
3. Be able to react dynamically to changes and operational issues which will present themselves frequently.
Responsibilities for analysis
1. Must possess skills for accurately assessing a range of complex, acute and other patient conditions so as to tailor diagnostic scanning protocols which take into account the optimization of the diagnostic images gained.
2. Must handle complicated situations made up of several components, which may be conflicting or where some information is unavailable.
3. Must be responsible to stream workflows to the correct clinicians and prioritise patients clinically based on clinical need.
Responsibilities for planning and organisation of activities
1. The post holder is responsible for organising the daily workload.
2. Must ensure appropriate skill mix and training support for those staff performing MRI duties; juggling case mix and urgency of workload ensuring the department provides a timely service.
3. Balance of service needs with the training needs of staff within MRI is a complex evaluation task which is a requirement of the post holder and will need to be continuously undertaken.
Please refer to the job description for further details.
This advert closes on Sunday 23 Nov 2025