MRI
Band 5
MRI radiographer Band 5 jobs in the UK
Newly qualified / rotational · 0–2 years post-qualification
MRI radiographers run multi-sequence scans across neuro, MSK, cardiac and body imaging using 1.5T and 3T systems.
Pay & typical settings
- Pay band
- £31,049 – £37,796 (2025/26 AfC)
- Typical experience
- 0–2 years post-qualification
- Where these roles sit
- Acute trusts · Community diagnostic centres (CDCs) · Private providers (InHealth, Alliance)
What the person spec usually requires
- HCPC registration as a Radiographer
- Rotational practice across the imaging department
- Working towards competency in a specialist modality
- Evidence of CPD and reflective practice (SoR ePortfolio)
Core MRI skills panels score
- Safety screening (MRSE/MRSO)
- Sequence optimisation
- Cannulation
- Patient management in-bore
How to get shortlisted
- Clinical placements mapped to the person spec
- Examples of MDT and patient-centred care
- IR(ME)R awareness even at student level
- Genuine reflection on a critical incident or near-miss
The route into MRI
Most MRI radiographers start in general radiography at Band 5, rotate through MRI, then complete a PgCert in MRI to consolidate at Band 6.
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