MRI
Band 6
MRI radiographer Band 6 jobs in the UK
Specialist / senior practitioner · 1–4 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
- £38,682 – £46,580 (2025/26 AfC)
- Typical experience
- 1–4 years post-qualification
- Where these roles sit
- Acute trusts · Community diagnostic centres (CDCs) · Private providers (InHealth, Alliance)
What the person spec usually requires
- Autonomous practice in at least one specialist modality
- Supervision of Band 5s, students and assistant practitioners
- Active CPD with a postgraduate certificate in progress or completed
- Contribution to audit, governance and protocol development
Core MRI skills panels score
- Safety screening (MRSE/MRSO)
- Sequence optimisation
- Cannulation
- Patient management in-bore
How to get shortlisted
- Specific modality competency with case-volume evidence
- Leadership / mentorship examples using STAR
- Audit or QI you led and what changed as a result
- Knowledge of trust priorities (e.g. RTT, CDC rollout)
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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