MRI
Band 7
MRI radiographer Band 7 jobs in the UK
Advanced practitioner / team lead · 4–8 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
- £47,810 – £54,710 (2025/26 AfC)
- Typical experience
- 4–8 years post-qualification
- Where these roles sit
- Acute trusts · Community diagnostic centres (CDCs) · Private providers (InHealth, Alliance)
What the person spec usually requires
- Advanced practice scope of practice signed off against the Multi-professional Framework
- Reporting, intervention or planning autonomy in your modality
- Service development — protocols, training, recruitment input
- MSc (in progress or completed) and active CPD portfolio
Core MRI skills panels score
- Safety screening (MRSE/MRSO)
- Sequence optimisation
- Cannulation
- Patient management in-bore
How to get shortlisted
- Evidence against all four pillars: clinical, leadership, education, research
- Service improvement with measurable outcomes
- Workforce development — supervision, training, succession planning
- Strategic awareness of NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
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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