MRI
Band 8b
MRI radiographer Band 8b jobs in the UK
Service / modality manager · 10+ years, often post-MSc
MRI radiographers run multi-sequence scans across neuro, MSK, cardiac and body imaging using 1.5T and 3T systems.
Pay & typical settings
- Pay band
- £64,455 – £74,896 (2025/26 AfC)
- Typical experience
- 10+ years, often post-MSc
- Where these roles sit
- Acute trusts · Community diagnostic centres (CDCs) · Private providers (InHealth, Alliance)
What the person spec usually requires
- Operational management of a service line, rota and budget
- Workforce planning aligned to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
- Quality, risk and governance ownership for the modality
- Senior MDT and ICS-level engagement
Core MRI skills panels score
- Safety screening (MRSE/MRSO)
- Sequence optimisation
- Cannulation
- Patient management in-bore
How to get shortlisted
- Demonstrated budget-holder experience (>£500k)
- Workforce transformation case study with metrics
- QSIR / PRINCE2 / Lean credentials
- Strategic alignment with trust and ICS priorities
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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