MRI Lead Radiographer

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description:

Job Title: MRI Lead Radiographer

Department: Diagnostics MRI

Location: Cromwell Hospital 164-178 Cromwell Road Kensington SW5 0TU

Permanent / Contract: Permanent

Salary range: Competitive (dependent on experience and qualifications)

Full time/part time: Full-Time 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday.

(3 long days as part of a rolling roster).

Additional Information: The department is open at weekends with shifts allocated on an overtime basis.

Close Date For Applications: 20th March 2026 (23:59pm)

An exciting career opportunity awaits you at the Cromwell Hospital in our newly established imaging department housing the latest technology which offers attractive professional working environment and professional development.

At Bupa you can be the Radiographer you want to be. With the autonomy to use your skills and strong benefits to support you patient care can be your top priority. Building a career in radiography has never been easier with good hours you can live a balanced healthy lifestyle.

Joining Bupa youll benefit from access to our state-of-the art Clinical Training Facility a centre for connected learning care and careers. This forms part of Bupa Campus a vibrant new learning initiative which brings us together in virtual and physical spaces across the Bupa globe.

About The Cromwell Hospital

The Cromwell Hospital is a major international private hospital in West London receive bothUK andinternational patients. We are committed to providing the highest quality healthcare outpatient and inpatient service care. The hospital has 180 beds and 4 suites theatres medical and surgical wards cardiac centre CDU level 2 and 3 full intensive care facilities paediatrics diagnostic services physiotherapy a dedicated day surgery unit and a new cath lab.

Our new modern Radiography department is equipped with the latest state-of-the-art technology to include;

Two general X-Ray rooms
One fluoroscopy suite which can also be utilised as an additional X-Ray room
One Cone Beam CT scanner
One Bone Density scannerwith advanced body composition analysis capabilities
Two state-of-the-art mobile X-Ray units
Four theatre image intensifiers

Youll help us make health happen by:

As MRI Lead Radiographer you will play a pivotal role in overseeing day-to-day departmental operations ensuring high-quality imaging delivering safe and efficient workflows and supporting the professional development of the MRI team. This role requires a dynamic patient-focused leader who can uphold Cromwell Hospitals reputation for outstanding patient care and clinical excellence.

You will work closely with the MRI Superintendent to:

Lead and coordinate daily clinical activity within a busy MRI environment.
Maintain compliance with MRI safety frameworks (MHRA Local Rules SOPs).
Drive quality improvement initiatives and optimise imaging protocols.
Provide expert clinical leadership training and mentorship to radiographers.
Contribute to governance audit programmes and departmental performance reviews.
Support the introduction and integration of the new 3T MRI service.
Participate in the weekend MRI rota and demonstrate flexibility to meet service demands.

Youll help us make health happen by

Perform and supervise highquality MRI examinations in line with evidencebased practice.
Ensure safe operation of MRI environments adhering to MRI safety zones and screening protocols.
Manage staff rotas workflows and resources to optimise service efficiency.
Contribute to multidisciplinary meetings (MDTs) and clinical discussions.
Maintain accurate records ensuring RIS/PACS data integrity.
Support equipment care quality assurance checks and fault escalation.
Champion a culture of continuous improvement and collaborative working.

Key Skills / Qualifications;

Essential:

BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography or DCR(R).
HCPC registration
Extensive postregistration MRI experience (minimum 5 years).
Competency in Cardiac MRI.
Cannulation certificate
Strong communication decisionmaking and leadership skills.

Desirable:

Postgraduate MRI qualifications.
Completion of MRI safety training (e.g. MR Safety Expert/Operator courses).
Philips MRI experience.
Previous people management experience.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health from mental and physical to financial social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits. Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

Payment of Professional Registration fees
Access to Bupa Campus and our Clinical Training Facility to support your clinical career development
Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year increasing through length of service with option to buy or sell
Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
Discounted access to online gym sessions through Gympass
Various other benefits and online discounts
Free onsite massages as a recognition for your hard work
Opportunity to participate in our annual awards ceremony

Why Bupa

Were a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose helping people live longer healthier happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to Be you at Bupa we champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. Thats why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. Well make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format please email:

At Bupa we strive to ensure all our of customers patients and staff are safe. All employees have a duty to ensure that safeguarding children young people and adults at risk is prioritised and acted on appropriately.

Time Type:

Full time

Job Area:

Clinical Services

Locations:

Cromwell Hospital London

Job Description:Job Title: MRI Lead Radiographer Department: Diagnostics MRILocation: Cromwell Hospital 164-178 Cromwell Road Kensington SW5 0TUPermanent / Contract: Permanent Salary range: Competitive (dependent on experience and qualifications)Full time/part time: Full-Time 37.5 hours per week Mon...