Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

CT Senior Radiographer

The closing date is 04 December 2025

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking an experienced, motivated and enthusiastic Radiographer to join our friendly and supportive CT team, working across both Newark and King's Mill sites.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with previous CT experience who is looking to further develop their skills. We offer comprehensive training and development, with exposure to a wide range of examinations including Emergency Department, Inpatients and Outpatients.

Our Trust currently operates four GE CT scanners, with services running seven days a week and extended hours. We are also expanding to five scanners with the opening of a new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at Mansfield Community Hospital in April 2026, which will include a GE Apex 160 scanner for cardiac imaging.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Perform high-quality X-ray examinations in accordance with IRR17, IR(ME)R17, and local rules.
  • Communicate effectively with patients, staff, and external MDT teams to ensure excellent patient care and service efficiency.
  • Maintain a safe working environment in line with Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and related legislation.

Working Pattern:

  • Includes weekends, evenings, and bank holidays.
  • Cross-site working and scanner rotation are required.

If you are passionate about patient care, keen to grow professionally, and thrive in a collaborative environment, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

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Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Details

Date posted

20 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

214-CSTO-7540485

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Underpinning theory and professional knowledge acquired through diploma/degree

Desirable

  • Specialist expertise, underpinned by theory and practical experience acquired through diploma/ degree/post graduate study.

Qualifications

Essential

  • DCR R or BSc(Hons Radiography Post graduate qualification in CT

Desirable

  • Post graduate qualification in CT

Further Training

Essential

  • Trained to perform IV injections

Desirable

  • Ability to Reconstruct Images

Experience

Essential

  • Previous radiology experience - This may be supplemented by short courses + CPD.
  • Previous NHS experience
  • Supervisory experience

Desirable

  • Teaching skills
  • Significant experience of working at band 5 level in a department rotating into CT Department.

Contractual requirements

Essential

  • Extended days, weekends and bank holiday
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Underpinning theory and professional knowledge acquired through diploma/degree

Desirable

  • Specialist expertise, underpinned by theory and practical experience acquired through diploma/ degree/post graduate study.

Qualifications

Essential

  • DCR R or BSc(Hons Radiography Post graduate qualification in CT

Desirable

  • Post graduate qualification in CT

Further Training

Essential

  • Trained to perform IV injections

Desirable

  • Ability to Reconstruct Images

Experience

Essential

  • Previous radiology experience - This may be supplemented by short courses + CPD.
  • Previous NHS experience
  • Supervisory experience

Desirable

  • Teaching skills
  • Significant experience of working at band 5 level in a department rotating into CT Department.

Contractual requirements

Essential

  • Extended days, weekends and bank holiday

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead CT Radiographer

Rachel Stevenson

rachel.stevenson2@nhs.net

01623676141

Details

Date posted

20 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

214-CSTO-7540485

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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