About this role
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 five GE CT scanners, with services running seven days a week and extended hours. Three scanners are at Kings Mill, one at Newark and one at the Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at Mansfield Community Hospital which opened in April 2026.
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, shifts, weekends, evenings, and bank holidays. Cross-site working and scanner rotation are required.
Candidates must have previous NHS experience and be able to travel between sites.
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.
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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 Ability to drive between sites
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.
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UK Registration
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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)