MRI Lead Clinical Scientist | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Clinical Scientist to lead MRI Physics at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This role will provide strategic and professional leadership for MRI services, ensuring safe, effective, and optimised imaging across clinical and research activity. The postholder will act as the Trust’s lead expert for MRI safety and governance, providing authoritative scientific advice and working as or in partnership with the appointed Magnetic Resonance Safety Expert (MRSE) where required.

This role includes establishing and developing the MRI Physics service, building workforce capacity, implementing robust policies and quality standards, and overseeing scanner performance and technical assurance. The postholder will collaborate closely with imaging, clinical, academic, and regional partners to support service development and innovation across Norfolk and Waveney.

TheMRI Lead Clinical Scientist will be responsible for establishing, leading, and developing a high-quality MRI physics service to support the Trust in both its routine clinical operations and research programs. This will include acting as the Trust’s principal Magnetic Resonance Safety Expert (MRSE), providing senior leadership, and delivering specialist scientific and technical advice to ensure safe, effective, and optimised MRI imaging services

The Imaging Department at NNUH is a large, forward-looking diagnostic and interventional service delivering over 400,000 examinations per year across a comprehensive range of modalities. Services include MRI, CT, ultrasound, plain film, Nuclear Medicine, fluoroscopy, breast imaging, DXA, Vascular Access and interventional radiology, supporting acute, elective, outpatient and emergency care pathways.

MRI is a strategically significant modality within the Trust, with a total of 9 MRI scanners across the main hospital site, Cromer hospital and the Community Diagnostic Centre. The service supports complex tertiary referrals, specialist neuroscience and musculoskeletal imaging, cancer pathways, and expanding research programmes in collaboration with academic and regional partners.

The department has a strong culture of governance, quality assurance and continuous improvement, underpinned by investment in infrastructure, digital systems and workforce development. MRI Physics plays a central role in ensuring technical excellence, safety leadership and service optimisation as the Trust continues to expand and modernise its imaging provision.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of

NHS benefits/discounts and in addition

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
• Establish , expand and lead the Trust’s MRI Physics service, establishing workforce, processes, policies, and quality standards.
• Lead MRI physics support for the Trust, including scanner performance, image optimisation, and MRI safety.
• Provide expert scientific advice on MRI safety, regulatory compliance, procurement, commissioning, optimisation, and complex technical issues.
• Act as, or work in partnership with, the Trust’s Magnetic Resonance Safety Expert (MRSE).
• Lead MRI scanner commissioning, performance evaluation, and image quality optimisation across clinical services.
• Collaborate with clinical and academic partners to support research, innovation, and service development.
• Deliver MRI safety and physics training and supervise trainee clinical scientists.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, including the Control of Electromagnetic Fields at Work Regulations 2016
• Uphold Trust values and corporate governance standards, including information governance, safeguarding, and health and safety.
• Provide strategic direction and operational leadership for all MRI physics activities.

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.

This advert closes on Sunday 21 Jun 2026