Radiography

Our dedicated Radiography team help improve the health of everyone, everywhere, today and for generations to come, capturing quality images during the standardised scanning of thousands of people who have volunteered to participate in our revolutionary long-term study.

Supporting our participants to transform research into disease

Hear from members of our Radiography team on what it is like working for UK Biobank.

Located at our four centres in Stockport, Newcastle, Bristol and Reading, our dedicated Radiography team welcomes participants over 350 days per year.

Without the altruism of our participants, the UK Biobank dataset would not be possible and radiographers are essential to their experience.

Radiographers capture a wide variety of scans of every volunteer, making participants feel comfortable and at ease, and we’re proud that 93% of participants report feeling highly passionate to be part of such an important long-term health study.

The team works across all modalities including neuro, cardiac, and abdominal MRIs, DEXA bone density scans and ultrasound scans of the carotid artery. This makes UK Biobank a unique and rewarding place for radiographers to work.

Key skills we look for

Qualified radiographer (recent graduates welcome).
HCPC registered.
Committed to outstanding customer service.
Detail orientated, focus on quality and continuous improvement.

Why join us?

We are committed to offering the best possible reward package to Imaging teams. This includes:

Excellent training.
No on-call shifts.
No night shifts.
Free parking and free lunches on site.

This all enables our team to enjoy a great work/life balance.

It’s like no other job that you see in Radiography, a fantastic opportunity to be a vital part of the biggest imaging study in the world. Our cohort of participants are varied, interesting and all come with their own stories and experiences. Interacting with them and within such a supportive hard-working team every day is a privilege. The 12 hour shifts ensures a great work life balance, giving us 4 days off per week to pursue our individual interests.
Willow, Superintendent Radiographer

Hear what participants have to say

Participants share their feedback after attending an assessment centre visit and interacting with the Radiography team:

“I felt safe, and was put at ease during all scans by the many very professional, kind, helpful and happy staff.”

“I found [the scans] all interesting and comfortable due to the quality of care given by the staff who were all excellent and put me at ease, answering all my questions.”

“Everything was explained well, and the staff were very friendly – I liked the provision of a blanket during the brain scan.”

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