CT
Band 5
CT radiographer Band 5 jobs in the UK
Newly qualified / rotational · 0–2 years post-qualification
CT radiographers deliver high-throughput cross-sectional imaging for trauma, stroke, oncology and interventional workups.
Pay & typical settings
- Pay band
- £31,049 – £37,796 (2025/26 AfC)
- Typical experience
- 0–2 years post-qualification
- Where these roles sit
- Major trauma centres · Stroke units · Oncology centres · CDCs
What the person spec usually requires
- HCPC registration as a Radiographer
- Rotational practice across the imaging department
- Working towards competency in a specialist modality
- Evidence of CPD and reflective practice (SoR ePortfolio)
Core CT skills panels score
- Contrast administration & reactions
- Dose optimisation (DRLs)
- Trauma pathway (CT polytrauma)
- Cardiac CT
How to get shortlisted
- Clinical placements mapped to the person spec
- Examples of MDT and patient-centred care
- IR(ME)R awareness even at student level
- Genuine reflection on a critical incident or near-miss
The route into CT
CT is a common Band 5 rotation. Many radiographers specialise post-PgCert in CT or move into cardiac CT for Band 7.
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