CT
Band 6
CT radiographer Band 6 jobs in the UK
Specialist / senior practitioner · 1–4 years post-qualification
CT radiographers deliver high-throughput cross-sectional imaging for trauma, stroke, oncology and interventional workups.
Pay & typical settings
- Pay band
- £38,682 – £46,580 (2025/26 AfC)
- Typical experience
- 1–4 years post-qualification
- Where these roles sit
- Major trauma centres · Stroke units · Oncology centres · CDCs
What the person spec usually requires
- Autonomous practice in at least one specialist modality
- Supervision of Band 5s, students and assistant practitioners
- Active CPD with a postgraduate certificate in progress or completed
- Contribution to audit, governance and protocol development
Core CT skills panels score
- Contrast administration & reactions
- Dose optimisation (DRLs)
- Trauma pathway (CT polytrauma)
- Cardiac CT
How to get shortlisted
- Specific modality competency with case-volume evidence
- Leadership / mentorship examples using STAR
- Audit or QI you led and what changed as a result
- Knowledge of trust priorities (e.g. RTT, CDC rollout)
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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