CT
Band 8b
CT radiographer Band 8b jobs in the UK
Service / modality manager · 10+ years, often post-MSc
CT radiographers deliver high-throughput cross-sectional imaging for trauma, stroke, oncology and interventional workups.
Pay & typical settings
- Pay band
- £64,455 – £74,896 (2025/26 AfC)
- Typical experience
- 10+ years, often post-MSc
- Where these roles sit
- Major trauma centres · Stroke units · Oncology centres · CDCs
What the person spec usually requires
- Operational management of a service line, rota and budget
- Workforce planning aligned to the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
- Quality, risk and governance ownership for the modality
- Senior MDT and ICS-level engagement
Core CT skills panels score
- Contrast administration & reactions
- Dose optimisation (DRLs)
- Trauma pathway (CT polytrauma)
- Cardiac CT
How to get shortlisted
- Demonstrated budget-holder experience (>£500k)
- Workforce transformation case study with metrics
- QSIR / PRINCE2 / Lean credentials
- Strategic alignment with trust and ICS priorities
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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