General radiography
Band 8d
Diagnostic radiographer Band 8d jobs in the UK
Deputy director / clinical director of imaging · 15+ years, executive track
General/plain-film radiographers cover A&E, theatres, wards and outpatients — the largest part of the diagnostic workforce.
Pay & typical settings
- Pay band
- £91,442 – £105,337 (2025/26 AfC)
- Typical experience
- 15+ years, executive track
- Where these roles sit
- Emergency departments · Theatres · Wards · Outpatient X-ray
What the person spec usually requires
- Deputy director or clinical director portfolio
- Board reporting and exec-level decision making
- ICB / network-level programme leadership (e.g. CDC, IDS)
- Strategic workforce, finance and digital transformation
Core General radiography skills panels score
- Plain film technique
- Mobile & theatre imaging
- IR(ME)R justification awareness
- Trauma positioning
How to get shortlisted
- Board paper authorship
- Programme delivery at ICS scale
- Equality, diversity and inclusion leadership at exec level
- Mentoring of 8a/8b talent into 8c
The route into General radiography
Entry is via a BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography or the degree apprenticeship, leading directly to a Band 5 post.
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