Interventional
Band 5
Interventional radiographer Band 5 jobs in the UK
Newly qualified / rotational · 0–2 years post-qualification
Interventional radiographers support image-guided procedures — angiography, embolisation, biliary, vascular and neuro-interventional.
Pay & typical settings
- Pay band
- £31,049 – £37,796 (2025/26 AfC)
- Typical experience
- 0–2 years post-qualification
- Where these roles sit
- Vascular/IR suites in tertiary centres · Neuro-interventional centres · Cardiac cath labs
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 Interventional skills panels score
- Sterile technique
- Fluoroscopy/DSA
- Patient monitoring
- Equipment & consumables knowledge
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 Interventional
Most IR radiographers move across from general or CT after Band 5, with in-house training and a PgCert in interventional imaging for Band 6/7.
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