Radiotherapy
Band 3
Therapeutic radiographer Band 3 jobs in the UK
Trainee assistant practitioner · 1–2 years on AP training programme
Therapeutic radiographers plan and deliver radiotherapy treatments across linac, brachytherapy and on-treatment review.
Pay & typical settings
- Pay band
- £24,625 – £25,674 (2025/26 AfC)
- Typical experience
- 1–2 years on AP training programme
- Where these roles sit
- Regional cancer centres · Proton beam centres · Private oncology (GenesisCare, HCA)
What the person spec usually requires
- Working towards FdSc / foundation degree in healthcare science (imaging)
- Performing protocolled plain-film exams under supervision
- Patient ID, consent and pause-and-check ownership
- IR(ME)R operator under a named scheme of work
Core Radiotherapy skills panels score
- Treatment planning (Eclipse/Monaco)
- On-treatment review
- IMRT/VMAT delivery
- Patient consent & toxicity management
How to get shortlisted
- Evidence of academic capacity (recent GCSE/A-level/Access study)
- Care experience plus exposure to imaging
- Examples of following SOPs precisely under pressure
- Commitment to completing the apprenticeship
The route into Radiotherapy
Entry is via a BSc (Hons) Therapeutic Radiography — a distinct degree to diagnostic radiography.
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