Radiotherapy
Band 6
Therapeutic radiographer Band 6 jobs in the UK
Specialist / senior practitioner · 1–4 years post-qualification
Therapeutic radiographers plan and deliver radiotherapy treatments across linac, brachytherapy and on-treatment review.
Pay & typical settings
- Pay band
- £38,682 – £46,580 (2025/26 AfC)
- Typical experience
- 1–4 years post-qualification
- Where these roles sit
- Regional cancer centres · Proton beam centres · Private oncology (GenesisCare, HCA)
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 Radiotherapy skills panels score
- Treatment planning (Eclipse/Monaco)
- On-treatment review
- IMRT/VMAT delivery
- Patient consent & toxicity management
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 Radiotherapy
Entry is via a BSc (Hons) Therapeutic Radiography — a distinct degree to diagnostic radiography.
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