Radiotherapy
Band 8c
Therapeutic radiographer Band 8c jobs in the UK
Head of imaging / radiotherapy service · 12+ years with senior leadership track record
Therapeutic radiographers plan and deliver radiotherapy treatments across linac, brachytherapy and on-treatment review.
Pay & typical settings
- Pay band
- £77,169 – £88,972 (2025/26 AfC)
- Typical experience
- 12+ years with senior leadership track record
- Where these roles sit
- Regional cancer centres · Proton beam centres · Private oncology (GenesisCare, HCA)
What the person spec usually requires
- Cross-modality service leadership across one or more sites
- Capital programme input (replacement, CDC expansion)
- Regulatory accountability — IR(ME)R employer duties, CQC
- Visible regional and national professional contribution
Core Radiotherapy skills panels score
- Treatment planning (Eclipse/Monaco)
- On-treatment review
- IMRT/VMAT delivery
- Patient consent & toxicity management
How to get shortlisted
- Multi-site or network leadership evidence
- Capital business case authorship
- External recognition (SoR Council, RCR collaboration, IPEM)
- Track record of growing senior leaders into 8a/8b
The route into Radiotherapy
Entry is via a BSc (Hons) Therapeutic Radiography — a distinct degree to diagnostic radiography.
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