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Links are provided for specific Professional Organisations who will be able to provide more detailed advice, and some general guidelines are described here. Diagnostic Radiographer. Sonographer. Vascular Technologist. Diagnostic Radiographer.The current UK National Qualification for Diagnostic Radiographers is a BSc in Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent. This replaced the former Diploma of the College of Radiographers some years ago. In order to obtain State Registration, any foreign qualification must be judged equivalent by The National Academic Recognition Information Centre for the United Kingdom (UK NARIC) and subsequently the HPC A post graduate qualification may be required in order to work in a particular speciality, although often such qualifications are at an under graduate level. Return to Diagnostic Radiographers Page Sonographer.Whilst there is currently no compulsory professional Sonography qualification, the UK standard examination for a Sonographer is the Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound, or equivalent. The lesser Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Ultrasound provides recognition of ability in a more limited breadth of ultrasound techniques, e.g. Obstetrics & gynaecology or Vascular. These examinations are obtainable at many Universities, although a clinical placement in an Ultrasound unit will also be required. These replaced the former Diploma in Medical Ultrasound, awarded by the College of Radiographers, some years ago. Internationally, the Australian Graduate Diploma in Medical Ultrasound is highly valued, and the South African Diploma in Medical Ultrasound is also considered approx equivalent for Sonographers. Sonographers with these qualifications do well in the UK. Vascular Technologist.Because there has historically been a variety of routes in to Vascular Technology, the speciality has generally lacked a coherent education policy. As a result Vascular Technologists may have one of a variety of qualifications. Many Vascular Technologists hold a general Ultrasound in Medicine Diploma and have gone on to specialise. Others will have gone straight into the field with out studying Ultrasound elsewhere. In all cases, they will have a strong desire to expand their abilities in the speciality and as such may be accredited with the Society of Vascular Technicians of the UK and Northern Ireland or one of its international brethren, Return to Vascular Technologist Page Therapy Radiographer.The current UK National Qualification for Therapy Radiographers is a BSc in Therapeutic Radiography or its equivalent. This replaced the former Diploma of the College of Radiographers some years ago. In order to obtain State Registration, any foreign qualification must be judged equivalent by The National Academic Recognition Information Centre for the United Kingdom (UK NARIC) and subsequently the HPC. Return to Therapy Radiographer Page
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Every profession has its own qualification requirements