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Starting Out 2025/26, the SoR’s official publication for new professionals, is out now with all the information new radiographers need at the beginning of their journey into the profession.
This year’s edition contains a wealth of information for newly-qualified radiographers, focusing on personal stories about the first year of work, advice on finding your niche, and employability tips.
Beginning this month is also the re-launch of the New Professionals Network, a space for those in the transitional period of work to find a community, support, and resources.
Read Starting Out 2025/26 here.
Constantly evolving and changing
Highlights of the latest edition include:
- New Professionals Network re-launch
- 'My first year in radiography'
- How to find your niche in radiography
- Boost your employability
- Three top tips to getting ahead in your radiography career
- Wellbeing and safe working
- The drivers of change: SoR Student Conference 2025
Katie Thompson, SoR president, said: “I hope you find it as rewarding as I have. It has been quite a while since I qualified, but I can still say I love what I do. The career of radiography is an amazing one; a lot has changed since I qualified, and you are coming into radiography at an exciting time. Radiography is an area that is constantly evolving and changing, and you will no doubt see a lot of change during your own careers.
“Being involved in the Society of Radiographers gave me access to conferences, workshops, study days and webinars and had helped me keep up to date with changes both in registration and legislation, best practise and new technologies it has also given me constant content for my CPD file, and also gave me the opportunity to be president.”
An interesting, challenging and fulfilling career
New professionals joining the SoR will have access to special interest and advisory groups, which provide communities of support for specific areas within the profession, access to important resources, and the ability to talk to those more experienced within their fields.
Members can also become an industrial, health and safety or learning representative, join UK Council as an observer or board member and even become president.
Katie added: “I hope you find the new starter guide useful, and good luck as you begin your career and take all the opportunities that make radiography an interesting, challenging and fulfilling career.”
Access the latest release online now.