Band 5 Therapeutic Radiographer

University Hospitals Birmingham; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established NHS Foundation Trust is seeking dedicated Radiographers to join their exceptional team. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to world-class radiotherapy treatment, ensuring exemplary patient care for over 300 patients daily. With a commitment to staff development and an inclusive work environment, you will be supported to grow in your career while working with cutting-edge technology. Join a team recognized for its high standards and innovative practices, where your passion for patient care will be valued and nurtured. This is the perfect chance to kickstart your career in a rewarding and dynamic setting.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Training and development opportunities

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Qualified Radiographer with a Diploma or Degree in Therapeutic Radiography.
• Experience in a clinical team and knowledge of cancer pathology.

Responsibilities

• Deliver radiotherapy treatment using specialist equipment.
• Provide support to patients and manage clinical workloads.

Skills

Technical and manual dexterity

Numerical skills

Communication skills

Reasoning and judgment skills

Approachability

Professionalism

Reliability and punctuality

Education

Diploma of the College of Radiographers - Therapy

Degree in Therapeutic Radiography

Current state registration

Tools

Radiotherapy equipment

CT scanners

CyberKnife

Tomotherapy HD units

Elekta linear accelerators

Job description

We are recruiting for Radiographers graduating in 2025, or experienced radiographers looking to join our exceptional team at UHB.

With over 100 staff providing world class radiotherapy treatment, the service is of the highest calibre ensuring exemplary patient care is given to over 300 patients per day.

Now is a fantastic time for any aspiring Radiographer to join our team and get your career off to a flying start. You will be joining us at a time where the department has undergone significant change with the implementation of new programmes of work aimed directly at supporting our excellent Radiographers in their personal development and career aspirations. We will mould you into confident, highly motivated, and forward-thinking Radiographers supporting your passion for patient care and service development.

Successful applicants will be joining a team that delivers one of the highest percentages of IG-IMRT treatments in the U.K and treats a large number of SABR patients for all commissioned indications. Our breast patients are treated with SGRT, and DIBH is offered to all appropriate patients who have left sided breast cancer. We are one of two leading centres delivering radiotherapy for paediatrics in the Midlands that specialise in SGRT, intensity-modulated TBI & CSRT.

In addition, we are also a reference site for VisionRT and Accuray.

Whether direct from qualifying or joining us with experience, you will be supported and developed to enable you to confidently manage a clinical workload ensuring that all treatments and procedures are delivered safely and correctly whilst maintaining high standards of technical ability and patient care.

You will join a Radiography team under the supervision of Senior Radiographers and deliver radiotherapy treatment using highly specialist equipment whilst providing information, education, practical and emotional support to patients and carers during their radiotherapy journey.

We have a variety of specialised equipment including two Phillips CT scanners, CyberKnife, two Tomotherapy HD units, Radixact, HDR, and six Elekta linear accelerators all of which have AlignRT installed. You will have opportunities to be rotated throughout the various treatment rooms we have.

All new staff will have a flexible approach to working hours to accommodate service demands as there is a requirement to routinely cover extended day working Monday to Friday between 7.30am to 8pm and occasional bank holidays and weekends.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

1. Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
2. Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

*Please Note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.*

Person specification

Qualifications

1. Qualified Radiographer (e.g., Diploma of the College of Radiographers - Therapy / Degree in Therapeutic Radiography) (E)
2. Current state registration (E)

Experience

1. Experience of participating in a clinical team (as a qualified radiographer or as a student) with evidence of working with a team of radiographers. (E)
2. Specialist knowledge of cancer pathology and disease patterns (E)
3. Specialist knowledge of clinical radiotherapy including potential radiation risks, acute patient side effects and their effective management (E)
4. An active awareness of relevant legislation, national cancer standards and professional guidelines (E)

Additional Criteria

1. Very good technical and manual dexterity skills required to physically operate equipment in a field of rapid technological change (E)
2. Good numerical skills for calculating and checking complex treatment plans (E)
3. Ability to communicate articulately (written, verbal and non-verbal) and provide information across professional boundaries (E)
4. Good reasoning skills and an ability to use initiative and judgment in situations where there is a variance from routine/expected (E)
5. Approachable (E)
6. Professional (E)
7. Reliable and punctual (E)
8. Ability to participate in extended hours and bank holiday working (E)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact:

01213712935

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 5

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working

Reference number

304-1088490

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH