Radiotherapy Late Effects Manager

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Radiotherapy Late Effects Manager to lead and develop the Radiotherapy Late Effects Service within the SWRLES framework. You will provide expert clinical leadership, oversee clinics, and drive innovative wellbeing and education initiatives for patients and families.

Working autonomously while collaborating with clinical oncology, radiotherapy and multidisciplinary teams, you will shape standards of care, lead governance and audit, and

Qualifications

• Extensive radiotherapy treatment knowledge and review experience.
• Experience in leadership roles and clinical supervision.
• Experience managing radiotherapy side effects and audits.
• Knowledge of IR(ME)R/IRR and ISO9001 standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Radiotherapy Late Effects Service and daily operations.
• Run new patient and follow-up clinics; perform complex assessments.
• Provide expert symptom management and care interventions guidance.
• Develop education, training, and wellbeing initiatives for patients and staff.
• Collaborate with oncology, radiotherapy and multidisciplinary teams.
• Drive service improvement, governance, audit, and research.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Education training

Clinical governance

Audit and research

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

DCR(T)/BSc(Hons) or MSc

MSc in radiography/research or related

Non-medical prescriber registration

Management/Leadership qualification

Tools

Trac system

Job description

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have merged as of 1 st July 2026 to become Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. This will create an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under‑represented within the Trust.

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Job overview

Are you an experienced radiotherapy professional looking for an opportunity to lead and develop a specialist service that makes a lasting difference to patients?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Radiotherapy Late Effects Manager to provide clinical and operational leadership for our Radiotherapy Late Effects Service, working as part of the wider South West Radiotherapy Late Effects Service (SWRLES).

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the continued development of a service supporting people living with the longer‑term effects of radiotherapy. You will provide expert assessment, advice and management of complex late effects, lead new patient and follow‑up clinics, and help develop innovative support, education and wellbeing services for patients and their families.

You will work autonomously while collaborating closely with clinical multidisciplinary teams. You will also build effective partnerships across the Trust, primary care, voluntary organisations and regional services

As a recognised expert you will play a key role in developing standards of care, supporting colleagues through education and training, contributing to audit and research, and ensuring the service continues to evolve in response to evidence and patient need.

If you are passionate about specialist clinical practice, service improvement and delivering excellent survivorship care, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

As Radiotherapy Late Effects Manager, you will provide specialist clinical and operational leadership for the service, combining advanced clinical practice with service development and professional leadership.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading the clinical work and day-to-day organisation of the Radiotherapy Late Effects Service.
• Running new patient and follow‑up clinics and undertaking specialist assessment of complex radiotherapy late effects.
• Providing expert advice on symptom and side‑effect management, recommending and reviewing treatment and care interventions.
• Assessing patients’ psycho‑social needs and coordinating appropriate onward referrals and support.
• Developing well‑being clinics, patient support events and opportunities for rapid re‑access to the service.
• Working collaboratively with clinical oncology, radiotherapy and wider multidisciplinary teams.
• Leading service improvement, clinical governance, audit, evaluation and research relevant to late effects.
• Developing education and training for staff and wider healthcare professionals.
• Working with the South West Radiotherapy Late Effects Service to promote consistent standards, expertise and data collection across the region.
• Using patient feedback and engagement to ensure service development is driven by patient need.

Working for our organisation

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Knowledge and Experience

• Wide experience of radiotherapy treatment and review
• Clinical experience at supervisory level and leadership in an area of clinical expertise
• Experience of managing radiotherapy side effects
• Working with ISO9001
• Experience with student/support worker education
• Experience in orientation/training of new staff
• Experience of auditing practice
• Experience of service development
• Knowledge of legislation associated with the use of ionising radiation in medicine (IR(ME)R and IRR)
• Knowledge of National Developments in Radiotherapy
• Awareness of financial management
• Experience of working outside of the hospital environment for service development or education

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate well at individual, team and departmental and interdepartmental levels
• Demonstrate the following interpersonal skills: Tolerance, sensitivity and empathy with staff and clients
• Ability to think quickly, assess situations and make appropriate decisions.
• Professional leadership qualities - ability to inspire and motivate staff
• Ability to educate/train colleagues at all levels
• Written and oral presentation skills
• Demonstrate ambition in personal and service development
• Demonstrate initiative and innovation
• Show initiative and be responsive to service needs
• Leadership
• Be proactive in managing own career and continuous service development
• Reflect on practice for continuing self audit

Qualifications and Training

• DCR (T), BSc (Hons) or MSc State Registered Therapeutic Radiographer
• MSc qualification in radiography, research or other relevant subject
• Registered non‑medical prescriber or working towards the qualification
• Management/Leadership qualification /willing to work towards

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

• As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
• The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
• BFT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
• To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
• If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
• The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
• By applying for this post, you are agreeing to Bristol NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
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IMPORTANT:

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.