Radiotherapy Services Manager

Royal Berkshire; Reading; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Radiotherapy Services Manager who will provide strategic leadership, workforce planning, professional governance and future development of radiotherapy services across RBFT.

In collaboration with the Berkshire Cancer Centre Senior Leadership Team, the post holder will develop radiotherapy services in line with NHS England national cancer plans and the Trust’s priorities to ensure patient‑centred, high‑quality care.

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) degree in Therapeutic Radiotherapy or Diploma of the College of Radiographers.
• Masters degree (or equivalent) in a relevant clinical, healthcare leadership or management subject
• HCPC registration as a Therapeutic Radiographer
• Post graduate teaching qualification
• Extensive and wide range of experience in radiotherapy, including management of services
• Significant experience of managing a diverse, multi-professional clinical workforce at a senior level
• Evidence of leading large-scale service transformation and organisational change
• Experience of influencing strategy at organisational, regional or national level
• Significant experience of managing senior clinical teams and complex workforce issues
• Experience of working at network level or with the relevant professional body / regulators

Responsibilities

• Hold standing as the most senior therapeutic radiographer within RBFT and provide strategic, professional and operational leadership for all radiotherapy services.
• Act as the Trust's principal expert advisor for radiotherapy, influencing organisational strategy, workforce planning, clinical governance, service transformation and regional cancer system developments.
• Provide visible and inspirational professional leadership for the radiotherapy workforce, creating a high-performance culture that promotes innovation, continuous improvement, research, education and professional excellence.
• Be accountable for the operational management of radiotherapy services across both Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH) and Bracknell Healthspace sites, ensuring that services are modern, standardised and developed to meet current and future demands.
• Support the development of future strategic and operational plans for the service to ensure the continued provision of evidence-based, high quality radiotherapy treatment, supported by a skilled and appropriately developed workforce.
• Direct, manage and have overall responsibility for the introduction of new treatment and planning techniques and service developments based on best available evidence and national guidance.
• Hold lead accountability for education, training, research and quality management within the department.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder influence

Data interpretation

Research skills

Time management

Education

BSc (Hons) in Therapeutic Radiotherapy

Masters in clinical leadership/management

HCPC registration as Therapeutic Radiographer

Postgraduate teaching qualification

Job description

The Radiotherapy Services Manager holds principal responsibility for the strategic leadership, workforce planning, professional governance and future development of radiotherapy services across the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (RBFT), influencing organisational cancer strategy to deliver sustainable service transformation.

The role works across departmental and organisational boundaries, engaging collaboratively with multiple stakeholders and plays a key role in supporting service development in line with Trust, regional and national cancer standards.

In collaboration with the Berkshire Cancer Centre (BCC) Senior Leadership Team the post holder will develop radiotherapy services in line with changes in technology, professional recommendations, the NHS England National Cancer Plan and the Trust's strategy and priorities.

As a member of the BCC Senior Leadership Team, the RTSM will actively participate in meetings to plan the organisation, delivery and development of all aspects of the radiotherapy service to provide patient-centred, effective and coordinated care to cancer patients.

Main duties of the job

• Hold standing as the most senior therapeutic radiographer within RBFT and provide strategic, professional and operational leadership for all radiotherapy services. Act as the Trust's principal expert advisor for radiotherapy, influencing organisational strategy, workforce planning, clinical governance, service transformation and regional cancer system developments.
• Provide visible and inspirational professional leadership for the radiotherapy workforce, creating a high-performance culture that promotes innovation, continuous improvement, research, education and professional excellence.
• Be accountable for the operational management of radiotherapy services across both Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH) and Bracknell Healthspace sites, ensuring that services are modern, standardised and developed to meet current and future demands.
• Support the development of future strategic and operational plans for the service to ensure the continued provision of evidence-based, high quality radiotherapy treatment, supported by a skilled and appropriately developed workforce.
• Direct, manage and have overall responsibility for the introduction of new treatment and planning techniques and service developments based on best available evidence and national guidance.
• Hold lead accountability for education, training, research and quality management within the department.

About us

Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our Trust "CARE" values:Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

Person Specification

Education, qualifications and training

• BSc (Hons) degree in Therapeutic Radiotherapy or Diploma of the College of Radiographers
• Masters degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant clinical, healthcare leadership or management subject
• HCPC registration as a Therapeutic Radiographer
• Post graduate teaching qualification

Experience

• Extensive and wide range of experience in radiotherapy, including management of services
• Significant experience of managing a diverse, multi-professional clinical workforce at a senior level
• Evidence of leading large-scale service transformation and organisational change
• Experience of influencing strategy at organisational, regional or national level
• Significant experience of managing senior clinical teams and complex workforce issues
• Experience of working at network level or with the relevant professional body / regulators

Skills, knowledge and abilities

• Highly developed strategic leadership and organisational management skills
• Ability to influence and negotiate at executive, regional and national levels
• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of principles and concepts underpinning techniques used in radiotherapy services
• Ability to work independently, balancing competing priorities and manage own time effectively
• Ability to analyse and interpret complex data and provide meaningful insights to support problem solving and service improvements
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Research skills including scientific report writing / track record of publications in scientific journals / at conferences

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.

Lead Cancer Nurse & Joint Clinical Director of BCC