Radiotherapy Specialist Practitioner

#CatchUpWithCancer; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Leeds is seeking a Radiotherapy Specialist Practitioner to join a multi-disciplinary team providing specialist radiotherapy treatment and patient support, in line with policies and procedures. The post rotates through radiotherapy areas and may deputise for the team leader, using your experience to support colleagues and patients.

The post offers permanent, full-time work at St James’s University Hospital with a Band 6 salary of £39,959 to £48,117 per year.

Qualifications

• High standards of technical practice and patient care
• A patient centered approach
• Excellent communication skills
• A commitment to team working and creating good interpersonal relationships
• A positive working attitude

Responsibilities

• Rotate through all radiotherapy service areas unless static placement is required; deputise for the team leader as needed
• Support and train other qualified professionals, trainees and visitors
• Make clinical judgments outside of protocol when required, with escalation to senior staff as appropriate
• Use specialist knowledge to act on technical and patient-related issues daily and refer outside scope of practice when necessary

Job description

Job Summary

To work as part of a multi‑disciplinary team providing specialist radiotherapy treatment & patient support, in line with Trust and departmental policies and procedures. Working as a specialist with proven skills and experience in using a variety of radiotherapy equipment and treatment techniques, organising the unit activity and staff on a daily basis.

Radiotherapy Specialist Practitioner

Closing date: 09 October 2026

About Us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Details

• Date posted: 22 September 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 002196
• Job locations: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
• Closing date: 09 October 2026

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Main duties of the job:

Specialist practitioners are usually required to rotate through all areas within the radiotherapy service (unless the service requirement is for a static placement), and deputise for the relevant team leader as required. The post-holder is expected to use their experience in supporting and training other qualified professionals, trainees and visitors.

Specialist practitioners may be required to make clinical judgments which fall outside of protocol. They will be required to use their experience, specialist knowledge & initiative in order to achieve the expected results within professional codes of practice, referring to their team leader or appropriate advanced practitioners as appropriate.

The post holder is expected to use specialist knowledge to take action on technical and patient related issues on a daily basis in their allocated area (including amendments to treatments). They must be competent in a variety of situations, referring issues outside their scope of practice to their relevant advanced practitioners.

Why you should join our Team

The Radiotherapy department located at St James Hospital Leeds is the biggest single site Radiotherapy centre in the UK. We are a dynamic department that offers innovative and progressive radiotherapy treatment using Linear accelerators, CT Sim, MRSim, Gamma Knife and Brachytherapy. We are a busy, fast‑paced department treating approximately 350 patients per day from a diverse population across West Yorkshire.

What You Will Bring To The Role

• High standards of technical practice and patient care
• A patient centered approach
• Excellent communication skills
• A commitment to team working and creating good interpersonal relationships
• A positive working attitude

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values: The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are… Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities: Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our Priorities: People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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