Senior Radiographer - Therapeutic

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking a Senior Radiographer to manage a team and deliver complex radiotherapy procedures. The ideal candidate will have a BSc in Radiotherapy and extensive clinical experience. The position involves working in a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the highest quality of patient care. A flexible approach to working hours is essential. This role offers opportunities for professional development and training.

Qualifications

• State registration with Health & Care Professions Council.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Willing to undertake further education relevant to post.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of radiographers and clinical workload.
• Implement and deliver complex radiotherapy procedures.
• Contribute to holistic patient care in a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Motivational skills

Negotiation skills

Ability to use initiative

Education

BSc in Radiotherapy or equivalent

Job description

Go back The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Radiographer - Therapeutic

The closing date is 09 October 2025

The Radiotherapy departments at NCCC provide a highly specialist clinical technical service in the treatment of cancer patients, receiving approximately 7800 new patient referrals per year.

Radiotherapy involves the use of ionising radiation in targeting tumours; the radiation is delivered to the patient using highly complex equipment including CT, MRI and Linear Accelerators. The radiotherapy departments in both Newcastle and Carlisle benefit from state-of-the-art equipment which includes 8 linear accelerators, 2 CT scanners, an MRI scanner and an SXT unit in Newcastle and 2 linear accelerators, a CT scanner and dedicated slots on a diagnostic MRI in Carlisle.

The Radiographers who operate the treatment machines and imaging equipment are educated to degree level and have a thorough understanding of the principles of oncology, radiation physics, radiation safety, radiobiology and care of the cancer patient. Patients may attend the department for a single episode of treatment or for a course of treatment lasting up to 6 weeks. Typically, between 35 - 50 patients receive radiotherapy per day on a treatment machine. The team of Radiographers take responsibility for management of the patient workload and assessing the patient's condition on a daily basis. The service has responsibility to train BSc radiotherapy students in collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Liverpool across both BSc and MSc programmes and including apprenticeships.

Main duties of the job

The Radiographers work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, along with Consultant Clinical Oncologists, Specialist Registrars, Physicist, Medical Technologist & Specialist Nurses in achieving a high standard of care for the patient.

The post holder will provide technical expertise and radiographer leadership for the radiotherapy service within their specialist area.

Applications are invited from well-motivated and enthusiastic, experienced Radiographers. The post holder will be required to have a flexible approach to working hours to accommodate service demands.

• Interview Date: 30th and 31st October 2025
• 37 hours 30 minutes/week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

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About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

o Freeman Hospital

o Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

o Newcastle Dental Hospital

o Newcastle Fertility Centre

o Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

o Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

Responsible for the management of a team of radiographers and a clinical workload within a specified clinical area, ensuring the highest quality of technical practice and patient care.

Accountable for the direct delivery of radiotherapy within a specified clinical area.

To implement and deliver complex radiotherapy procedures including localisation, imaging, dose calculation and treatment delivery.

To undertake radiotherapy practice independently and professionally in accordance with all protocols and procedures, and with care and accuracy.

To ensure workload targets are achieved with optimal use of resources

To participate in and ensure staff & student training/development takes place.

Contribute to holistic patient care as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing specialist advice and information regarding radiotherapy to patients and their carers.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• BSc in Radiotherapy or equivalent qualification.
• State registration with Health & Care Professions Council.
• Evidence of continuing professional development through postgraduate training and study appropriate to the post.
• Willing to undertake further education relevant to post

KNOWLEDGE

• Specialist knowledge in the delivery of radiotherapy across a broad range of techniques and complexity and of developments within this field.
• Extensive knowledge of current treatment and imaging procedures, policies and working practices
• A working knowledge of standards and legislation in other relevant areas e.g. Health and Safety at work, COSHH, Risk Management and Clinical Governance

SKILLS

• Able to motivate others and self.
• Able to negotiate.
• Excellent communication skills, listening, written, verbal and non-verbal.
• Able to use initiative appropriately.

EXPERIENCE

• Recent post qualification clinical experience in a modern radiotherapy department
• Previous experience working as a senior therapeutic radiographer

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.

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