Senior Therapeutic Radiographer

NHS; Middlesbrough; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is inviting applications for a Senior Therapeutic Radiographer at The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough. This role offers opportunities for professional development within an advanced radiotherapy department, focused on patient care and evidence-based practice.

Qualifications

• Significant experience working as a Therapeutic Radiographer.
• Successful completion of preceptorship programme.
• Expert knowledge in treatment planning and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Attend leadership development programme.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
• Engage in multi-disciplinary teamwork within radiotherapy department.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Leadership

Education

BSc/PgDip/Pre-Reg MSc in Therapeutic Radiography

HCPC Registration

Job description

Go back South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Therapeutic Radiographer

The closing date is 30 June 2025

Applications are invited from therapy radiographers who would like to develop their career in a forward thinking, award winning and technically advanced radiotherapy department at The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough.

Our focus is to continually improve patients' experiences and outcomes and you will be supported by a friendly, committed multi-disciplinary team of staff striving to ensure the delivery of excellence in all aspects of patient care.

We work between two sites within the hospital, having expanded the department following the build of The Endeavour Unit, an award winning state of the art radiotherapy facility.

The department is currently equipped with 6 Elekta Agility machines with IGRT/IMRT capability, which provides scope for our expanding technological and professional development including DIBH with SGRT, stereoscopic 2D imaging, stereotactic body radiotherapy, VMAT treatment delivery and flattening filter free technology.

Main duties of the job

We are a forward thinking department and support radiographers in their clinical development to advanced practitioner level and we have Advanced Clinical Practitioners and a Consultant Radiographer

Our radiographers are fully involved in the MDT approach to developments within the department. The department has a major commitment to evidence based practice, and participates in multi-centre clinical research trials, led by our Radiotherapy Research Team. On-going professional development is supported and encouraged.

Successful applicants will be highly motivated and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and will be based on the treatment floor.

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

About us

South Tees Hospitals is the largest hospital trust in the Tees Valley with two acute hospitals and services in a number of community hospitals.

The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough is a designated major trauma centre and provides all its specialties from one site which is unique for a hospital of its size. It provides a wide range of district general hospital services and specialist services such as neurosciences, renal medicine, spinal injuries, major trauma, cardiothoracics, vascular surgery and cancer services. It has 1,024 beds, a 24-hour acute admissions unit and an emergency department which houses the major trauma centre for Durham, East Cleveland, Tees Valley and North Yorkshire and has its own helipad. In 2012 the Middlesbrough hospital completed a £35 million redevelopment of its cancer services and is now proud to provide some of the best facilities in Europe. The James Cook University Hospital has a modern, central operating suite containing 20 well-equipped theatres and a 16-bedded intensive care unit. There is also an Institute of Learning, Research and Innovation on site, embracing postgraduate medical education, undergraduate teaching centre, nurse training school, the school of radiography and library facilities.

The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton is an essential part of our organisation and an important point of delivery for the community. It is one of the smallest district general hospitals in the country and has 189 inpatient beds.

Job responsibilities

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:-

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust Values and Behaviours

Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills

Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

• BSc/PgDip/Pre-Reg MSc in Therapeutic Radiography
• HCPC Registration

Experience

• Significant experience working as a Therapeutic Radiographer
• Successful completion of preceptorship programme

Knowledge & Skills

• Expert knowledge in treatment planning and delivery
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills

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.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust