Senior Therapeutic Radiographer – Proton Beam Therapy | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare service in radiotherapy is seeking a dedicated team member to join their Proton Beam Therapy team. This role involves leading a team in operating advanced radiotherapy equipment, ensuring patient care, safety procedures, and compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will have HCPC registration and demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills. Various shift patterns available in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Excellent new starter induction package

Opportunities for training and development

Flexible finish times

Qualifications

• HCPC registration required.
• Ability to operate radiotherapy equipment accurately.
• Experience in managing a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team operating radiotherapy equipment.
• Ensure safety and accuracy of radiotherapy processes.
• Evaluate and analyze patient data during treatment.

Skills

Teamwork

Leadership

Communication

Technical proficiency with radiotherapy equipment

Education

HCPC registration

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a hardworking team player to join us in the friendly Proton Beam Therapy team. We have been operational for several years, have an excellent new starter induction package and great opportunities for training and development across the service. These include encouragement for personal development alongside our specialist education team and opportunities to attend/present at our Proton School. There are many more! This position enables a high level of multidisciplinary working including close working with anaesthetics, nursing and physics teams. The Band 6 position is a key member of the treatment team and is encouraged to contribute towards the development of the treatment delivery service. The centre is a Varian site and has state of the art ProBeam spot-scanning equipment and a warm, welcoming environment.

HCPC registration required.

We look forward to hearing from you. We welcome informal enquiries from interested candidates who would like to know more about the role. Full and Part time applications welcome. Shift patterns between 06:00 and 23:00. Example shift times 7am-15:00 and 11:00-19:00, finish time flexible to meet the needs of the service.

Closing date: 24.08.25

Interview date: 03.09.25

Responsibilities

• To lead, co-ordinate, supervise and manage a team of staff operating radiotherapy equipment and act as lead practitioner, making assessments and key decisions regarding workload management, patient care, and treatment.
• To ensure that the highly complex radiotherapy and imaging equipment is safe and accurate to operate, both for staff and patients, undertaking the appropriate machine checks, reporting any variances, faults, and malfunctions as necessary
• Evaluate delivery of radiotherapy through application and interpretation of treatment verification procedures.
• Follow appropriate systems and working methods to achieve the safe, timely achievement of workload targets.
• Be able to accurately position patient and operate highly complex radiotherapy and imaging equipment along the radiotherapy pathway. Keep accurate records and comply with necessary policies and procedures.
• Analyse systematically and evaluate all data and information relevant to patients’ diagnosis, ensuring the patient and their relatives are treated with dignity and respect at all times.
• Communicate confidential sensitive information, and provide emotional support, to patients and their carers/relatives including children and the terminally ill. Provide information to patients and their carers regarding the radiotherapy pathway and expected side effects.
• Contribute to maintenance and development of quality management systems and participate in audits and research; implement new processes and techniques as appropriate.
• Ensure all work and actions comply with local rules and current UK Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999 and IR(ME)R 2017.

Supervisory & managerial

• Lead, co-ordinate, supervise and manage a team of staff operating radiotherapy equipment and act as lead practitioner, making assessments and key decisions in regard to workload management, patient care, and treatment.

Teaching and training

• Provide mentorship and guidance for junior staff and be a good role model.
• Participate in an annual Personal Development Review.
• Attend all essential training and clinical updates as required and ensure your team also attend all relevant training.
• Assimilate new ideas and techniques and have an ability to assess their value.
• Assist in the supervision and training/teaching of pre-registration students and new members of staff.
• Highlight to line manager all issues of inadequate performance, including capability and poor professional standards, for students and employees. Provide evidence where necessary and requested.

This advert closes on Sunday 24 Aug 2025