Therapeutic Radiographer

Radiotherapy UK; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

CPD support

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Therapeutic Radiographer to join the radiotherapy team.

The post involves delivering high-quality patient care across all radiotherapy services, with responsibilities spanning CT, treatment planning, radiotherapy and brachytherapy workflows.

Qualifications

• BSc(Hons) Radiotherapy or equivalent.
• HCPC Registered as Therapeutic Radiographer.
• Evidence of working in at least one Radiotherapy department.
• Core Knowledge of Radiotherapy Practice.
• Knowledge of new developments within Radiotherapy.
• Evidence of good communication within the Radiotherapy setting.
• Awareness of IR(ME)R Regulations in Radiotherapy practice.
• Knowledge of UHDB Vision & Values.
• Evidence of CPD or student ambassador involvement.

Responsibilities

• Work as a Therapeutic Radiographer within the radiotherapy team delivering high-quality patient care and treatment across the department, including during extended hours and on-call commitments.
• Deliver and record complex and accurate treatment and planning procedures for each patient as part of the team.
• Contribute to shift, weekend, and Bank Holiday cover as required.
• Ensure provision of an efficient high-quality service across all radiotherapy treatment areas.

Skills

Communication skills

IR(ME)R knowledge

UHDB Vision & Values

CPD engagement

Student ambassador

Education

BSc(Hons) Radiotherapy

HCPC Registration

Job description

Go back University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Therapeutic Radiographer

The closing date is 19 November 2026

We believe that every Therapeutic Radiographer working for us, plays a key role in improving patient experience and wellbeing, by providing the best possible care, using unique skills of the profession.

We're looking for passionate and committed individuals, who share our values, and want to invest in continuously improving patient experience.

If you're a qualified Therapeutic Radiographer looking for a new challenge, or a student due to qualify soon, and you feel passionate about patient care, then we would love to hear from you.

We have 3 Varian Truebeam linear accelerators all with Vision RT Surface Guided Radiotherapy along with a Varian Halcyon linear accelerator.

Our other equipment includes Philips Big Bore CT with full Ambient Lighting Experience, Superficial Xray Therapy; Nucletron HDR Brachytherapy; and Eclipse external beam planning system. We operate all equipment on the Varian ARIA platform. We are a reference site for Vision RT and Philips.

As a progressive teaching centre for Student Radiotherapists the trust has established links with Sheffield Hallam University where our educational facilities include a seminar room. The Trust actively encourages CPD and role extension with support available to pursue academic courses to further develop and enhance your skills.

Main duties of the job

To work as a Therapeutic Radiographer within the radiotherapy team to provide an efficient high-quality service of patient care and treatment, across all areas of the Radiotherapy Department; both during normal and extended working hours, and within an emergency / on-call commitment.

The Therapeutic radiographers cover all aspects of departmental workload & patient care: including Radiotherapy & Brachytherapy treatment, CT, treatment planning and clinics. The postholder will work within the team to deliver & record complex and highly accurate treatment & planning procedures for each patient, taking individual responsibility for one's actions within the whole team.

A contribution to shift working, weekend working and Bank Holiday cover, including Category 1 commitment is required in this post, as dictated by service need including the treatment of patients within an emergency service commitment.

To ensure the provision of an efficient high quality service of patient care and treatment, from all areas within the Radiotherapy Treatment Suite; both during normal and extended working hours and within an emergency service commitment.

Closing date of applications: 19 November 2026

Interview date: 3 December 2026

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job responsibilities

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc(Hons) Radiotherapy
• HCPC Registered as Therapeutic Radiographer

Experience & Knowledge

• Evidence of demonstrable working (includes during training) in at least one Radiotherapy department
• Core Knowledge of Radiotherapy Practice
• Knowledge of new developments within Radiotherapy

Skills & Ability

• Evidence of good communication within the Radiotherapy setting
• Awareness of IR(ME)R Regulations in Radiotherapy practice
• Knowledge of UHDB Vision & Values
• Evidence of additional contribution / commitment e.g. student ambassador, CPD courses

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.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust