Therapeutic Radiographer

NHS Jobs; Poole; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospital Dorset in Poole is seeking a Therapeutic Radiographer to join the Radiotherapy team. The role includes working across Poole and satellite Dorchester units, with opportunities for education and development programs, including MSc modules and conference attendance.

Applicants should be HCPC registered (Therapeutic Radiographer) and educated to DCR(T)/BSc Hons Radiotherapy or equivalent. Base location is Poole Hospital. Interview date is 20 October 2026.

Qualifications

• DCR(T)/BSc Hons Radiotherapy or equivalent.
• HCPC registration as Therapeutic Radiographer.
• Other relevant courses or academic qualifications.

Responsibilities

• To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
• Work with radiographers at Poole and Dorchester during a typical year.
• Carry out radiotherapy techniques using a linear accelerator and imaging functions.
• Operate planning and record-and-verify systems as part of daily duties.

Skills

Radiotherapy techniques

Treatment planning systems

Record and verify system

IT skills

Good communication

Organisation & time keeping

Education

DCR(T)/BSc Hons Radiotherapy

Tools

Mosaiq

Eclipse

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Therapeutic Radiographer

The closing date is 11 October 2026

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, technically skilled and caring Therapeutic Radiographer to join our well established Radiotherapy team at University Hospital Dorset - Poole Hospital.

Our radiotherapy service has a wide range of different modern, tattooless techniques with a strong commitment to both patient care and staff development, including a well-developed competency and preceptorship program to help new staff integrate into the service. Our department uses the four tier structure for radiographers and you would be working along side radiographers which have developed to band 8b.

We offer regular opportunities for educational funding (such as MSc modules) as well as possible paid attendance at conferences both nationally and internationally. (such as ESTRO)

The department has a fleet of Linacs to Varian True Beams, two Philips Big Bore CT scanners. Orthovoltage and Brachytherapy service. We have Implemented Surface Guided Radiotherapy (SGRT) and Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy.

The department is a reference site for 3 manufactures in the field of radiotherapy, often hosting visits to help other departments develop.

Our oncology management system is Mosaiq and our planning system Eclipse.

Poole also runs a satellite radiotherapy service in the neighbouring town of Dorchester where we operate one of our four Linacs.

Main duties of the job

Full time staff currently work their contracted hours over 4 days and are given a rolling day off each week. The post is based at Poole with a rotation between the main and satellite unit at Dorchester during a typical year.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Applicants must be educated to DCR(T) / BSc Hons or equivalent and be registered with the HCPC

Base Location: Poole Hospital

Interview Date: Tuesday, 20th October 2026

Please note if you previously applied, we will not be able to reconsider your application within 3 months.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define howwe treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and theNew Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managersinterviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert

Person Specification

Qualifications

• DCR(T)/BSc Hons Radiotherapy
• HCPC registration - Therapeutic Radiographer
• Other relevant courses or academic qualifications

Experience

• Ability to demonstrate an appropriate knowledge on a range of radiotherapy treatment equipment and techniques
• Experiences of issues of patient care within the grade of the position and appropriate healthcare setting
• Experience of delivering patient care and advice to radiotherapy patients
• Working with 3rd party organisations in patient support or education

Skills

• Ability to setup radiotherapy techniques using a linear accelerator and its imaging functions
• Ability to use a record and verify system
• IT Skills
• Good organisational skills and time keeping
• Demonstrable good communication skills both verbal and written
• Able to use a treatment planning system

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 Dorset NHS Foundation Trust