Radiation Therapist / Therapy Radiographer

Icon UK Limited; Reading; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Life assurance 3x salary

Wellbeing programme

Ignite rewards platform

Job summary

Icon UK Limited is establishing a Cancer Centre in Reading and seeks a qualified Radiation Therapist to deliver high-quality radiotherapy services across treatment, planning, and pre-treatment areas. You will work within a multidisciplinary team, ensuring safety, accuracy, and compassionate patient care in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires HCPC registration and a BSc in Radiotherapy, with experience across IGRT and IR(ME)R compliance.

Qualifications

• HCPC-registered Radiographer with a BSc in Radiotherapy.
• Experience with radiotherapy techniques including IGRT.
• Understanding of IR(ME)R regulations and safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, accurate, and high-quality radiotherapy treatments in line with protocols and QA standards.
• Support day-to-day departmental operations including patient workflow and equipment checks.
• Provide excellent patient care, education, and support, addressing treatment-related side effects.
• Contribute to continuous improvement through audit, training, and protocol development.

Skills

IGRT knowledge

Strong communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

BSc in Radiotherapy

HCPC registration

Job description

Radiation Therapist / Therapy Radiographer

Highlights

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours:Full & Part Time Opportunities Available (Mon-Fri)

Role Overview

This is a unique opportunity for a qualified and motivated Radiographer to play a key role in delivering high-quality, safe, and patient-centred radiotherapy services within a specialist cancer centre. You will work across treatment, planning, and pre-treatment areas, delivering advanced radiotherapy techniques while supporting continuous service improvement, audit, and training initiatives. We are looking for a HCPC-registered professional with a BSc in Radiotherapy, strong technical expertise across radiotherapy techniques (including IGRT), and a solid understanding of IR(ME)R Regulations.

The ideal candidate will bring excellent communication skills, the ability to work accurately in a fast-paced and emotionally demanding environment, and a compassionate, patient-focused approach. You will thrive as part of a multidisciplinary team, demonstrate strong organisational skills, and show a commitment to ongoing professional development, and maintaining the highest clinical and safety standards.

Key responsibilities include:

• Deliver safe, accurate, and high-quality radiotherapy treatments, ensuring compliance with clinical protocols, IR(ME)R regulations and quality assurance standards


• Support day-to-day departmental operations, including patient workflow, equipment checks, documentation, and collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team.


• Provide excellent patient care, including communication, education, and support, recognising and managing treatment -related side effects


• Contribute to continuous improvement through audit, training, protocol development, and maintaining up-to-date professional knowledge competencies.
  

Annual Leave: We offer 25 days + bank holidays (increasing to 27 days after 3 years' service)

Salary Sacrifice Pension: We offer an auto-enrolment pension from day 1 with a standard contribution of 5% employee, and 4% employer. You can also opt to enhance your contribution to 6%, to which the employer will also contribute 6%.

Life Assurance: We offer a life assurance scheme equivalent to 3 x your annual salary.

Wellbeing: The wellbeing of our people is extremely important to us, and we therefore offer an enhanced Employee Assistance Programme which offers holistic wellbeing support from fully accredited counsellors and psychotherapists, in the form of on-demand advice and counselling for our people and their immediate family. This service covers mental health concerns, financial worries and physical health anxieties.

Reward & Recognition: All staff have access to our 'Ignite' benefits platform where you will have instant access to savings, cashback and reloadable vouchers for hundreds of leading retailers and brands.

Location

Icon UK are proud to be opening a Cancer Centre in Reading. The facility is custom-built and will provide state of the art oncology services to our patients. The centre will offer the following services:

- Radiotherapy
- Chemotherapy
- Diagnostic Services

The centre is based just south of Reading, with convenient access from the M4.

Company Introduction

Icon is a leading integrated healthcare provider with global reach across Australia, New Zealand, ASEAN, the United Kingdom and Germany.

to deliver the best care possible, to as many people as possible, as close to home as possible.

We bring together all aspects of comprehensive cancer care, including medical oncology, radiation oncology, haematology, pharmacy, chemotherapy and sterile compounding, research and theranostics to deliver a true end-to-end seamless service for cancer patients internationally.

Icon Group was established in 2015 and the businesses that form Icon have been pillars of the Australian and ASEAN healthcare community for decades. In 2024, Icon expanded into the UK by bringing Pharmaxo Group into the Icon family, alongside a strategic partnership with Nuffield Health and it’s first cancer centre in Wimbledon, Icon Cancer Centre London. In 2025, we announced our strategic partnership with Evidia in Germany.

With our operations expanding across the globe, this role offers a valuable opportunity to join the team and make an impact.

At the heart of Icon, there is a clear set of values that guide how work, make decision and support one another every day. We are committed to creating an inclusive, respectful and collaborative environment where everyone can thrive and contribute their best. When you join our team, you’ll be a part of a culture that not only talks about its values, but brings them to life in a meaningful way.

Radiation Therapist / Therapy Radiographer

Competitive, Dependent on Experience

Experience

Knowledge of a wide range of current Radiotherapy techniques