Senior Radiation Therapist

Excel Recruitment Healthcare; Cork; On-site; EUR 53,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Pension plan

Death in Service Benefit x 3

Critical Illness cover

Relocation package

Work-life balance

Maternity/Paternity leave

Access to cutting edge radiotherapy

Supportive management

Job summary

Excel Recruitment Healthcare partners with a leading Cork hospital to recruit a CORU-registered Senior Radiation Therapist to join their expanding Radiation Oncology Department on a permanent, full-time basis.

This role offers a balance of advanced clinical practice, team leadership, and professional development within a modern radiotherapy environment, delivering high-quality treatments and mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• CORU-registered Radiation Therapist with a recognised Radiation Therapy qualification.
• Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience in Radiotherapy.
• Proven leadership and supervisory experience within Radiotherapy.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in quality assurance, clinical audit and service development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, accurate, high-quality radiation therapy treatments in line with treatment plans.
• Justify and evaluate pre-treatment imaging and ensure precise treatment delivery.
• Provide psychosocial support to patients throughout treatment.
• Perform CT simulations and clinical mark-ups as required.
• Record and maintain patient data within ARIA.
• Identify and report treatment deviations to the Physics team.
• Supervise, mentor and train junior Radiotherapy staff.
• Support implementation of new technologies and service improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Supervisory experience

Quality assurance

Clinical audit

Education

Radiation Therapy qualification

CORU registration

Tools

ARIA system

Job description

Job Title: Senior Radiation Therapist

Location: Cork

Contract: Fulltime, Permanent, 35 hours per week

Salary range: €53,195.66 -€69,136.16 plus excellent benefits

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Radiation Therapist to become part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team.

This Senior Radiation Therapist role in Cork offers the ideal balance of advanced clinical practice, team leadership, and professional development within a modern Radiation Oncology department.

Excel Recruitment is proud to partner with a leading, well-established hospital in Cork to recruit an experienced Senior Radiation Therapist / Senior Therapy Radiographer to join their expanding Radiation Oncology Department on a permanent, full-time basis.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a CORU-registered Senior Radiation Therapist who is passionate about patient-centred care, clinical excellence, and leadership within Radiotherapy.

As a Senior Radiation Therapist, you will play a key role within the multidisciplinary Radiation Oncology team, delivering high-quality radiotherapy treatments to patients with cancer and selected benign conditions.

You will provide expert clinical care while supporting, mentoring, and guiding junior Radiotherapy staff.

This role offers an excellent balance of hands-on clinical work, leadership responsibility, and professional development in a modern Radiotherapy environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, accurate, and high-quality radiation therapy treatments in line with prescribed treatment plans and departmental protocols
• Justify and evaluate pre-treatment imaging and ensure precise treatment delivery
• Provide compassionate psychosocial support to patients throughout their treatment journey
• Perform CT simulations and clinical mark-ups as requested by the Radiation Oncologist
• Administer oral and IV contrast agents (where competency is held)
• Accurately record and maintain patient data within the ARIA system
• Identify and report any treatment deviations to the Physics team promptly
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings to support coordinated patient care
• Supervise, mentor, and train junior Radiotherapy staff, ensuring competency and professional development
• Support the implementation of new technologies, procedures, and service improvements
• Maintain compliance with all radiation safety regulations and quality standards
• Actively engage in continuous professional development (CPD) in line with CORU requirements

Qualifications

• A recognised qualification in Radiation Therapy
• Current CORU registration
• A minimum of 2 years' post-qualification experience as a Radiation Therapist
• Proven leadership and supervisory experience within a Radiotherapy setting
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience in quality assurance, clinical audit, and service development
• Excellent organisational, time-management, and attention-to-detail skills
• A strong commitment to patient-centred care and professional excellence

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and performance-related pay and premium pay where applicable.
• Comprehensive pension plan, and company funded
• Death in Service Benefit x 3 times.
• Critical Illness cover, for all employees up to the age of 66.
• Relocation package
• Commitment to work-life balance and employee wellness.
• Fully paid maternity and paternity leave.
• Access to cutting edge Radiation therapy technology/equipment.
• Work with a hugely supported Radiation therapy manager and a dynamic team of leading oncologists.