University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 Training and Education Radiographer-Radiotherapy

The closing date is 17 November 2025

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Training and Education Radiographer - B7

If your passion within Radiotherapy is to teach and support students, junior staff, and support your peers, then this could be an excellent opportunity for you!

Radiotherapy at UHB is looking to recruit a Training and Education Radiographer. You will be confident, highly motivated, and forward thinking with a passion for delivering training and support to all staff groups.

Our department has undergone significant change with new programmes of work aimed directly at supporting our excellent Radiographers, as a T&E Radiographer you will work closely with our Tech Leads, Q&A Rad and other specialists Team Leaders in providing additional support to our Students and junior staff ensuring they are fully up to speed on all legislative requirements, treatment techniques, and understand best practice across various treatment rooms.

With over 70 Team Leaders, Senior Radiographers, and both newly qualified and experienced Radiographers, you will be joining a diverse team who deliver one of the highest percentages of IG-IMRT treatments in the U.K and treat a large number of SABR patients for all commissioned indications. Breast patients are treated with SGRT, & DIBH is offered to all appropriate patients who have left sided breast cancer.We are one of two leading centres delivering radiotherapy for paediatrics in the Midlands that specialises in SGRT, intensity-modulated TBI& CSRT.

Main duties of the job

If your passion within Radiotherapy is to teach and support students, junior staff, and support your peers, then this could be an excellent opportunity for you!

Radiotherapy at UHB is looking to recruit a Training and Education Radiographer. You will be confident, highly motivated, and forward thinking with a passion for delivering training and support to all staff groups.

Our department has undergone significant change with new programmes of work aimed directly at supporting our excellent Radiographers, as a T&E Radiographer you will work closely with our Tech Leads, Q&A Rad and other specialists Team Leaders in providing additional support to our Students and junior staff ensuring they are fully up to speed on all legislative requirements, treatment techniques, and understand best practice across various treatment rooms.

With over 70 Team Leaders, Senior Radiographers, and both newly qualified and experienced Radiographers, you will be joining a diverse team who deliver one of the highest percentages of IG-IMRT treatments in the U.K and treat a large number of SABR patients for all commissioned indications. Breast patients are treated with SGRT, & DIBH is offered to all appropriate patients who have left sided breast cancer.We are one of two leading centres delivering radiotherapy for paediatrics in the Midlands that specialises in SGRT, intensity-modulated TBI& CSRT.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details

Date posted

05 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1097550

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • * BSc (Hons) or Diploma in Therapeutic Radiography and/or experience to post-graduate diploma level or equivalent
  • * Current HCPC registration
  • * Attendance of recent relevant post graduate courses and study days including assessment of undergraduates
  • * Evidence of interest and commitment in working towards further professional development and qualification

Desirable

  • * Evidence of relevant MSc level study

Experience

Essential

  • * Experience of working clinically at a senior radiographer grade with evidence of leading and organising a team of radiographers
  • * Experience in assessing and teaching radiographers and trainee radiographers
  • * Experience of developing staff clinically and professionally
  • * Specialist knowledge of cancer pathology and disease patterns
  • * Specialist knowledge of clinical radiotherapy including potential radiation risks, acute patient side effects and their effective management
  • * An active awareness of relevant legislation, national cancer standards and professional guidelines
  • * Possess a high level of knowledge and expertise of radiotherapy principles and treatment techniques as well as having excellent leadership, management and communication skills.

Desirable

  • * Experience of undertaking clinical audits and surveys
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • * BSc (Hons) or Diploma in Therapeutic Radiography and/or experience to post-graduate diploma level or equivalent
  • * Current HCPC registration
  • * Attendance of recent relevant post graduate courses and study days including assessment of undergraduates
  • * Evidence of interest and commitment in working towards further professional development and qualification

Desirable

  • * Evidence of relevant MSc level study

Experience

Essential

  • * Experience of working clinically at a senior radiographer grade with evidence of leading and organising a team of radiographers
  • * Experience in assessing and teaching radiographers and trainee radiographers
  • * Experience of developing staff clinically and professionally
  • * Specialist knowledge of cancer pathology and disease patterns
  • * Specialist knowledge of clinical radiotherapy including potential radiation risks, acute patient side effects and their effective management
  • * An active awareness of relevant legislation, national cancer standards and professional guidelines
  • * Possess a high level of knowledge and expertise of radiotherapy principles and treatment techniques as well as having excellent leadership, management and communication skills.

Desirable

  • * Experience of undertaking clinical audits and surveys

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Stephen Glenn

stephen.glenn2@uhb.nhs.uk

01213712935

Details

Date posted

05 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1097550

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


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