Job summary
12 month maternity leave cover.
The Oxford Cancer Centre offers an exciting opportunity to join a friendly, dynamic, team committed to delivering holistic, patient-centred radiotherapy care.
We are seeking aTherapeutic Radiographer with broad clinical experience and a strong understanding of advanced radiotherapy techniques. The successful candidate will be confident working autonomously, able to prioritise their workload, and committed to maintaining the highest standards of care and professionalism.
This role will be primarily based at the new OUH Radiotherapy satellite centre in Milton Keynes. However, the successful candidate will also be expected to spend time at the main site in Oxford to support their ongoing professional development and contribute to the work of the wider radiotherapy review team.
In addition, the postholder will be expected to support the Milton Keynes pre-treatment and treatment teams when required,
OUH Radiotherapy @ Milton Keynes opened in January 2025 as part of Oxford University Hospitals' commitment to improving local access to high-quality cancer care.The centre is equipped with a Siemens CT simulator and a Varian TrueBeam and infrastructure is already in place to grow the service in future. Approximately 60% of radiotherapy patients from Milton Keynes are treated locally, with the remainder undergoing radiotherapy at the main site in Oxford for more complex treatments such as SRS.
Main duties of the job
In this patient-facing role, you will act as an expert resource for radiotherapy-specific information and support, helping patients navigate their treatment and access holistic care, including appropriate referrals to specialist services. You will also be responsible for conducting radiotherapy treatment reviews.
In addition to supporting radiotherapy patients at OUH radiotherapy @ Milton Keynes, you will play a key role in strengthening links between the Oxford Cancer Centre Radiotherapy Department and our external oncology clinics, including those at:
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
To arrange an informal visit or chat please contact:
Donna Hughes Operational Manager - OUH Radiotherapy @ Milton Keynes. Email: donna.hughes@ouh.nhs.uk. Tel: 01865 857570
Mitch Sharman Else - Macmillan Consultant Late Effects Therapeutic Radiographer Email: mitch.sharman-else@ouh.nhs.uk Tel: 01865 857570
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
To arrange an informal visit or chat please contact:
Donna Hughes Operational Manager - OUH Radiotherapy @ Milton Keynes. Email: donna.hughes@ouh.nhs.uk. Tel: 01865 857570
Mitch Sharman Else - Macmillan Consultant Late Effects Therapeutic Radiographer Email: mitch.sharman-else@ouh.nhs.uk Tel: 01865 857570
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registration
- BSc Radiotherapy
- Radiotherapy Treatment Review experience
- Evidence of relevant CPD (continuing professional development)
- Post graduate qualifications or experience/skills gained on the job equivalent to Masters degree level
Desirable
- Radiotherapy Treatment Review qualification
- Independent or supplementary prescribing qualification
- Counselling qualification
- Advanced communication skills qualification
- Masters' Degree
Experience
Essential
- Previous NHS experience in Radiotherapy
- Significant senior experience working clinically as a Therapeutic Radiographer, having experience of caring for patients with a broad range of cancers.
- Experience working within a treatment review role
- Team management experience
- Participation in radiotherapy development work
Desirable
- Participation in the implementation of a change in practice
- Participation in research
- Previous experience of information giving
Skills, Knowledge and Abilitie
Essential
- Exhibits behaviours and ways of working that align with the Trust values.
- Self-motivated, independent practitioner, able to organise and prioritise all working practices.
- Ability to work under pressure, in an unpredictable working environment, maintaining a calm and professional attitude.
- Excellent organisational and decision making skills.
- Effective personnel management skills, including supervision of radiographers, students and other health care workers.
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the management of change and a positive and forward thinking attitude to developing and implementing change.
- Evidence of problem solving skills and the ability to deal with and respond to interruptions in their working environment.
- Knowledge of IR(ME)R 2017, IRR 2017 and responsibilities relating to own professional practice and HCPC registration.
- Good technical skills and manual dexterity
- Excellent leadership skills
- Good analytical and numerical skills
- Satisfactory attendance record
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work well both autonomously and within a team environment
Desirable
- Awareness of current trends in radiotherapy.
- Leadership Course attendance.
- Attendance of relevant lectures/workshops/study days.
- Working knowledge of evaluation, the audit process and research practice.
- IT skills e.g. word, excel, power point.
- Working knowledge of QA in Radiotherapy.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registration
- BSc Radiotherapy
- Radiotherapy Treatment Review experience
- Evidence of relevant CPD (continuing professional development)
- Post graduate qualifications or experience/skills gained on the job equivalent to Masters degree level
Desirable
- Radiotherapy Treatment Review qualification
- Independent or supplementary prescribing qualification
- Counselling qualification
- Advanced communication skills qualification
- Masters' Degree
Experience
Essential
- Previous NHS experience in Radiotherapy
- Significant senior experience working clinically as a Therapeutic Radiographer, having experience of caring for patients with a broad range of cancers.
- Experience working within a treatment review role
- Team management experience
- Participation in radiotherapy development work
Desirable
- Participation in the implementation of a change in practice
- Participation in research
- Previous experience of information giving
Skills, Knowledge and Abilitie
Essential
- Exhibits behaviours and ways of working that align with the Trust values.
- Self-motivated, independent practitioner, able to organise and prioritise all working practices.
- Ability to work under pressure, in an unpredictable working environment, maintaining a calm and professional attitude.
- Excellent organisational and decision making skills.
- Effective personnel management skills, including supervision of radiographers, students and other health care workers.
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the management of change and a positive and forward thinking attitude to developing and implementing change.
- Evidence of problem solving skills and the ability to deal with and respond to interruptions in their working environment.
- Knowledge of IR(ME)R 2017, IRR 2017 and responsibilities relating to own professional practice and HCPC registration.
- Good technical skills and manual dexterity
- Excellent leadership skills
- Good analytical and numerical skills
- Satisfactory attendance record
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work well both autonomously and within a team environment
Desirable
- Awareness of current trends in radiotherapy.
- Leadership Course attendance.
- Attendance of relevant lectures/workshops/study days.
- Working knowledge of evaluation, the audit process and research practice.
- IT skills e.g. word, excel, power point.
- Working knowledge of QA in Radiotherapy.
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.
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.
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
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
OUH Radiotherapy @ Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes University Hospital
Milton Keynes
MK6 5LD
Employer's website
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
