Job summary
Therapeutic Radiographer - Pre-Treatment Team Leader
Relocation Package Available | Join a Leading Radiotherapy Service
Are you ready to take the next step in your radiotherapy career? We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Therapeutic Radiographer to lead our Pre-Treatment Team at the Queen's Centre, Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham.
This is your chance to join a patient-centred, multi-professional team that prides itself on excellence, innovation, and compassionate care. As a Team Leader, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe and effective planning and preparation of radiotherapy treatments, while supporting and inspiring your colleagues to achieve the highest standards.
Why Join Us? - State-of-the-Art Facilities: Work with cutting-edge technology including Siemens CT scanners, Varian TrueBeam and Halcyon linear accelerators, Varian Aria Oncology Management System, Eclipse treatment planning software, and SGRT.
- Career Development: Access Macmillan resources, CPD opportunities, and funding for postgraduate study.
- Supportive Culture: Be part of a collaborative team that includes Radiotherapy Managers, Advanced Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, and Clinical Support Workers.
- Relocation Support: We offer a comprehensive relocation package to help you settle in.
Main duties of the job
About the Role
As Pre-Treatment Team Leader, you will:
- Lead and manage the pre-treatment service, ensuring CT simulation and localisation procedures are delivered to a consistently high standard.
- Oversee daily operations and ensure safe staffing levels.
- Mentor and support therapeutic radiographers, clinical support workers, apprentices and students, fostering professional growth and continuous improvement.
- Maintain clinical expertise and contribute to service development, research, and innovation.
- Act as a key member of the senior radiotherapy management team, influencing future advancements in care.
What We're Looking For - HCPC-registered Therapeutic Radiographer with significant experience in pre-treatment processes, including CT simulation and treatment planning.
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and support your team.
- Evidence of postgraduate qualifications or commitment to M-level study.
- A passion for patient-centred care and service excellence.
Why Humber Health Partnership? We are one of the NHS's largest and most dynamic organisations, serving over 1.65 million patients annually. Our culture is built on compassion, respect, teamwork, and honesty, and we are committed to your wellbeing and career progression.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Interested?For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please contact: Barbara Whitaker Macmillan Deputy Radiotherapy Managerbarbara.whitaker@nhs.net Michelle Hughes Deputy Radiotherapy Managermichelle.hughes37@nhs.net
Apply now and make a real difference in cancer care. Your expertise matters and well support you every step of the way
We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.
Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Interested?For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please contact: Barbara Whitaker Macmillan Deputy Radiotherapy Managerbarbara.whitaker@nhs.net Michelle Hughes Deputy Radiotherapy Managermichelle.hughes37@nhs.net
Apply now and make a real difference in cancer care. Your expertise matters and well support you every step of the way
We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.
Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.
Person Specification
Application Completion
Essential
- ALL sections of application form FULLY completed
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- oBSc (Hons) Therapy Radiography or equivalent.
- oHCPC registration.
- oEvidence of ongoing CPD
- oIELTS (International English Language Testing System) - Level 7
Desirable
- Master's level or post-graduate modules
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training.
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- oExcellent communication, teaching and organisational skills
- oIn-depth knowledge of radiotherapy techniques, technology, oncology, radiation physics, physiology and legislation
- oIn-depth understanding of radiotherapy treatment modalities, techniques and side effects
- oAbility to critically evaluate practice and contribute to service development
- oAbility to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
- oAbility to prioritise, delegate and work under pressure
- oAbility to lead, motivate and support a team
- oExtensive clinical experience in radiotherapy patient care and support.
- oExperience managing clinical and operational issues
- oExperience supporting and managing staff performance and motivation
Desirable
- Experience or awareness of practice in other radiotherapy centres.
- Participation in implementation of new equipment or technology.
- Demonstrate ambition for personal and service development
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- oGood communication - verbal/written
- oBe able to work on own initiative
- oWorks well with in a team
- oDemonstrates understanding of confidentiality
- oParticipate in standard setting and research projects
- oEvidence showing clinical and professional development
- oTo be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
- oAbility to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands
- oFacilitate learning of others
Special Attributes and other
Essential
- oShows motivation in developing new skills
- oHigh level of interpersonal skills
- oDemonstrate empathy and diplomacy
- oFlexible and reliable oFlexible approach to work, including on-call and bank holiday working oReliable, punctual and professional oPositive attitude, motivated and committed to professional development
- oWillingness to participate in service development initiatives
Person Specification
Application Completion
Essential
- ALL sections of application form FULLY completed
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- oBSc (Hons) Therapy Radiography or equivalent.
- oHCPC registration.
- oEvidence of ongoing CPD
- oIELTS (International English Language Testing System) - Level 7
Desirable
- Master's level or post-graduate modules
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training.
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- oExcellent communication, teaching and organisational skills
- oIn-depth knowledge of radiotherapy techniques, technology, oncology, radiation physics, physiology and legislation
- oIn-depth understanding of radiotherapy treatment modalities, techniques and side effects
- oAbility to critically evaluate practice and contribute to service development
- oAbility to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team
- oAbility to prioritise, delegate and work under pressure
- oAbility to lead, motivate and support a team
- oExtensive clinical experience in radiotherapy patient care and support.
- oExperience managing clinical and operational issues
- oExperience supporting and managing staff performance and motivation
Desirable
- Experience or awareness of practice in other radiotherapy centres.
- Participation in implementation of new equipment or technology.
- Demonstrate ambition for personal and service development
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- oGood communication - verbal/written
- oBe able to work on own initiative
- oWorks well with in a team
- oDemonstrates understanding of confidentiality
- oParticipate in standard setting and research projects
- oEvidence showing clinical and professional development
- oTo be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
- oAbility to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands
- oFacilitate learning of others
Special Attributes and other
Essential
- oShows motivation in developing new skills
- oHigh level of interpersonal skills
- oDemonstrate empathy and diplomacy
- oFlexible and reliable oFlexible approach to work, including on-call and bank holiday working oReliable, punctual and professional oPositive attitude, motivated and committed to professional development
- oWillingness to participate in service development initiatives
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).
