Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Cumbria Radiotherapy - CIC
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2026-37-025
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- 317 Trustwide
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/10/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/10/2026
Employer heading
Senior Therapeutic Radiographer
Band 6
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.
With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.
As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
Join a progressive and innovative radiotherapy service at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care North Cumbria (NCCC-NS), Carlisle. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Therapeutic Radiographer to further develop their career within a department committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred cancer care.
We are a forward-thinking service with a strong programme of innovation, including MRI-based planning and Surface Guided Radiotherapy (SGRT). As part of our continued development, we are preparing to introduce online adaptive radiotherapy, creating exciting opportunities for staff to develop advanced clinical skills and contribute to service transformation.
We are expanding our pre-treatment workforce and are seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our small, friendly, and supportive team. The successful candidate will play a key role in the preparation, simulation, planning imaging, and treatment verification processes for approximately 1,200 patients each year across adult cancer services.
Our department employs a wide range of advanced radiotherapy techniques, including VMAT, SABR, respiratory gating, and SGRT, supported by Siemens CT and MRI scanners and Varian TrueBeam linear accelerators.
- Interview Date Wednesday 21 October 2026
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Therapeutic Radiographer, you will provide expert technical leadership within your specialist area, supporting clinical excellence, service development, quality improvement, and the education and mentorship of colleagues. You will work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure the highest standards of patient care and treatment accuracy.
We are committed to supporting professional development and fostering a positive team culture where innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement are encouraged.
Join us and be part of a team dedicated to delivering exceptional cancer care while helping shape the future of radiotherapy services across the North East and North Cumbria.
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Therapeutic Radiographer to join the Northern Centre for Cancer Care-North Cumbria in Carlisle. This role offers the opportunity to develop specialist clinical, technical, and leadership skills within a large and innovative radiotherapy service.
The successful candidate will:
- Provide day-to-day leadership and support to a team of radiographers within their designated clinical area, ensuring the highest standards of technical practice, patient safety, and patient-centred care.
- Be accountable for the safe and accurate delivery of radiotherapy treatments within their clinical area.
- Deliver and support complex radiotherapy procedures, including localisation, image guidance, dose calculation, treatment verification, and treatment delivery.
- Practice autonomously and professionally in accordance with departmental protocols, national guidance, and professional standards.
- Ensure workload targets, quality standards, and service objectives are achieved through the effective use of available resources.
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, and the implementation of new techniques and technologies.
- Support the education, supervision, and development of staff and students, fostering a positive learning environment.
- Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to deliver holistic patient care and provide specialist advice, information, and support to patients, relatives, and carers throughout their treatment journey.
We welcome applications from experienced, enthusiastic, and patient-focused therapeutic radiographers who are committed to delivering high-quality care and continuously developing their professional practice. The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate flexibility in working patterns to meet the needs of the service.
Experience in advanced radiotherapy techniques such as VMAT, SABR, IGRT, SGRT, and adaptive radiotherapy would be advantageous, although training and development opportunities will be provided.
Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- • BSc in Radiotherapy or equivalent qualification
- • State registration with Health & Care Professions Council
- • Evidence of continuing professional development through postgraduate training and study appropriate to the post
- • Willing to undertake further education relevant to post
Desirable criteria
- • Post graduate qualification or equivalent experience
KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- • Specialist knowledge in the delivery of radiotherapy across a broad range of techniques and complexity and of developments within this field
- • Extensive knowledge of current treatment and imaging procedures, policies and working practices
- • A working knowledge of standards and legislation in other relevant areas e.g. Health and Safety at work, COSHH, Risk Management and Clinical Governance
SKILLS
Essential criteria
- • Able to motivate others and self
- • Able to negotiate
- • Good time management skills
- • Excellent communication skills, listening, written, verbal and non-verbal
- • Problem solver
- • Able to use initiative appropriately
- • IT skills
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- • Recent post qualification clinical experience in a modern radiotherapy department
Desirable criteria
- • Previous experience working as a senior therapeutic radiographer
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Howe
- Job title
- Therapeutic Radiographer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01228210405
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