Job summary
- Main area
- Radiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 8b (8a if training required)
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 156-7449916
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sunrise Centre
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £64,455 - £74,896 Band 8A if training required (subject to AFC banding)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Breast Therapeutic Radiographer
Band 8b (8a if training required)
Job overview
This is a fantastic career development opportunity for a radiographer to join an innovative and friendly department. We strive for excellence in all aspects of patient care and promote and support health and wellbeing in all our staff.
Applications are invited for a newly created Consultant Radiographer post to support the Breast Service. The post holder must be capable of functioning across the four key role domains including; expert practice, professional leadership and consultancy, education and training and research and audit.
Candidates in training will be appointed at a Band 8a during the training programme and will progress to Band 8b upon completion of training.
This post is subject to agenda for change banding.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for delivering a comprehensive radiotherapy service to patients with breast cancer. This will include:
- attending MDT meetings
- accepting new patient referrals
- undertake new patient consultations
- undertake appropriate clinical assessment of patients attending clinics
- referring patients for radiotherapy
- managing and supporting patients throughout the pathway
- obtain informed consent
- delineating treatment volumes
- prescribing radiotherapy
- approving treatment plans
- image interpretation
- on treatment review
- prescribing medication as an independent prescriber
- patient follow-up
Working for our organisation
The Radiotherapy Service is excellently located close to the City of Truro, beautiful beaches, coast line and countryside, where all our staff enjoy a high quality of life.
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.
It’s established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Occupational Health clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Right to work in the UK
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
We reserve the right to close this advert early.
We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.
We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Current professional registration with HCPC
- Extensive leadership experience
- Full MSc qualification (or working towards)
- Full knowledge of IR(ME)R regulations
Desirable criteria
- Non medical prescribing qualification
- Consent MSc module
- Experience in clinical teaching/education
Knowldege and Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive knowledge of oncology and radiotherapy practice
- Experience in the development of clinical protocols and procedures
- Experience of leading service developments
Desirable criteria
- Specialist interest in Breast Cancer
- Evidence of publication
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the service
- Clinical skills appropriate to Breast Oncology
- Report writing
- Ability to teach and train others
- IT skills
- Presentation skills
- Ability to lead research and audit
- Self-motivation
- Ability to work autonomously and within a team
- Aware of own limitations
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Zoe Rowett
- Job title
- Radiotherapy Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01872 258310
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