Job summary
The Northamptonshire Centre for Oncology would like to hear from experienced HCPC registered radiographers, who are ready to join our team of radiographers working in rotational posts across treatment and pre-treatment. Experience of working in an NHS department achieving accreditation to ISO 9001:2015 is essential.

Our patients are fully supported through their Radiotherapy journey by our team of review radiographers and independent prescribers who work closely with the planning and treating teams.

To be a technically competent Radiographer capable of working in all main areas of the department (treatment, pre-treatment, and calculation room).

To be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the assigned work area within the Radiotherapy department, ensuring the safe and accurate delivery or planning of radiotherapy treatment and deputising for the Band 7 team Leader as required.

To supervise and provide clinical leadership to the students and junior staff within the assigned work area, ensuring all staff work within Trust and departmental policies and guidelines.

To participate in the shift and on call rotas to provide a comprehensive service to the patients in line with RCR and NICE guidance.

Main duties of the job

• To act in accordance within the Radiographers Professional Code of Conduct at all times, HCPC standards also need to be met to ensure registration is maintained.
• Maintain portfolio of CPD evidence as required to meet HCPC standards.
• To ensure requirements of IR(ME)R 2017 and Ionising Radiation Regulations (IRR17) are met.
• To comply with all policies and procedures with the departmental Quality System, providing input to updating documents as required.
• To ensure all equipment is safe for clinical use on a daily basis, performing Q.A. checks and reporting any discrepancies as described in the handover procedure. Equipment must also be kept clean and stored correctly.
• Complete the competency portfolios for each work area, ensuring tasks are only undertaken unsupervised once competency is confirmed.
• Supporting, training and supervising students and other junior radiographic staff within the assigned work area.

Pre-Treatment

• Undertake assessment of all patients prior to the planning procedure to ensure they are fit to undertake the procedure and have all necessary support. Seek advice from senior colleagues and/ or referring to other specialists e.g. Macmillan social worker as necessary.
• Ensure all patients are given information regarding the procedure and that informed consent has been obtained for all elements of the process.
• Localise treatment volumes using the CT Scanner, simulator or clinical mark up as requested under the direction of the Advanced Practitioners.
• Administer I.V. contrast as directed by the Clinician once competence has been achieved by following the formal training programme.
• Perform virtual simulation or prepare data for export into Eclipse planning system as required.

Calculation Room

• Ensuring all treatment information is ready for safe and accurate use for treatment delivery.
• Ensuring all peripheral data is also correct, to include image scheduling, appointment scheduling and entry of data required for accurate capture of the radiotherapy dataset.
• Performing calculations both by hand and using Radcalc programme to calculate doses for non-computer planned treatments.

Treatment

• Undertake assessment of all patients on a daily basis to ensure they are fit for treatment and receiving all necessary support. Seek advice from senior colleagues and/ or referring to other specialists e.g. Macmillan social worker as necessary.
• Ensure all patients receive safe and accurate treatment, reporting any concerns regarding set up to a senior colleague.
• Problem solve technical problems relating to individual patient treatments while acting within own scope of practice, referring issues to senior colleagues as necessary.
• Safely and accurately deliver treatment to patients ensuring all elements of treatment are performed correctly including in vivo dose measurements and any beam modifications.
• Review portal images in accordance with imaging protocols and procedures.
• Ensure all aftercare is in place at the end of radiotherapy treatment and that all documentation is completed correctly.

Essential Education and Training

• HCPC registration as a therapeutic radiographer, post holder must ensure they meet and comply with all HCPC standards.
• BSc honours in radiotherapy or equivalent qualification as recognised by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Essential Knowledge and Experience

• Good experience of working across a range of treatment delivery and planning activities within the Radiotherapy Department as a qualified radiographer.
• Experience working across a range of radiotherapy techniques.
• Knowledge of IR(ME)R 2017 and responsibilities relating to own scope of practice.

Essential Skills

• Ability to work effectively within the multi-disciplinary team.
• Excellent communication skills and effective interpersonal skills.
• Ability to mentor students or other junior staff and trainees.

Essential Personal Qualities

• Calm under pressure, approachable, flexible and organised.
• Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users.
• Ability to manipulate highly complex and expensive equipment with a high degree of precision.

Desirable

• Recognised post graduate education, willingness to undertake additional accredited education as appropriate.
• Input to writing quality documentation.

Location: Northampton
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change, Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum / pro rata
Closing date: 30 October 2026

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.

We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

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.