Job summary
Applications are invited to apply for this post who would like to develop their career in a forward thinking, award winning and technically advanced radiotherapy department at The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough.

Our focus is to continually improve patients' experiences and outcomes and you will be supported by a friendly, committed multi-disciplinary team of staff striving to ensure the delivery of excellence in all aspects of patient care.

We work between two sites within the hospital, following the build of The Endeavour Unit, an award winning state of the art radiotherapy facility.

You will:

• Lead on acute operational needs within the radiotherapy service, providing expert clinical decision-making to maintain safe patient imaging and planning.
• Participate in the management of staff availability to cover the needs of the service.
• Coordinate and manage emergency add-on patients, liaising with treatment CLSR colleagues and allocating to appropriate CT in line with clinical priority and capacity.
• Participate in and contribute to capacity meetings, supporting service planning, flow, and optimisation of treatment delivery.
• Provide on-set troubleshooting support for complex or unexpected clinical or technical issues during pre-treatment imaging and prosoma planning.
• Ensure departmental compliance with the Trust policies, including health & safety and human resource/absence policies.

Main duties of the job
The James Cook University Hospital (JCUH) Radiotherapy department is a forward-thinking department equipped with 4 Elekta Agility and 2 Elekta EVO Linacs. Featuring IRIS high-definition AI imaging and adaptive planning capability. Our service delivers advanced treatments including Symmetry 4D SABR, Cardiac SABR and DIBH further enhanced by 3 Catalyst HD C-Rad SGRT devices. A new WOmed T-200 superficial unit is also due to be installed early 2027. Pre-treatment imaging consists of two Siemens wide-bore CT scanners with Prosoma software and an active brachytherapy service using Nucletron remote after-loading. We utilise Monaco and Raystation for treatment planning, with Mosaiq managing electronic data transfer throughout the department. Beyond technology, we are committed to our people. Awarded the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark (MQEM), we pride ourselves on creating a welcoming space for patients and a collaborative environment for staff. Our Radiographers are fully involved in the MDT approach to developments within department and we actively support clinical development from entry-level to Advanced Practitioner. The department has a major commitment to evidence based practice, and participates in multi-centre clinical research trials, led by our Radiotherapy Research Team. We are looking for highly motivated professionals with excellent interpersonal skills to join our team and help shape the future of radiotherapy at JCUH.

About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training
Essential

• BSc Hons in Radiotherapy or equivalent
• HCPC Registration as a Therapeutic Radiographer
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of supervisory / mentoring role
• Evidence of experience of advanced technical radiotherapy
• Evidence of clinical experience in a range of procedures, practices & equipment including 3D and 2D on set imaging
• Participation in clinical audit / research

Knowledge & Skills
Essential

• Expert knowledge of pre-treatment imaging / planning
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• Demonstration of effective leadership skills
• Ability to work independently

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Radiotherapy Service Manager
Claire Huntley
claire.huntley1@nhs.net
01642854942