Senior Therapeutic radiographer – Enhance Practice (Skin)
Posted 5 days ago
Job Description
Band 6 - £39,959 - £48,117
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Pathway: Skin Radiotherapy Specialist
This pathway is designed for a senior radiographer passionate about localised, high-impact care within skin radiotherapy. You will develop specialised, autonomous skills in the fastest growing clinical area.
Advanced Clinical Skills: Master complex clinical mark-ups and advanced localisation techniques specialised for skin malignancies.
Service Innovation: Lead and support quality improvement initiatives to optimise the skin radiotherapy pathway; in particular support the development of a new skin brachytherapy service.
EP Alignment: Develop specialised clinical judgement and a structured portfolio aligned with the four pillars of Enhanced Practice.
What We Offer & How It Works
To ensure your success, this opportunity is structured to balance your current role with formal professional development:
Protected SPA Time: You will receive approximately 4 hours of Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) time per week, fully dedicated to your personal development and service improvement projects.
Structured Portfolio: Your growth will be guided by a clear, structured portfolio that defines your evolving scope of practice, milestones, and competencies.
Dual-Role Integration: You will maintain your existing job description and team alignment, seamlessly integrating your new enhanced skills into daily practice.
As a senior radiographer you will also be expected to;
- Undertake radiotherapy treatment and planning, on a rotational basis, using ionising radiation to treat patients with cancer or benign disease, with both curative and palliative intent
- Carry out radiotherapy procedures using a variety of specialised high energy radiation equipment, operating in conjunction with radiotherapy IT systems and various imaging systems
- Provide supervision and support to junior staff and students in training
- Make confident decision-making as the most senior Radiographer in absence of a team leader
- To participate in the departmental shift and on-call system between the hours of 07:00-20:00, 7 days a week
- Be accountable for own professional actions and limitations within own scope of practice.
- Abide by HCPC code of conduct and maintain HCPC registration
Please refer to the Job description for further information:
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Therapeutic Radiography or DCR(T) or equivalent
- HCPC registration to practice as a Therapeutic Radiographer
- Post-graduate education (or be willing to take part in Level 7 education to become Senior Enhanced Practitioner if opportunity arises)
Experience
Essential
- Appropriate level of post qualification experience, working across both treatment and pre-treatment areas, using a range of modern equipment
- Experience of working in orthovoltage & brachytherapy is desirable
- Experience of a range of radiotherapy treatment techniques
- Previous experience of working within the NHS
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.
Additional Information
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
For more information, please see our People and OD Strategy 2026
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