Job summary
- Main area
- Radiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8b
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 193-8247142PCG
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Berkshire Hospital
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £66,582 - £77,368 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Radiotherapy Services Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8b
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Please note: all vacancies automatically close when 50 applications have been received.
Job overview
Band 8B Radiotherapy Services Manager
The Radiotherapy Services Manager holds principal responsibility for the strategic leadership, workforce planning, professional governance and future development of radiotherapy services across the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (RBFT), influencing organisational cancer strategy to deliver sustainable service transformation.
The role works across departmental and organisational boundaries, engaging collaboratively with multiple stakeholders and plays a key role in supporting service development in line with Trust, regional and national cancer standards.
In collaboration with the Berkshire Cancer Centre (BCC) Senior Leadership Team the post holder will develop radiotherapy services in line with changes in technology, professional recommendations, the NHS England National Cancer Plan and the Trust’s strategy and priorities.
As a member of the BCC Senior Leadership Team, the RTSM will actively participate in meetings to plan the organisation, delivery and development of all aspects of the radiotherapy service to provide patient-centred, effective and coordinated care to cancer patients.
Main duties of the job
- Hold standing as the most senior therapeutic radiographer within RBFT and provide strategic, professional and operational leadership for all radiotherapy services. Act as the Trust's principal expert advisor for radiotherapy, influencing organisational strategy, workforce planning, clinical governance, service transformation and regional cancer system developments.
- Provide visible and inspirational professional leadership for the radiotherapy workforce, creating a high-performance culture that promotes innovation, continuous improvement, research, education and professional excellence.
- Be accountable for the operational management of radiotherapy services across both Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH) and Bracknell Healthspace sites, ensuring that services are modern, standardised and developed to meet current and future demands.
- Support the development of future strategic and operational plans for the service to ensure the continued provision of evidence-based, high quality radiotherapy treatment, supported by a skilled and appropriately developed workforce.
- Direct, manage and have overall responsibility for the introduction of new treatment and planning techniques and service developments based on best available evidence and national guidance.
- Hold lead accountability for education, training, research and quality management within the department.
Working for our organisation
Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our Trust "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.
Person specification
Education, qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- BSc (Hons) degree in Therapeutic Radiotherapy or Diploma of the College of Radiographers
- Masters degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant clinical, healthcare leadership or management subject
- Relevant leadership or management qualification
- HCPC registration as a Therapeutic Radiographer
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate teaching qualification
- Change management / project management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive and wide range of experience in radiotherapy, including management of services
- Significant experience of managing a diverse, multi-professional clinical workforce at a senior level
- Evidence of leading large-scale service transformation and organisational change
- Experience of influencing strategy at organisational, regional or national level
- Significant experience of managing senior clinical teams and complex workforce issues
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working at network level or with the relevant professional body / regulators
Skills, knowledge and abilities
Essential criteria
- Highly developed strategic leadership and organisational management skills
- Ability to influence and negotiate at executive, regional and national levels
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of principles and concepts underpinning techniques used in radiotherapy services
- Ability to work independently, balancing competing priorities and manage own time effectively
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex data and provide meaningful insights to support problem solving and service improvements
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
- Research skills including scientific report writing / track record of publications in scientific journals / at conferences
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
- Mark Foulkes
- Job title
- Lead Cancer Nurse & Joint Clinical Director of BCC
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 322 7860
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