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Job summary

Main area
Radiotherapy
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
37.5 hours per week (Flexible options available which include a 3 day or 4 day week)
Job ref
356-26-7725903
Employer
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Castle Hill Hospital
Town
Cottingham
Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/02/2026 23:59

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Radiotherapy Treatment Delivery Team Leader

Band 7

Job overview

Therapeutic Radiographer – Treatment Team Leader

Relocation Package Available | Join a Leading Radiotherapy Service

Are you ready to take the next step in your radiotherapy career? We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Therapeutic Radiographer to lead our Treatment Delivery Team at the Queen’s Centre, Castle Hill Hospital in Cottingham.

This is your chance to join a patient-centred, multi-professional team that prides itself on excellence, innovation, and compassionate care. As a Team Leader, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe and effective delivery of radiotherapy treatments, while supporting and inspiring your colleagues to achieve the highest standards.


Why Join Us?

  • State-of-the-Art Facilities: Work with cutting-edge technology including 2 Varian Halcyon and 4 Varian TrueBeam linear accelerators, IGRT capabilities, Siemens CT scanners, and Varian Aria software and SGRT.
  • Career Development: Access Macmillan resources, CPD opportunities, and funding for postgraduate study.
  • Supportive Culture: Be part of a collaborative team that includes Radiotherapy Managers, Advanced Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, and Clinical Support Workers.
  • Relocation Support: We offer a comprehensive relocation package to help you settle in.

 

Main duties of the job

About the Role

As Treatment Team Leader, you will:

  • Oversee daily operations in treatment delivery, ensuring a safe, high-quality service.
  • Lead and mentor a team of radiographers, fostering professional growth and continuous improvement.
  • Maintain clinical expertise and contribute to service development, research, and innovation.
  • Act as a key member of the senior radiotherapy management team, influencing future advancements in care.

Specialist Leadership Opportunity

One of the Treatment Delivery Team Leaders will take on specific responsibility for brachytherapy and superficial radiotherapy services. These specialist treatments are integral to our comprehensive cancer care pathway, offering highly targeted therapies for a range of tumour sites.

Our brachytherapy services include:

  • HDR brachytherapy for gynaecological cancers
  • Electro-brachytherapy for colorectal cancers

In this role, you will:

  • Lead and coordinate the delivery of these advanced techniques, ensuring patient safety and optimal outcomes.
  • Work closely with oncologists, physicists, and nursing teams to develop and implement innovative treatment protocols.
  • Drive service improvements and contribute to research projects that shape the future of brachytherapy and superficial treatments.

This is an excellent opportunity for a radiographer with a passion for specialist techniques to make a significant impact on patient care and service development.

 

Working for our organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

What We’re Looking For

  • HCPC-registered Therapeutic Radiographer with significant experience in treatment delivery and verification.
  • Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and support your team.
  • Evidence of postgraduate qualifications or commitment to M-level study.
  • A passion for patient-centred care and service excellence.

Interested?

For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please contact:
📧 Barbara Whitaker – Macmillan Deputy Radiotherapy Manager
[email protected]
📧 Clare.Hutton - Radiotherapy Manager
[email protected]

Apply now and make a real difference in cancer care. Your expertise matters – and we’ll support you every step of the way.

We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.

 

Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • BSc (Hons) in Therapy Radiography or equivalent. • HCPC Registration. • Evidence of CPD. • IELTS (International English Language Testing System) – Level 7
Desirable criteria
  • M-level modules or postgraduate qualifications. GCP Training.

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Significant experience in clinical radiotherapy, patient support, and staff management.
  • • Experience handling clinical or operational issues.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience with implementation of new technology or service improvements.
  • Exposure to other NHS radiotherapy centres.

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

Essential criteria
  • • Good communication - verbal/written
  • • Be able to work on own initiative
  • • Works well with in a team
  • • Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
  • • Participate in standard setting and research projects
  • • Evidence showing clinical and professional development
  • • To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
  • • Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands
  • • Facilitate learning of others.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience leading team meetings or presenting at MDTs

Application Completion

Essential criteria
  • ALL sections of application form FULLY completed

Special Attributes and other

Essential criteria
  • • Shows motivation in developing new skills
  • • High level of interpersonal skills
  • • Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
  • • Flexible and reliable

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employer

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Barbara Whitaker
Job title
Deputy Radiotherapy Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01482461213
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