Job summary
- Main area
- Radiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-SCCS-1983
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Town
- Hammersmith
- Salary
- £46,419 - £55,046 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Radiotherapy Clinical Trials Radiographer
Band 6
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
Are you registered Therapeutic Radiographer considering a career in clinical research?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, organised and experienced Therapeutic Radiographer to join the Oncology research team at Charing Cross Hospital. This post will work within the research delivery team alongside consultants and the wider multi-disciplinary team to deliver commercial and academic clinical trials for radiotherapy and oncology patients and will have strong links to the radiotherapy department.
The radiotherapy service equipment portfolio currently includes five Varian TrueBeam linacs all with IGRT capabilities, two with BrainLab ExacTrac imaging & one with AlignRT SGRT. Other equipment includes a busy Brachytherapy Elekta Felxitron unit, Xstrahl orthovoltage unit and a Siemens go.Open pro CT scanner. The service offers a wide range of treatment options including SABR, SRS, TBI, TLNI, VMAT, 3DCRT as well as gynae, oesophageal & rectal brachytherapy. Over the next 12 months we are replacing two of our oldest linacs with Accuray Radixact systems.
The post-holder will be part of a large and dynamic team, so must enjoy working independently as well as part of a team. Experience in clinical oncology is essential along with the ability to understand and develop skills in clinical research. There are several training opportunities available and we strongly encourage both personal and professional development.
Main duties of the job
- To facilitate efficient, safe and participant focused research within radiotherapy
- To contribute to the management of the local portfolio of clinical research studies
- To autonomously work with the clinical team to identify and recruit patients suitable for entry into clinical trials having understanding of the clinical patient pathway
- To ensure safe planning and care of patients according to the clinical trials protocol
- To work in according to good clinical practice and research governance standards for clinical research studies
- To recognise and act on concerns raised if research deviates from the study protocol or the study design conflicts with legal requirements
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- DCR(T) or BSc in Therapeutic Radiography (or equivalent)
- Registered with HCPC
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable post HCPC registration experience.
- Sound knowledge of variety of complex treatment techniques
Desirable criteria
- Previous acting-up experience
- Evidence of participation in research and/or radiotherapy development work
- Knowledge of National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), its values, aims and structure
- Proven participation in the consent process for patients entering clinical trials
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Essential criteria
- Understands the risks associated with radiation and the optimisation of patients treatments
- Knowledge and understanding of standard and non-standard complex and conformal techniques
- Demonstrable ability to communicate complex information to a wide range of audiences and through a variety if mediums with confidence
- Flexible attitude to work
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Leadership skills
- Proven ability to function as an autonomous practitioner
- In-depth knowledge of clinical research methodology and trial protocols and to communicate this to professionals and lay persons
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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 Elsworthy
- Job title
- Macmillan Head of Radiotherapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02033111743
- Additional information
Abigail Caldow & Amalia Saucan (Research team Leads) 02033115308
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