Trosolwg o'r swydd

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Therapeutic Radiographer to take the next step in their career. This Clinical Specialist role will take the successful candidate into a sub-specialism, which will enable the further development of your clinical skills to advanced/expert level. Meeting the needs of the radiotherapy service based in Newcastle you will be responsible for the delivery, review and development of the specialist area within radiotherapy at NCCC whilst working closely with colleagues at NCCC -NC to ensure parity of radiotherapy provision across the North East and North Cumbria.

• Interview Date Friday 10 October 2025
• 22 Hours 30 Minutes/Week . Working days Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

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The post will be based in the treatment section of the department but will require the post holder to work collaboratively with other sections of the service, including pre-treatment imaging, dosimetry, radiotherapy physics and clinical engineering and oncologist colleagues. 

The postholder will have extensive knowledge of radiotherapy, treatment techniques and equipment and be able to relate to relevant current guidelines and targets together with how external policies and pressures affect the provision of the service. They will also have extensive experience of a range of cancers and caring for seriously ill patients and be able to reflect on their practice for continuing development of knowledge.

They will have specialist knowledge in the defined sub specialist project area(s) and be able to undertake further academic study to maintain, refine and develop the area(s) to expert advanced practice level. Ensuring compliance with our training strategy is key to the continuing development of the radiographic workforce so the ability motivate and train therapeutic radiographers to deliver high quality, safe and effective treatment is fundamental to this role.  

Ideally they will also have experience of developing, managing and implementing change and be able to actively participate and when required lead quality improvement projects. 

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. 

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites: 

• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust