Therapeutic Radiographer

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

NHS Band 6 salary: £39,959 - £48,117 per annum

Hours per week: 37.5 hours (Full-Time)

Contract type: Permanent

As a Band 6 Therapeutic Radiographer you will 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. You will carry out radiotherapy procedures using a variety of specialised high energy radiation equipment, operating in conjunction with radiotherapy IT systems and various imaging systems. 

As part of your duties you will assist and deputise for the Team Leader to manage the administrative and patient workload of a defined area, and manage the complexities of a treatment course, supervise and teach staff in a work base, providing an efficient and high quality radiation treatment service.

You will make confident decision-making utilising complex technical data, utilising professional judgment in the practical application of treatment plans and in accordance with local protocols. 

Alongside your team you will be responsible for daily clinical evaluation of the patient before, during and after treatment, assessing their fitness for treatment, ensuring the safe delivery of the patient’s radiation exposure and the accurate recording of treatment data.

You will be responsible for own and team’s compliance with quality assurance protocols within the department and IR(ME)R (2017) , IRR17 regulations, pertaining to the radiotherapy treatment and pre- treatment equipment. You will undertake routine quality assurance checks of department equipment and report and record all equipment faults in a timely fashion, according to departmental procedures

For full job details please refer to enclosed job description. 

Please see information about Radiotherapy department.

• BSc Therapeutic Radiography or equivalent
• HCPC registration to practice as a Therapeutic Radiographer
• Post-graduate education (or be willing to take part in Level 7 education)

Experience

• 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 as a Therapeutic Radiographer

Skills and Knowledge

• Effective at working independently and within a team
• Ability to deal with emotive and confrontational situations using conflict resolution skills
• Ability to deal with and respond to interruptions in the working environment
• Strong personal resilience and ability to act appropriately in stressful and/or emotive situations
• Demonstrable competency in the use of all aspects of complex radiotherapy treatment and planning equipment
• Ability to successfully problem-solve and trouble-shoot treatment and planning related patient setup issues
• Ability to understand own limitations and when to ask for help
• Demonstrable skills in teaching and supervising student radiographers
• Understand the benefits of and how to work within an ISO9001:2015 quality system
• Awareness of national cancer agenda and how it relates to own practice
• Current knowledge of developments in radiotherapy practice
• Evidence of CPD

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. 

For more information, please see our People and OD Strategy 2026