Radiotherapy Treatment/CT Lead

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Southend-on-Sea
17 hours ago
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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Radiotherapy Treatment/CT Lead

The closing date is 09 March 2026


Join Our Dynamic Radiotherapy Team - Make a Real Difference Every Day


An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our innovative and supportive team, where you'll be at the forefront of cutting‑edge cancer treatment. We're equipped with Elekta Linacs and a brand‑new Halcyon system featuring Ethos software, enabling us to deliver state‑of‑the‑art adaptive radiotherapy. Our department also runs a busy and diverse brachytherapy service, treating prostate, gynaecological, and skin cancers, and we utilise a Toshiba wide bore CT scanner for precision imaging.


As a Team Leader, you'll be responsible for guiding and managing a small team of Radiographers, Apprentice Radiographers, and Assistants (3‑4 staff), ensuring the smooth day‑to‑day operation of our treatment or pre‑treatment units. You'll play a key role in delivering a timely, accurate, and patient‑centred service—working collaboratively while following departmental protocols.


You’ll provide essential support and reassurance to patients throughout their treatment journey, always maintaining the highest standards of care, professionalism, and respect for patient dignity and emotional well‑being.


If you’re passionate about delivering outstanding patient care, motivated to lead, and excited by the opportunity to work with advanced radiotherapy technologies— we’d love to hear from you.


Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.


Main duties of the job

  • Lead by example in clinical documentation and accurate record‑keeping for both treatment planning and delivery.
  • Be adaptable and flexible, working shifts or extended hours as needed to meet patient demand.
  • Participate in the on‑call rota and be available for weekend and Bank Holiday coverage when required to support service continuity.
  • Be responsible for the daily efficient time management of the treatment unit workload and patient workload.
  • Implement departmental policies and procedures, participating in the development as required including proposing changes to practice. Initiate new policies to maintain or improve services to patients.
  • Organise, manage and delegate tasks and duties as required to maintain an effective patient‑focussed service.
  • Ensure that radiotherapy treatments are precisely planned and delivered, with careful consideration of dosage, targeting, and patient positioning.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well‑being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.


Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description. We look forward to your application.


Person Specification
Qualifications

  • BSc (hons) Radiotherapy (or equivalent)
  • HCPC registration
  • Evidence of postgraduate study

Knowledge and Experience

  • Postgraduate clinical experience with evidence of working clinically at a Senior Radiographer level or equivalent for 3 years.
  • Extensive working knowledge of Linear Accelerators, Brachytherapy, CT and pre‑treatment.
  • Participated in the introduction or new techniques to a service.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.


£47,810 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)


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