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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Operational Lead Radiographer
Closed for applications on: 16-Jun-2025 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 16-Jun-2025 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- Freeman Hospital
- Town
- 317 01 Freeman Hospital
- Postcode
- NE7 7DN
- Major / Minor Region
- Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (from date of appointment)
- Hours
- Part time - 33.75 hours per week (33 Hours 45 Minutes/Week)
Salary
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 8a)
Specialty
- Main area
- 317 Radiotherapy Treatment NCCC - FH
- Interview date
- 08/07/2025
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
The Radiotherapy departments at NCCC provide a highly specialist clinical technical service in the treatment of cancer patients, receiving approximately 7800 new patient referrals per year.
Radiotherapy involves the use of ionising radiation in targeting tumours; the radiation is delivered to the patient using highly complex equipment including CT, MRI and Linear Accelerators. The radiotherapy departments in both Newcastle and Carlisle benefit from state-of-the-art equipment which includes 8 linear accelerators, 2 CT scanners, an MRI scanner and an SXT unit in Newcastle and 2 linear accelerators, a CT scanner and dedicated slots on a diagnostic MRI in Carlisle.
The Radiographers who operate the treatment machines and imaging equipment are educated to degree level and have a thorough understanding of the principles of oncology, radiation physics, radiation safety, radiobiology and care of the cancer patient. Patients may attend the department for a single episode of treatment or for a course of treatment lasting up to 6 weeks.
Typically, between 35 – 50 patients receive radiotherapy per day on a treatment machine. The team of Radiographers working on the machine take responsibility for management of the patient workload and assessing the patient’s condition on a daily basis. The service has responsibility to train BSc radiotherapy students in collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Liverpool across both BSc and MSc programmes and including apprenticeships.
The Radiographers work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, along with Consultant Clinical Oncologists, Specialist Registrars, Physicist, Medical Technologist & Specialist Nurses in achieving a high standard of care for the patient.
The post holder will provide technical expertise and radiographer leadership for the radiotherapy service within their specialist area.
- Interview Date Tuesday 08 July 2025
- 33 Hours 45 Minutes/Week
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Advert
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, highly skilled and motivated individual with extensive experience in the delivery of specialised radiotherapy services.
The Operational Lead Radiographer will be responsible for the operational management of radiotherapy services including treatment and imaging. They will manage staff, equipment, and other resources to ensure high quality, safe and efficient services are delivered to patients. They will be responsible for managing post-graduate training, education, continuing professional development (CPD) and induction of new staff.
They will support the Radiotherapy Service Manager in strategic planning and achieving the service vision and goals.
The successful candidate will possess a proven track record of achievement and be an inspirational leader who leads by example. They will be customer focused, flexible and able to influence staff at all levels.
Applicants should have a BSc in Radiotherapy or equivalent qualification supplemented by extensive postgraduate study and management or clinical experience to Masters level or equivalent.
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- In collaboration with the Radiotherapy Service Manager (RSM) responsible for the management and delivery of radiotherapy services, i.e. treatment and imaging through the deployment of staff, equipment, budget and other physical resources ensuring a high quality, safe and efficient service to patients.
- Responsible for the management on a day to day basis the staff and patient activity within the department.
- To coordinate the Trust’s Health & Safety policy in radiotherapy.
- Responsible for managing post-graduate training, education, continuing professional development (CPD) and induction of new staff.
- Whilst acting on behalf of the RSM, and as a member of the multi-disciplinary management team, to take a lead as appropriate in strategic planning, service development, and resource management.
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.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- • BSc in Radiotherapy or equivalent qualification
- • State Registered Therapeutic Radiographer
- • Post graduate management qualification or equivalent experience
- • Evidence of continuing professional development through postgraduate training and study appropriate to the post, equivalent to Masters Level
Desirable criteria
- • Post graduate management qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- • State registered therapy radiographer with extensive postgraduate experience and experience at advanced practice/superintendent level in a large, modern radiotherapy centre
- • Evidence of specialist radiotherapy knowledge across the breadth of service
- • Previous experience in managing staff and resources
- • Demonstrable management ability covering staff, service development and understanding of budget management
- • Knowledge of developments in radiotherapy and of the wider healthcare arena
- • Experience of project management
- • Experience of leading or managing change initiatives
- • Experience of multi-professional working, and developing and fostering professional working relationships
- • Experience of delivering to target
- • An in-depth knowledge and understanding of the Quality Management System, risk assessment/management, COSHH, Health and Safety and Radiation Protection
- • Excellent knowledge of departmental procedures
- • Specialist technical knowledge enabling the post holder to take the lead in discussions with Clinicians, Physicists, Technologists and other staff groups
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of service redesign and management of change
- • Experience of strategic planning
- • Experience of business planning
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Excellent organisational, communication, interpersonal, negotiating, decision making and technical skills
- • Able to achieve deadlines and work to high standards under significant pressure
- • Project management skills
- • Advanced IT skills
- • Able to attend local/national meetings/events
- • To participate in the radiotherapy on -call rota as agreed locally and late superintendent rota
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Satterley
- Job title
- Radiotherapy Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2448748
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