Therapeutic Radiographer: Sponsorship Available

Barts Health NHS Trust

Job Summary

The Radiotherapy service is based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, a leading, internationally renowned teaching hospital situated within the City of London. The department offers an opportunity to work within a dynamic organisation using and developing the latest techniques and technologies.

Treatment equipment comprises five Varian TrueBeam linacs (2 with 6DoF couch), XStrahl orthovoltage unit and Bravos HDR on the ARIA network complete the equipment portfolio.

Pre-treatment imaging is provided with a Siemens Somatom Confidence CT and planning with Varian Eclipse treatment planning system. Techniques include virtual simulation and delivery of simple and complex conformal treatments. IMRT, IGRT, TBI, DIBH and gynaecological brachytherapy are currently offered as routine as well as stereotactic radiosurgery, SABR and ART.

 

As a department we are proud of our strong culture of learning, education and support. We encourage radiographers to identify and take up relevant learning opportunities for professional development

 

Applications are invited for Band 5 Therapeutic Radiographers to be part of the Barts team and is a rotational post covering all areas of the departments including pre-treatment, treatment units and brachytherapy working in pre-treatment imaging as well as treatment delivery.

We would also be interested in hearing from undergraduate students who are due to quality in Summer 2025

 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to play a key role in the delivery of an exceptional service within the Radiotherapy Department for common cancers and specialist treatments including cranial and extra-cranial stereotactic and total body irradiation. The post holder will be part of the team of Therapeutic Radiographers providing care for patients, ensuring the provision of a high quality, patient-focussed service.The post holder will deliver radiotherapy treatments on complex and state of the art equipment along with colleagues and members of the multi-disciplinary team.The post holder will be an operator as defined by IR(ME)R and will be expected to comply fully with the accredited Radiotherapy Department Quality System and the HCPC Radiographers Professional Code of Conduct.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • HCPC registration as a Therapeutic Radiographer
  • BSc (Hons) in Therapy Radiography
  • Awareness of HCPC standards of conduct

Desirable

  • Attendance at audit presentations
  • Clinical updates

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a Radiotherapy department on the treatment units and pre-treatment.
  • Experience of complex techniques Competent in standard simple techniques and able to accept IR(ME)R responsibility
  • Experience of record and verification systems, data downloads, data entries, data checks
  • Experience of communicating with anxious and stressed patients and relatives regarding treatment issues

Desirable

  • Participated in competency training of student radiographers
  • Undertaken some sort of presentation since university, e.g. training or update presentation to colleagues

Skills

Essential

  • Able to concentrate and keep focused with interruptions from other staff, patients and relatives
  • Good spatial and hand eye coordination as required to manoeuvre machinery, patient and equipment avoiding collision and resulting in proper alignment
  • Ability to remain calm in a potentially stressful environment
  • Self motivated

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 14 April 2026

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