(**) Radiotherapy Lead

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

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 have 2 Elekta Versa HD linacs delivering VMAT/IMRT with XVI imaging, supporting high-quality Radiotherapy and stereotactic treatments. We also have an Ethos Halcyon Linac delivering adaptive Radiotherapy, a Halcyon with hypersight and CRAD SGRT available throughout the department. Having access to state-of-the-art equipment enables you to deliver outstanding patient care every day. We 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 and Apprentice Radiographers, 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.

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.

To 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.

To 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.

Working for our organisation

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc (hons) Radiotherapy (or equivalent)
• HCPC registration
• Evidence of postgraduate study or willingness to work towards this

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• A minimum of 3-5 years' post-registration experience as a Therapeutic Radiographer, including at least 2-3 years working at a senior Band 6 level
• Experience supervising, mentoring, and supporting junior staff and students
• Experience participating in audit, quality improvement, and governance activities.
• Understanding of cancer pathways and national cancer targets.

Desirable criteria

• Experience leading a specialist area or service development project.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Leadership and team management skills.

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

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