# Advanced Practitioner Radiographer - Head and Neck

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Velindre University NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Velindre University NHS Trust
- **Town:** Cardiff
- **Region:** Cardiff
- **Country:** Wales
- **Profession:** Radiographer
- **Salary:** £50129.00 to £57365.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-17T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-03T09:09:19.984Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8189954
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8189954?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://velindre.nhs.wales

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are offering an exciting opportunity for Advanced Practitioner -Head and Neck to join our team in a forward thinking radiotherapy department at Velindre Cancer Sevice.

Face to Face interviews only

### Main duties of the job

- The Advanced Practitioner Radiographer will be an expert practitioner in a specific part of the radiotherapy pathway, in one of the tumour site specific clinical teams in Velindre Cancer Centre. An Advanced Practitioner will work within the pillars of Advanced Practice Framework.
- The Advanced Practitioner Radiographer- Head and Neck will be responsible for: Managing and actively participating in the Radiographer led Head and neck service for patients, including consent and the clinical assessment of patient’s fitness for treatment.
- The post holder shall contribute to enhancing service delivery and service development for a specified tumour site (as per the job plan) by implementing best and evidence-based practice across their specific area of the radiotherapy pathway. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Welsh language skills are desirable

## Person Specification

### Other

**Essential**

- Flexibility of working times
- Willing to work across 2/3 sites as required by role
- An understanding that work may be required to cover: Emergency and on call treatments/Routine working during evenings and weekends

### Values

**Essential**

- Excellence in Patient care
- Adhere to Trust values

### Experience

**Essential**

- Knowledge and understanding of principles and concepts underpinning applications and techniques used in radiotherapy
- Sound practical ability

**Desirable**

- Experience in consent in radiotherapy
- Audit
- Quality assurance
- Experience in Head and neck on treatment review
- Experience in Non- Medical Prescribing for a relevant site

### Aptitudes and Abilities

**Essential**

- Technically sound
- Excellent communication skills
- Organisational skills
- Interpersonal skill
- IT skills
- Organised
- Reliable and punctual
- Flexible approach to work and needs of the service
- Adaptable to change
- Shows initiative/ drive
- Self-motivated

**Desirable**

- Supervisory skills – MDT, radiographers and students
- Mentoring skills
- Ability to speak Welsh to level 1

### Qualifications/ and or knowledge

**Essential**

- B.Sc. (Hons) in Therapeutic Radiography or Diploma of College of Radiographers DCR (T)
- Registration with Health Professions Council
- Expert Practice MSc module or equivalent in specific area
- Working at Masters level or equivalent
- Knowledge and understanding of principles and concepts underpinning applications and techniques used in radiotherapy
- Knowledge and understanding of current oncology issues
- Full knowledge of radiation regulations
- Non- Medical Prescribing Qualification

**Desirable**

- Evidence of further study to Masters Level
- Consent MSc Module or equivalent
- Leadership or management studies/ qualification

## Documents

- [welsh jd (pdf, 584.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10494449)
- [english jd (pdf, 656.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10494448)
- [oh form - ig ffurflen (docx, 101.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10494465)
- [guidance notes for applicants nov25 (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2841)
- [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 404.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1626)

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