# Band 6 Senior Therapeutic Radiographer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-senior-therapeutic-radiographer/de3e18e5-f96a-405e-87ea-7907ffd14604 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-senior-therapeutic-radiographer/de3e18e5-f96a-405e-87ea-7907ffd14604.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Birmingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Radiographer - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 to £48,117 a year - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time, Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-07-27T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-07T10:55:54.125Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C0020-26-1011?employerCode=C0020 - **Application URL:** https://uhb.tal.net/vx/candidate/apply/15343?instant=apply - **Employer website:** https://www.uhb.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary Senior Therapeutic Radiographer -- (B6) Over the past 12 months we have successfully recruited several external applicants and have had the pleasure of promoting a few of our Senior Radiographers to Team Leaders. As our recruitment drive continues, we are looking for another 2 Senior Therapeutic Radiographers to join the team. You will be confident, highly motivated, forward thinking and have a passion for patient care. We have undergone significant change in the past 18 months successfully introducing programmes of work aimed at supporting our Radiographers, as a Senior Radiographer you can expect 1:1 additional support from our Team Leaders, Tech Leads, & SMT with programmes aimed at developing you to achieve your career aspirations. You will be joining a team of circa 120 staff that deliver one of the highest percentages of IG-IMRT treatments in the U.K and treats a large number of SABR patients for all commissioned indications. Our breast patients are treated with SGRT, & DIBH is offered to all appropriate patients who have left sided breast cancer.We are one of two leading centres delivering radiotherapy for paediatrics in the Midlands that specialises in SGRT, intensity-modulated TBI& CSRT. Due to the demand on the service, we are looking for full time Radiographers committed to working 37.5 hours over 5 days (Mon -- Fri). We cannot offer flexible working patterns at this point. ### Main duties of the job You will be an experienced therapeutic radiographer used to working on a busy treatment unit supporting and working with a team of radiographers to provide safe and accurate highly specialised radiotherapy treatment. You will support your Team Leader in managing a clinical workload ensuring that all treatments and procedures are delivered safely and correctly, maintaining high standards of technical and patient care. There is a requirement to work at an advanced level promoting best practice, giving expert advice, support and guidance to junior staff and the multidisciplinary team. We have a variety of specialised equipment including two Phillips CT scanners, CyberKnife, two Tomotherapy HD units, Radixact, HDR, and six Elekta linear accelerators all with AlignRT installed. You will have opportunity to be rotated throughout the various treatment rooms we have. As a Senior Therapeutic Radiographer, you will need to have a flexible approach to working hours to accommodate service demands and an essential requirement to be able to cover extended day working Monday to Friday between 7.30am to 8pm. In addition, there is a requirement to work occasional bank holidays and some occasional weekends. This is an outstanding opportunity to join Radiotherapy at UHB and help shape the department and the future of its staff and contribute to the exemplary service we provide our patients. ### About us University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role. ### Details - Date posted: 07 July 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 6 - Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working - Reference number: 304-1101766 - Job locations: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities *Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* ## Job Details Senior Therapeutic Radiographer -- (B6) Over the past 12 months we have successfully recruited several external applicants and have had the pleasure of promoting a few of our Senior Radiographers to Team Leaders. As our recruitment drive continues, we are looking for another 2 Senior Therapeutic Radiographers to join the team. You will be confident, highly motivated, forward thinking and have a passion for patient care. We have undergone significant change in the past 18 months successfully introducing programmes of work aimed at supporting our Radiographers, as a Senior Radiographer you can expect 1:1 additional support from our Team Leaders, Tech Leads, & SMT with programmes aimed at developing you to achieve your career aspirations. You will be joining a team of circa 120 staff that deliver one of the highest percentages of IG-IMRT treatments in the U.K and treats a large number of SABR patients for all commissioned indications. Our breast patients are treated with SGRT, & DIBH is offered to all appropriate patients who have left sided breast cancer.We are one of two leading centres delivering radiotherapy for paediatrics in the Midlands that specialises in SGRT, intensity-modulated TBI& CSRT. Due to the demand on the service, we are looking for full time Radiographers committed to working 37.5 hours over 5 days (Mon -- Fri). We cannot offer flexible working patterns at this point. ## Job Description You will be an experienced therapeutic radiographer used to working on a busy treatment unit supporting and working with a team of radiographers to provide safe and accurate highly specialised radiotherapy treatment. You will support your Team Leader in managing a clinical workload ensuring that all treatments and procedures are delivered safely and correctly, maintaining high standards of technical and patient care. There is a requirement to work at an advanced level promoting best practice, giving expert advice, support and guidance to junior staff and the multidisciplinary team. We have a variety of specialised equipment including two Phillips CT scanners, CyberKnife, two Tomotherapy HD units, Radixact, HDR, and six Elekta linear accelerators all with AlignRT installed. You will have opportunity to be rotated throughout the various treatment rooms we have. As a Senior Therapeutic Radiographer, you will need to have a flexible approach to working hours to accommodate service demands and an essential requirement to be able to cover extended day working Monday to Friday between 7.30am to 8pm. In addition, there is a requirement to work occasional bank holidays and some occasional weekends. This is an outstanding opportunity to join Radiotherapy at UHB and help shape the department and the future of its staff and contribute to the exemplary service we provide our patients. ## Responsibilities *Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - *Experience of working clinically within the NHS as a radiographer on full range of radiotherapy equipment which will have led to the acquisition of sound and well established theoretical and practical knowledge and successful experience of working and learning in multi-professional teams - *Experience in assessing and teaching trainee radiographers - *Specialist knowledge of cancer pathology and disease patterns - *Specialist knowledge of clinical radiotherapy including potential radiation risks, acute patient side effects and their effective management - *An active awareness of relevant legislation, national cancer standards and professional guidelines **Desirable** - *Experience of undertaking clinical audits and surveys - *Experience of working in the NHS ### Qualifications **Essential** - *BSc (Hons) or Diploma in Therapeutic Radiography and/or experience to post-graduate diploma level - or equivalent - *Current HCPC registration - *Attendance of recent relevant post graduate courses and study days including assessment of undergraduates - *Evidence of interest and commitment in working towards further professional development and qualification **Desirable** - *Working towards or willing to undertake study for a further professional qualification ### Additional Criteria **Essential** - *Ability to communicate articulately (written, verbal and non-verbal) and provide information across professional boundaries. - *Good numerical skills for calculating and checking complex treatment plans. - *Proven ability to accurately interpret planning images and radiotherapy treatment prescriptions. - *Very good technical and manual dexterity skills required to physically operate equipment in a field of rapid technological change. - *Good computer skills. - *Good reasoning skills and an ability to use initiative and judgement in situations where there is a variance from routine/expected. - *Able to assimilate information and formulate ideas/projects/developments. - *Flexibility and the willingness to undertake a wide range of duties with the ability to work in all areas of the department. - *Approachable - *Professional - *Team worker - *Ability to participate in extended hours and bank holiday working ## Documents - [JD PS.pdf (PDF, 509 KB)](document:2982586) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.