Macmillan Radiotherapy Treatment Team Leader

Job overview

A permanent band 7 Treatment Team Leader opportunity has arisen for an experienced therapeutic radiographer who is ready to move into a senior leadership role, we are also seeking a band 7 Treatment Team Leader maternity leave cover for 12 months, which will start in February. Both positions are 1.0wte and you will be asked about your interest in both posts if invited to interview.

We have now established our SABR treatment delivery programme and are using SGRT on our newest linac. We also treat intra-cranial SRS as well as TBI & TLNI. You will have the opportunity to expand your knowledge across treatment and pre-treatment pathways and you will be expected to participate in the emergency on-call rota.

We actively support professional development and encourage radiographer led research and QI projects. We support leadership development with excellent leadership development programmes delivered by the Trust. We support flexible working arrangements and all applicants would be expected to support the working hours of the service and work across sites.

Operating mainly from our Charing Cross site, our equipment portfolio includes five True Beam Linacs (one based at Hammersmith Hospital), Siemens go.Open Pro CT scanner and Xstrahl unit; our Elekta Flexitron Brachytherapy unit is based at Hammersmith Hospital in a dedicated brachytherapy suite.  In 2026 we will replace two of or linacs with Accuray Radixact systems.

Main duties of the job

• To provide high quality, effective individualised treatment and care to all patients
• To carry out all practical aspects involved in preparation and delivery of radiotherapy treatments
• To lead & support teams in allocated treatment areas on a rotational basis
• To support with the coordination, implementation, and continuous development of a quality improvement culture within the Radiotherapy service.
• To support with the coordination, implementation, and continuous development of a culture of safe, high quality care in the Radiotherapy service, through effective and robust integrated governance processes and procedures, including statutory and regulatory compliance

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.