Macmillan Therapeutic Radiographer

Job overview

An fixed term opportunity (approx. 8 months) has arisen for a talented individual to join the treatment team as a band 5 Treatment Radiographer within the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust's radiotherapy department. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic individual who will fit in quickly with the treatment team. Applications from students due to qualify in summer 2026 are welcomed.

We have  established our SABR programme and are routinely using SGRT with new systems coming on-line soon. We treat intra-cranial SRS as well as TBI & TLNI and brachytherapy. 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. All applicants would be expected to support the working hours of the service and work across sites.

Our equipment portfolio includes four TrueBeam linacs, one Radixact linac, Siemens Open go.Pro CT scanner and Xstrahl unit; our Elekta Flexitron Brachytherapy unit is based at Hammersmith Hospital in a dedicated brachytherapy suite.  We are due to be clinical with our 2nd Radixact in October 2026 replacing our oldest TrueBeam linac, so this is an exciting time to join our team.

Main duties of the job

• Maintain a level of clinical practice commensurate with departmental standards through ongoing professional development
• Achieve and maintain standards set for clinical and non-clinical performance
• Be professionally and legally accountable for own clinical practice.
• As an IR(ME)R operator take full responsibility for all treatment preparation and calculations, and treatments undertaken by oneself and signed off as correct;
• Be aware of own limitations in knowledge and be responsible for seeking advice or assistance from colleagues or Medical Physics Experts and Consultant Clinical Oncologists
• To work on a rotational, and on-call basis, within all preparation, planning and treatment areas within Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Radiotherapy Departments.
• To accurately interpret treatment prescriptions and plans and patient side effects in order to treat and advise patients accordingly
• To work across site and in close co-operation with colleagues to maintain and improve the standardisation of procedures and techniques
• Be responsible for the documentation of all information necessary for the accurate treatment of patients
• To assist in the maintenance and checking of treatment records.

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.