# Pre-Treatment Superintendent - Therapeutic Radiographer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pre-treatment-superintendent-therapeutic-radiographer/a81c29b1-7f2a-4e4c-8790-27a5400edc6e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pre-treatment-superintendent-therapeutic-radiographer/a81c29b1-7f2a-4e4c-8790-27a5400edc6e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Derby Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Radiographer - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata pa - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-15T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-01T01:39:49.290Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Derby/University_Hospitals_Derby_Burton_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Radiotherapy/Radiotherapy-v8249196 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8249196?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The postholder will act as a senior clinical specialist of the Pre-Treatment area in the Radiotherapy Service, supervising the daily running of the designated area: managing and co-ordinating workload & staffing. The postholder will lead a designated team and projects, and will work clinically, maintaining a high level of expertise in their designated area of the Department, both during normal and extended working hours. The postholder will work with the Senior Radiotherapy Team and the other Team Leaders to ensure the smooth implementation of new technology. The postholder will contribute to the development and implementation of Quality Assurance Programmes within the Specialty, ensuring that protocols specific to one’s area of responsibility are both in use and regularly reviewed & updated. The postholder will ensure that staff and students working in one’s area of responsibility are given adequate training, development and guidance to ensure the safe and effective treatment of patients according to the Consultants’ prescriptions and Departmental protocols. The postholder will contribute to recruitment, retention & development of staff - undertake staff interviews, appraisals & development of PDPs and will participate in staff support, through clinical supervision or other appropriate system. As such, you will be required to manage staff performance including sickness absence management and to support the disciplinary & grievance procedures. ### Main duties of the job - Lead a designated team and will work clinically, maintaining a high level of expertise in their designated area of the Department. - Manage staff performance including sickness absence management and support the disciplinary & grievance procedures. - Undertake staff interviews, appraisals & development of PDPs and will participate in staff support. - Ensure that staff and students working in one’s area of responsibility are given adequate training, development and guidance to ensure the safe and effective treatment - Provide advanced decision-making advice - Participate in clinical audits and assist with collation of data necessary to the quality assurance requirements. - Participate in service improvements, develop departmental policies and local work instructions. Closing date of applications: 15 September 2026 Interview date: 29 September 2026 ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account. Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Impacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below). ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Human resources **Essential** - Evidence of staff/student training **Desirable** - Evidence of managing / developing staff ### Service Development **Essential** - Evidence of contribution to departmental policy development - Evidence of contribution to service development - Evidence of involvement in audit **Desirable** - Evidence of taking the lead for a project ### Communication & relationships **Essential** - Excellent interpersonal skills - Evidence of negotiating / influencing skills **Desirable** - Advanced communication skills training ### Knowledge, training & Experience **Essential** - Extensive experience working in Radiotherapy - Evidence of postgraduate study to M level - Demonstrable experience at senior level - DCR(T) / BSc(Hons) Radiotherapy & Oncology or equivalent **Desirable** - Leadership qualification (including in house training / courses) - Experience of managing staff - Has an understanding of clinical governance and risk management ## Documents - [positive action statement (pdf, 3.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1946) - [pre-treatment superintendent-team leader (pdf, 493.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10561379) ## 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.