# Radiotherapy Services Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/radiotherapy-services-manager/56656616-9946-47d3-80e7-44aa9f2867b7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/radiotherapy-services-manager/56656616-9946-47d3-80e7-44aa9f2867b7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Berkshire Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Manager - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,582 - £77,368 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-29T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-15T11:30:33.362Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Berkshire/Reading/Royal_Berkshire_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Radiotherapy/Radiotherapy-v8247142 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8247142?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Band 8B Radiotherapy Services Manager The Radiotherapy Services Manager holds principal responsibility for the strategic leadership, workforce planning, professional governance and future development of radiotherapy services across the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust (RBFT), influencing organisational cancer strategy to deliver sustainable service transformation. The role works across departmental and organisational boundaries, engaging collaboratively with multiple stakeholders and plays a key role in supporting service development in line with Trust, regional and national cancer standards. In collaboration with the Berkshire Cancer Centre (BCC) Senior Leadership Team the post holder will develop radiotherapy services in line with changes in technology, professional recommendations, the NHS England National Cancer Plan and the Trust’s strategy and priorities. As a member of the BCC Senior Leadership Team, the RTSM will actively participate in meetings to plan the organisation, delivery and development of all aspects of the radiotherapy service to provide patient-centred, effective and coordinated care to cancer patients. ### Main duties of the job - Hold standing as the most senior therapeutic radiographer within RBFT and provide strategic, professional and operational leadership for all radiotherapy services. Act as the Trust's principal expert advisor for radiotherapy, influencing organisational strategy, workforce planning, clinical governance, service transformation and regional cancer system developments. - Provide visible and inspirational professional leadership for the radiotherapy workforce, creating a high-performance culture that promotes innovation, continuous improvement, research, education and professional excellence. - Be accountable for the operational management of radiotherapy services across both Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH) and Bracknell Healthspace sites, ensuring that services are modern, standardised and developed to meet current and future demands. - Support the development of future strategic and operational plans for the service to ensure the continued provision of evidence-based, high quality radiotherapy treatment, supported by a skilled and appropriately developed workforce. - Direct, manage and have overall responsibility for the introduction of new treatment and planning techniques and service developments based on best available evidence and national guidance. - Hold lead accountability for education, training, research and quality management within the department. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role. ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Extensive and wide range of experience in radiotherapy, including management of services - Significant experience of managing a diverse, multi-professional clinical workforce at a senior level - Evidence of leading large-scale service transformation and organisational change - Experience of influencing strategy at organisational, regional or national level - Significant experience of managing senior clinical teams and complex workforce issues **Desirable** - Experience of working at network level or with the relevant professional body / regulators ### Skills, knowledge and abilities **Essential** - Highly developed strategic leadership and organisational management skills - Ability to influence and negotiate at executive, regional and national levels - Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of principles and concepts underpinning techniques used in radiotherapy services - Ability to work independently, balancing competing priorities and manage own time effectively - Ability to analyse and interpret complex data and provide meaningful insights to support problem solving and service improvements - Evidence of continuous professional development **Desirable** - Research skills including scientific report writing / track record of publications in scientific journals / at conferences ### Education, qualifications and training **Essential** - BSc (Hons) degree in Therapeutic Radiotherapy or Diploma of the College of Radiographers - Masters degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant clinical, healthcare leadership or management subject - Relevant leadership or management qualification - HCPC registration as a Therapeutic Radiographer **Desirable** - Post graduate teaching qualification - Change management / project management qualification ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 139.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=603) - [relocation policy (pdf, 572.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1764) - [behaviours framework 2022 (pdf, 2.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2970) - [probation policy & procedure (pdf, 559.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1640) - [leadership behaviours framework (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2718) - [radiotherapy services manager (pdf, 336.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10558960) ## 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.