# Team Leader Radiotherapy Radiographer

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Guildford
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Manager and corporate
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £51,657 - £58,785 per annum pro rata includes high cost area supplements HCAS
- **Contract type:** 12 months (This is a fixed term contract ending on 20 August 2027)
- **Employment type:** Part time - 25.13 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-10T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-26T11:43:04.554Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8114445
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8114445?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are delighted to invite applications from enthusiastic, forward thinking Team Lead Therapeutic Radiographers who are passionate about high quality radiotherapy, service development ad collaborative working. At the Royal Surrey Cancer Centre, you’ll be part of a supportive team culture helping you grow and reach your full potential in your Radiotherapy career.

Our centre is committed to excellent patient pathways and truly patient centred care. We continually evolve to embrace the latest radiotherapy innovations, offering treatment on two Varian ETHOS units and two Varian Halcyon with Hypersight and in bore SGRT to support greater accuracy and tattoo less radiotherapy. Patients also benefit from three TrueBeams.

We also operate three planning CT scanners and an outstanding Brachytherapy service providing HDR, LDR and Papillon kV treatment, along with an Xstrahl superficial unit.

### Main duties of the job

The purpose of this role is to undertake radiotherapy interventions at a team leader level to the highest professional and technical standards, working with Medical, Radiographic, Physics and Administrative colleagues, within the Radiotherapy team.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a team leader radiotherapy radiographer working as part of the radiotherapy team, you will be under the supervision of the appropriate Operational Manager  preparing and delivering radiotherapy using highly specialist equipment.  You will regularly participate in all aspects of radiotherapy activities and your role will focus on the management of your area of expertise.       As a key element of the role, the post holder will provide information, education, practical and emotional support to patients and carers during their radiotherapy episode.       There may be the opportunity to participate in a rotational role within clinical governance, education or treatment co-ordination.    The Royal Surrey Cancer Centre Radiotherapy Department is based at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford and operates a satellite service from the East Surrey Hospital in Redhill.   This post is based at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford, but will include attendance at both sites.

## Job Details

We are delighted to invite applications from enthusiastic, forward thinking Team Lead Therapeutic Radiographers who are passionate about high quality radiotherapy, service development ad collaborative working. At the Royal Surrey Cancer Centre, you’ll be part of a supportive team culture helping you grow and reach your full potential in your Radiotherapy career.

Our centre is committed to excellent patient pathways and truly patient centred care. We continually evolve to embrace the latest radiotherapy innovations, offering treatment on two Varian ETHOS units and two Varian Halcyon with Hypersight and in bore SGRT to support greater accuracy and tattoo less radiotherapy. Patients also benefit from three TrueBeams.

We also operate three planning CT scanners and an outstanding Brachytherapy service providing HDR, LDR and Papillon kV treatment, along with an Xstrahl superficial unit.

## Job Description

The purpose of this role is to undertake radiotherapy interventions at a team leader level to the highest professional and technical standards, working with Medical, Radiographic, Physics and Administrative colleagues, within the Radiotherapy team.

## Responsibilities

As a team leader radiotherapy radiographer working as part of the radiotherapy team, you will be under the supervision of the appropriate Operational Manager preparing and delivering radiotherapy using highly specialist equipment. You will regularly participate in all aspects of radiotherapy activities and your role will focus on the management of your area of expertise. As a key element of the role, the post holder will provide information, education, practical and emotional support to patients and carers during their radiotherapy episode. There may be the opportunity to participate in a rotational role within clinical governance, education or treatment co-ordination. The Royal Surrey Cancer Centre Radiotherapy Department is based at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford and operates a satellite service from the East Surrey Hospital in Redhill. This post is based at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford, but will include attendance at both sites.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Experience as a Band 6 Therapy Radiographer commensurate with progression to a Band 7 post
- Experience of working in a radiotherapy department on a wide range of radiotherapy equipment and specialised techniques
- Experience of collaborating with other staff groups outside Radiotherapy
- Use of computerised department record and verify systems

**Desirable**

- Participation in clinical governance activities
- Project management related to service improvement

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- MSc / BSc Radiotherapy/ Therapeutic Radiography or DCR (T)
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of continuous personal, professional and academic development

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10409929)
- [candidate guide (pdf, 592.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2442)
- [rsft staff benefits (pdf, 393.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2284)

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