# Therapeutic Radiographer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/therapeutic-radiographer/d62d842e-2ff9-44ec-be57-c9194d08df93 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/therapeutic-radiographer/d62d842e-2ff9-44ec-be57-c9194d08df93.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** The Royal Marsden, Chelsea - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Radiographer - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £38,488 - £46,852 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-25T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-11T08:40:37.266Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Chelsea/The_Royal_Marsden_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Radiotherapy/Radiotherapy-v8289203 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8289203?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Band 5 Therapy Radiographer-Chelsea Site The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has an international reputation for high quality patient care, education and research. The partnership with the Institute of Cancer Research has created the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe. The Chelsea Radiotherapy department has four Varian Truebeams , Cyberknife and a Brachytherapy Suite. The department has a Siemens Confidence CT scanner and utilise multi- modality imaging for planning This is a fantastic opportunity for band 5 radiographers who want to further consolidate their knowledge and gain extensive treatment experience. The ideal candidates will enjoy working as a part of a dynamic team delivering technically advanced treatments and excellent patient care. This post is available at the Chelsea site in London. These roles will provide the opportunity to work at the cutting edge of radiotherapy development, in a pioneering and technically advanced department, working with compassionate and dedicated radiographers who are committed to delivering high quality patient care in everything they do. The successful candidates will be given the training and support to be confident delivering advanced radiotherapy techniques such as IMRT, VMAT, VIBH and IGRT. If you would like further information please contact: Mandy Humphreys, Lead Operational Superintendent: mandy.humphreys@rmh.nhs.uk ### Main duties of the job - The post-holder will be responsible for carrying out Radiotherapy processes at a specialist highly complex radiotherapy work base, which may be a treatment unit, a brachytherapy unit, a CT scanner, a VS area or a treatment preparation area as prescribed, carefully and accurately and will participate as appropriate with clinical research activity in the department. - The post-holder will liaise with medical, physics, nursing, clerical and support staff within the department and throughout the institution. The key working relationships will be with the Senior radiographers. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification - Responsible for the accurate preparation, planning and delivery of treatment by self - Participate as part of the team in the organisation of the radiotherapy work base. - Be able to operate all equipment safely and efficiently as per manufacturers’ instructions, including local guidelines. - Meet the regulatory responsibilities defined for an operator as delegated by the Trust under the IR(ME)R regulations. - Analyse and approve planning images and verification images following designated training and adhere to guidelines. - Be responsible for accurate record keeping and that information required for statistics is provided as required by self. - Participate in day to day and weekly quality control of equipment at the work base in accordance with ISO 9001 documentation. - Comply with department ISO 9001 quality assurance programme. - Participate in ongoing clinical audit procedures as required. - Responsible for assessing daily each patient’s fitness for radiotherapy procedure. - Guide and encourage patients through all stages of the radiotherapy process with support for both their physical and emotional reactions. ### 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** - Experience (including as a student) of sophisticated RT equipment treating advanced techniques in a complex department, including understanding of IGRV, IMRT and imaging technologies **Desirable** - Have experience (including as a student) in paper light/paper free radiotherapy processes - Have participated in research/audit/service evaluation. ### Circumstances **Essential** - Able to work non-standard hours between the hours of 08:00 and 20:00 to meet the exigencies of the service and will be expected to participate in the non-residential radiotherapy weekend on call service and the weekend day or bank holiday service that runs up to 8 times a year to cover gaps in treatment. - Able to work on both sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - HCPC registration as a therapeutic radiographer (requires BSc (Hons) in Radiotherapy or equivalent accredited programme ### Skills/Ability/Knowledge **Essential** - Be an effective communicator using both written and spoken English; as will be required to manage sensitive information in situations that will require diplomacy and empathy. - Display strong organisational and time management skills, and ability to prioritise tasks. - Sensitive and considered manner to enable appropriate interaction with all team members, displaying appropriate confidence in own abilities. - Computer literate with associated keyboard skills - Commitment to personal and professional development ## Documents - [282-sb1840-jd&ps (pdf, 385.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10606872) - [royal marsden trust values (pdf, 715.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2360) - [workplace wellbeing and rewards guide (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2580) ## 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.