Therapeutic Radiographer

NHS; Torquay; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Torquay is seeking a Therapeutic Radiographer Band 6. The role involves providing safe and accurate radiotherapy treatments to a variety of tumor sites and supporting day-to-day management of patient workflows. Candidates should have relevant qualifications such as DCR(T) or BSc in Therapy Radiography. This team is committed to professional development and embraces advanced technology, ensuring you have the skills needed for future changes in service delivery.

Benefits

Support for continuous professional development

Qualifications

• Completion of Preceptorship period or appropriate experience at band 5.
• Significant experience of online IGRT and making complex decisions in real time.
• Previous experience of SGRT and EPIC EPR.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and accurate radiotherapy treatment to patients.
• Support team leader in managing patient workflow.
• Work flexibly based on service demands.

Skills

Specialist knowledge across treatment activities

Good organisation and time management skills

Ability to communicate complex information

IT competence

Education

DCR(T) or BSc (Hons) Therapy Radiography

HCPC Registered

MSc module in a technical radiotherapy subject

Tools

Elekta Linacs

Mosaiq Oncology Management System

Pinnacle Treatment Planning System

Job description

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Therapeutic Radiographer Band 6 - Specialist Practitioner

The closing date is 19 February 2026

We are looking for a Senior Therapeutic Radiographer to join our friendly multi-professional radiotherapy team at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. Torbay delivers a range of techniques, including Lung and Bone SABR and is actively engaged in research with both commercial and non-commercial trials.

You will be joining at an exciting time when we will be going live with SGRT on both our linacs and RT-CT scanner. In addition we are working towards go live of a new electronic patient record which starts at the beginning of April and starting the commissioning of a new Treatment Planning System.

We support continuous professional development for all staff. We are invested in ensuring you have the right skills and knowledge to perform your role and ensure you are upskilled and prepared for future changes in service delivery.

You will be joining our caring, committed, and innovative team in beautiful South Devon.

Main duties of the job

• You will work as part of a team on the linear accelerators providing safe and accurate radiotherapy treatment. The post holder will also rotate through pre‑treatment to include RT‑CT and pre‑treatment data entry.
• You will provide safe and accurate radiotherapy planning and treatment to patients to a broad range of tumour sites.
• You will support the team leader in the day‑to‑day management of patient workflow, assisting in the organisation and management of the clinical workload.
• You will work flexibly as the service demands.
• You will provide exceptional patient care at all time.

About us

We are friendly multi-professional team and staff often comment on the kindness and professionalism of our team.

Our department comprising of two matched VERSA Elekta Linacs, Mosaiq Oncology Management System (recently upgraded), Pinnacle Treatment Planning System (TPS), Limbus AI OAR outlining software and Canon Aquilion CT Scanner.

We have a Support and Information Radiographer, Urology Specialist Radiographer, and a Colorectal/Gynae Specialist Radiographers who are all independent prescribers.

We have been actively involved in the award‑winning late effects service project and in addition have a dedicated research radiographer embedded in the oncology research and development team.

The department actively participates in clinical trials, and we ensure early adoption of changes to standard of care of radiotherapy to allow our local population receive the most current treatment available.

Our exciting plans include commissioning a new treatment planning system and working towards back‑to‑back linac replacements.

If you would like further information, please contact:

Naomi Hopkins, Head of Radiotherapy, [e-mail]

Job responsibilities

For further information about this position, please see attached job description and person specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

• DCR(T) or BSc (Hons) Therapy Radiography Completion of Preceptorship period or appropriate previous experience at band 5.
• HCPC Registered
• Audit Training

Knowledge and Experience

• Specialist knowledge across a range of treatment and pre-treatment activities
• Able to communicate complex condition/treatment related information requiring empathy, sensitivity and reassurance (to patients and carers)
• IT competent
• Good organisation and time management skills
• Demonstrate knowledge and ability to ensure compliance with quality system and ISO9001:2015
• Significant experience of online IGRT and making complex decisions in real time
• Work flexibly in a variety of situations and participate in shift work as required. Work confidently within the multidisciplinary team
• Actively involved in education of undergraduate students
• Audit Training
• MSc module in a technical radiotherapy subject
• Worked on Elekta Linacs and Worked with Mosaiq
• Previous experience of SGRT
• Previous experience of EPIC EPR

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust