Therapeutic Radiographer | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 24 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,970 - £36,483 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 July 2025 |
| Location: | Norwich, NR4 7UY |
| Company: | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7301059/234-25-M0135 |
Summary
We are a networked, paperless, Varian department. We have a managed service contract securing a fleet of five Varian TrueBeam linear accelerators, two CT simulators, a Bravos brachytherapy unit and Xstrahl superficial unit. Our dosimetry planning is radiographer-led, predominately using VMAT and IMRT. We also have an established SABR service and an expanding on treatment review team including a radiographer led late effects review service. We have SGRT (Align RT) on all our Linacs and on CT (SimRT).
We are a clinical placement site for student radiographers from the University of Suffolk and University of Hertfordshire (UH) and apprentices from Sheffield Hallam University and UH giving you the opportunity to help us shape the next generation of therapeutic radiographers.
We are looking for forward-thinking team players who want to play a role in keeping our service at the forefront of modern radiotherapy. We understand the importance of radiographer advancement and will help you with your personal development.
To fit in with the team, applicants should be enthusiastic and highly motivated with excellent communication skills. As a department with an extensive image review focus, we are looking for applicants with a keen interest in this area.
You will work a four-day week with a day off during the week, working early and late shifts between 07:00 – 20:00hrs. You will be expected to work some Saturdays, bank holidays and on-call duties at the weekends.
If this sounds like the job for you and you would like some further information or to arrange a visit, please contact joannee.thomas@nnuh.nhs.uk. Alternatively, contact Jo on 01603 646736.
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
• To deliver, with a high level of skill and accuracy, radiotherapy treatments using external beam radiation and/or sealed sources.
• To assist the senior radiographers in the planning and marking up of patients’ treatments alongside clinicians and other team members.
• To be actively involved in the pre/post planning processes, including treatment course scheduling, calculations for treatment dose and programming of the treatment plan using computer systems.
• To actively undertake QA procedures within the department, including:
• Responsibility for preparation of Radiotherapy treatment and planning machines, for daily clinical use
• Invivo dosimetry – monitoring daily radiation dose to the patient
• Treatment image review, including on-line corrections
• Fault Reporting
• To ensure patients’ holistic needs are cared for, by involving other health care professionals where necessary.
• To provide patients and carers with verbal and written advice specific to their needs.
• To ensure that accurate statistics and records are maintained, in line with the policies of the department.
• To assist in the organisation of the day to day running of the unit.
• To deputise, when necessary, for the Senior Radiographer.
• To liaise with all other departments concerned with the patients’ management.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
This advert closes on Thursday 3 Jul 2025