Advanced Practice Therapeutic Radiographer – Pre-Treatment
| Posting date: | 20 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £56,276.00 to £63,176.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £56276.00 - £63176.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 April 2026 |
| Location: | London, NW1 2BU |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9309-26-0275 |
Summary
For the full Person Specification and more informationregardingthe main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. ...continued from Main Duties, above: Deliver complex radiotherapy procedures to a wide range of benign and malignant conditions to a high level of accuracy. Use individual judgement on a daily basis to verify and maintain reproducible and precise treatment. Work within departmental protocols, deviating where necessary to reach sound conclusions and provide optimum care. To justify medical exposures where necessary. Work autonomously within the legal, ethical and professional framework provided by the professional body. Generate new solutions to identify and best meet the needs of the patient. Lead and take responsibility for efficient, accurate, patient-focussed pre-treatment procedures, using state of the art equipment including CT, PET CT, MRI and different pre-treatment software applications. This requires expert clinical judgment to authorise deviation from protocols where necessary. Evaluate the patient condition drawing on expert knowledge and experience to intervene where necessary. Commencement, continuation and cessation of pre-treatment procedures and treatment will be assessed by the potholder. They will then discuss this with the wider multidisciplinary team and devise an appropriate course of action. Need to obtain further written informed consent prior to radiotherapy pre-treatment procedures. Develop relationships for up to 8 weeks with patients, relatives and carers, offering advice and guidance to explain the management of radiotherapy side effects. Assess side effects daily, make appropriate referrals and arrange adequate follow-up care. Use effective communication skills to provide and receive highly confidential, sensitive and complicated patient information. The radiographer must seek and maintain patient cooperation and trust using these expert skills to support and empower them through the care pathway. They must draw on extensive knowledge and experience to converse effectively with patients and families from diverse age, ethnicity, social, and mental health backgrounds. Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* Cancer care is one of the top three strategic priorities for UCLH. Our vision is to become Europes premier Cancer centre. An ambitious programme of transformation and investment underpins this vision. UCLH is seeking a committed individual with the energy and focus to continue building on the existing service of excellence and the ability to lead in their area of expertise. *UCLH top trust to work at in England- In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row. UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit:Flexible working. To discover more about what makes UCLHa great placeto work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?