Band 8a Technical Lead – Pre-Treatment

Overview

In this role you lead and develop a skilled pre-treatment team to ensure patients start radiotherapy smoothly. You’ll support strategic service development and act as a Technical Lead guiding complex techniques. You’ll collaborate with senior leaders and represent the department externally when needed. The role emphasizes people development, workforce planning, and culture, within an inclusive, values-driven NHS environment. This is a chance to shape pre-treatment services for thousands of patients while working with a supportive leadership team.

Pay / Benefits

• flexible working
• permanent contract
• Band 8a salary (57,528 to 64,750)
• opportunity to contribute to service development
• supportive leadership team
• nhs foundation trust environment

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Team Leaders, Senior Radiographers and Radiographers in pre-treatment
• Act as Technical Lead, guiding complex techniques and patient-centered solutions
• Participate in all managerial duties and represent the department at external meetings
• Drive current and future staff and service development within pre-treatment
• Serve as a resource for Clinicians, Radiographers and Medical Physics staff
• Deliver people strategies with a person-centred, solutions-focused approach
• Oversee staff experience, workforce planning and change, culture and inclusion
• Participate in extended hours rota to cover service demands including bank holidays and some weekends

Key requirements

• Qualified Radiographer with HCPC registration
• Degree or postgraduate qualification with willingness to work towards master’s level
• Evidence of leading and organizing a radiography team
• Extensive post-graduate experience with radiotherapy equipment and management
• Experience in teaching radiographers and trainees and developing staff clinically and professionally
• Strong knowledge of cancer pathology, radiotherapy risks and management, and IR(ME)R
• Awareness of relevant legislation and national cancer standards
• Ability to communicate across professional boundaries and interrogate the oncology management system
• Leadership, organizational, and decision-making skills
• Flexibility to work across all department areas and extended hours

• Strong communication (written, verbal, non-verbal)
• Leadership and people management
• Decision-making and initiative
• Proficient use of oncology management system
• Experience with a wide range of radiotherapy equipment
• Strong knowledge of clinical radiotherapy and radiation risk management

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