Newly Qualified Therapeutic Radiographer in Southampton

Employer University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Southampton General Hospital Town Southampton Salary £31,049 per annum pro rata Closing 14/12/2025 23:59 Interview date 07/01/2026

Newly Qualified Therapeutic Radiographer

Band 5

Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity. Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

Working for our organisation

University Hospital Southampton is one of England\’s largest acute teaching Trusts, offering a wide range of learning and development opportunities to support your career aspirations.

Located on the south coast with an international airport and direct rail links to London, Southampton offers an ideal setting to live and work, with the New Forest, South Downs and Jurassic Coast.

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At UHS we’re committed to providing a flexible working environment where possible. Whether you are balancing family, study, or your wellbeing with your career, we want to support you so you can help our patients.

At UHS, we proudly champion individuality, recognizing that outstanding care is only possible with a diverse, inclusive team. We’re committed to creating an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory environment where everyone feels valued, safe, and empowered to make a meaningful impact in our communities. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

STUDENTS DUE TO QUALIFY IN 2026 ARE WELCOME TO APPLY

We are looking for a friendly, dynamic and forward-thinking radiographer to join our radiotherapy team. You will have excellent communication and teamworking skills and be ready to help run a busy unit in a friendly, modern radiotherapy department.

The role involves the treatment of the radiotherapy patients on one of our new linear accelerators at our main site at the General. There is also the expectation to rotate through our satellite centre in Basingstoke but travel time and costs will be reimbursed. Other areas of rotational work include pre-treatment, DXR and in our new Brachytherapy suite. A wealth of additional opportunities are available in the following areas; TBI and SABR providing safe, state-of-the-art patient centred care for our patients. We are also a regional sarcoma centre, a tertiary referral centre for Neuro‑oncology (delivering SRS/T) and our main site is also the only centre in the country delivering Intra operative Radiotherapy (IOERT) for Pancreatic and GI tumours. We are the first centre in the UK to have Exactrac Dynamic in clinical use on 3 of our 7 Linacs providing sub‑millimetre correction through stereoscopic imaging with 6 degrees of freedom correction. Our other linacs and our 3 CTs (1 with 4DCT acquisition) have Align RT allowing thermal and surface guided set up and tracking.

JOB DESCRIPTION AND RESPONSIBILITIES

At University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, we have a large and very friendly team of over 80 radiographers and Advanced Practitioners delivering high quality radiotherapy treatment to over 3500 cancer patients each year.

The normal department working hours include 7.5 hour shifts between the hours of 0700-2000 (Monday-Friday). We also provide on call services for MSCC patients during the weekend.

Our department has a commitment to continuing professional development and evidence-based practice through the provision of regular in-house training courses, access to external courses as well as regular supervision sessions, peer‑support meetings and staff appraisal.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• To deliver radiotherapy treatment using available equipment, under the supervision of Band 6 Radiographers
• To calculate and record radiotherapy treatments accurately and maintain written records
• To be responsible for the well‑being and care of patients during their radiotherapy
• To maintain all treatment records to department standards

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• Enthusiastic individuals with a Degree in Therapeutic Radiography or Diploma of College of Radiographers
• Candidate should have a State Registration with the HCPC
• Excellent written and verbal English language skills
• Experience of a wide variety of Radiotherapy techniques & equipment
• Ability to communicate with wide range of people
• Ability to work as a team member
• Ability to work under own initiative
• Be able to take instruction / directions and work within the confines of the role

Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service.

If you have any further questions or wish to arrange a visit to our department, we would love to hear from you. Simply email [email protected]

Person specification

Qualifications / training required

• Degree in Therapeutic Radiography or Diploma of College of Radiographers
• State Registration with the HCPC, further study/training courses
• Further study/training courses

Previous or relevant experience necessary

• Evidence of team working. Experience of a wide variety of Radiotherapy techniques & equipment

Aptitudes and skills required

• Excellent written and verbal English language skills
• Good range of life experiences and understanding or research and audits

Special requirements of the post

• Must be flexible and willing to participate in Departmental shift system and on call rota as required

Values and behaviours

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

Getting to work should be as easy as possible and that’s why we have introduced the UHS travel promise – a commitment from the Trust that we will provide reasonable travel options for every member of staff. Every member of staff can apply for a permit to use our park & ride facility. Eligibility for on‑site parking is dependent on the nature and requirement of the role. All staff can also access a range of discounted benefits relating to travel including reduced price bus tickets, purchase of salary sacrifice bikes and ultra‑low emission cars.

Our commitment to equality

Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work‑life balance.

UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.

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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.