Senior Review Radiographer
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
Join the expert Radiotherapy Team as a Senior Review Radiographer at Velindre Cancer Centre. You will lead radiographer-led review clinics, managing treatment side effects, and supporting patients and carers throughout their cancer journey. This role involves prescribing medications where appropriate and contributing to specialist radiotherapy services. You will also play a key role in developing colleagues through training and supervision within a multidisciplinary team.
Key responsibilities
- Organise and lead radiographer-led review clinics, assessing and managing treatment side effects, and advising patients and carers.
- Prescribe medications where appropriate, utilising current prescribing guidelines.
- Provide information and support for radiotherapy patients and carers, taking a holistic approach to their needs.
- Be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team involved in the total care of patients undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
- Take responsibility for training and supervising more junior review radiographers, rotational radiographers, support staff, and students.
- Act as a resource within the Trust, providing expert knowledge to support the multidisciplinary team.
Essential criteria
- BSc (Hons) T or Diploma of College of Radiographers DCR(T) Or Post Graduate Diploma in Radiotherapy
- Radiotherapy patients On-treatment review qualification or working towards
- Supplementary/Independent prescriber or willing to work towards the qualification
- Advanced communication skills
- Experience of working with wide range of radiotherapy techniques e.g IMRT, SABR
- Experience of reviewing radiotherapy patients
- Ability to assess radiotherapy patients in a holistic way
- Experience of working with Patient Specific directions or equivalent
- Experience of using tool to assess holistic needs e.g distress thermometer
- A thorough and detailed knowledge of principles and concepts underpinning a wide range or radiotherapy techniques
- Sound practical ability
- Knowledge and understanding of current oncology issues
- Knowledge of radiotherapy side effects
- Knowledge of drugs to treat radiotherapy side effects
- Knowledge of Research and Development and audit
- Knowledge of COSHH and Health and Safety Regulations
- Knowledge of issues in relation to radiographer prescribing
- Excellent decision making skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Organisational skills
- Interpersonal skills e.g assertiveness, problem solving skills
- Excellent patient care
- Leadership skills
- IT skills
- Teaching skills
Desirable criteria
- Masters degree
- Leadership qualification
- Counselling skills
- Experience of audit
- Experience of research and development
- Ability to speak Welsh to Level 1
- Supervisory skills - radiographers and students
- Mentoring skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £50,129 – £57,365 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
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Velindre Cancer Centre
Senior Review Radiographer
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
Join our expert Radiotherapy Team as a Senior Review Radiographer. You will lead radiographer-led review clinics, managing treatment side effects, supporting patients and carers throughout their cancer journey, and prescribing medications where appropriate.
Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to the delivery of specialist radiotherapy services, provide expert advice and support, and play a key role in developing colleagues through training and supervision.
This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated radiographer who is passionate about delivering outstanding patient-centred cancer care.
Interviews will be held in-person
Main duties of the job
To organise and lead on radiographer led review clinics, including assessing and managing treatment side effects, and advising patients and carers on how to manage these side effects. To include prescribing medications where appropriate utilising the current prescribing guidelines.
To lead on information and support for radiotherapy patients and carers, providing a holistic approach to the emotional, practical, social and information needs, utilising a variety of communication media.
To be part of the multidisciplinary team involved in the total care of patients undergoing radiotherapy and c
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