An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior therapeutic radiographer to join the team at Basingstoke Radiotherapy Department, a Satellite centre for the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

Across both sites, we havea  large and very friendly team of radiographers (over 60 clinical radiographers and assistants) delivering high-quality radiotherapy treatment to over 2800 cancer patients each year. We are looking for an enthusiastic and friendly HCPC registered Therapeutic Radiographer to join our team to deliver high-quality of care. The role involves the day-to-day care of radiotherapy patients, working in pre-treatment and treatment units, providing safe, state-of-the-art patient-centred care for our patients.

At Basingstoke, we have 1 Elekta Linear Accelerator (with Align RT allowing thermal and surface guided set up and tracking) and 1 planning CT scanner, where the team are involved at every step of the radiotherapy pathway from planning to treatment for breast, prostate and palliative patients. 

Combined, we are the largest radiotherapy centre on the south coast. Southampton comprises of 6 Elekta Linear Accelerators (3 with Align RT allowing thermal and surface guided set up and tracking, and 3 with ExacTrac imaging, Hexapod 6DF couches and FFF), 1 Ortho voltage machine, 2 Planning CT scanners (with 4D capability) and a full brachytherapy service.

We are a CHKS-accredited department delivering highly specialised radiotherapy treatments for a variety of tumour sites. Southampton are also a tertiary referral centre for Neuro-oncology (delivering SRS/T), Haematology (delivering Total Body Irradiation-TBI) and Lung, Bone and nodal SABR centre. The department is also the only centre in the country delivering Intraoperative Radiotherapy (IOERT) for Pancreatic and GI tumours. 

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.

Please refer to our welcome pack for more information. If you have any further questions or wish to arrange a visit to our department, we would love to hear from you. Simply email RadiotherapyOps@uhs.nhs.uk