Therapeutic Radiographer - Brighton
Closing date: 03 June 2026
This role is eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. Sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements set by UKVI, including the relevant skill and salary thresholds, and any role‑specific criteria.
Applications are invited from newly qualified therapy radiographers to join the Sussex Cancer Centre Radiotherapy team, based at Brighton. Radiotherapy provision for Sussex is currently provided across two hospital sites – Brighton and Eastbourne. Facilities include CT Philips Widebore and Elekta Versa HD machines at Eastbourne, matched CT and two Elekta Linacs at the Royal Sussex in Brighton, and two Tomotherapy machines opened in 2016 in Preston Park, Brighton. There is a High Dose Rate brachytherapy facility in Brighton at the Cancer Centre, currently treating prostate, boost and monotherapy, skin and gynaecological malignancies. International applications are welcome but require an IELTS score of at least 7.
Responsibilities
The post holder provides professional radiotherapy services within all Sussex Cancer Centre locations covering planning, simulating, calculating, and treatment of cancer patients, and liaises effectively with the multidisciplinary team. The post holder will, once experienced, be responsible for the daily running of the Linear Accelerator through competency training.
The post holder must possess advanced clinical knowledge of radiotherapy procedures, tissue tolerances, and physiological reactions to radiation. They must comply with current legislation governing ionising radiation (IR(ME)R) and demonstrate high competence in complex technical and computerised systems.
Key responsibilities include:
* Use electronic imagers to confirm patient positioning at start of radiotherapy course and during treatment as part of QA protocol.
* Calculate accuracy of patient position and use clinical judgement to adjust positioning, taking into account contour of patients, progression and regression of tumour.
* In case of discrepancies and inability to treat patient, refer for changes in calculation or re‑planning.
* Ensure prior to each treatment that each patient is fit for treatment, taking appropriate action if unfit, and refer to a clinician.
* Make judgements when specialist support is required by other disciplines and refer to dietitians and Macmillan team.
* Arrange for blood/urine sampling and analyse results before treatment; decide on continuing or suspending treatment based on results.
* Perform permanent skin marking for accurate and reproducible daily set‑up.
* Use spatial awareness, visual precision and manual dexterity for precise manipulation of patient and equipment for optimal daily set‑up, ensuring accurate laser beam set within a 3 mm tolerance.
* Operate a wide range of technical and computerised systems, including Linear Accelerators, appointment management systems, image matching programmes, QA equipment, dual‑energy, dual‑modality Linacs, CT scanners, and treatment planning systems.
Additional benefits and resources available include a £2,000 retention & recruitment bonus, close association with Brighton and Sussex Medical School and Sussex Universities, and staff discounts in Sussex.
Experience
* Experience working with Elekta machines.
* Experience working in the NHS.
Qualifications
* Degree in Radiotherapy.
* HCPC registration currently or within the 2025 graduation process.
* Minimum of 18 months experience and evidence of CPD.
* Relevant short specialist courses in radiotherapy.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles, where appropriate.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043 per annum, plus a £2,000 recruitment & retention payment.
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
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