Therapeutic Radiographer

NHS Tayside


Date: 1 day ago
City: Dundee, Scotland
Contract type: Full time
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We would welcome a Therapeutic Radiographer to join our friendly and innovative team. Applications are invited from qualified Therapeutic Radiographers and student radiographers due to qualify imminently. The post is rotational through the pre-treatment and treatment sections of the department. You must be registered with the HCPC .

Graduate radiographers will be supported to develop skills and competencies which will allow them to operate as autonomous practitioners with limited supervision of their clinical work. This a 6 month fixed term/secondment contract opportunity.

Radiotherapy services are provided for the population of Tayside and North East Fife, delivering around 1400 new courses each year for a broad spectrum of cancers as well as providing specialist treatments including brachytherapy and SABR. The Radiotherapy Department currently houses three Varian linear accelerators, one Canon Aquillion Wide Bore CT scanner, mould room facilities, HDR brachytherapy facilities and Raystation treatment planning system. We are a paper light department currently expanding our use of SABR and IGRT as well as having an exciting programme of equipment replacement and planning system upgrades over the next year.

Dundee is the fourth largest city in Scotland with a population of approx 148,270. Currently undergoing a large scale riverside re-development, this vibrant university city has a well established art scene, boasting the internationally renowned Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre and the recently opened Victoria & Albert Design Museum. There are excellent transport links both north and south, as well as easy access to the rugged north east coastline of Fife and Angus, and the mountains of Highland Scotland.

Informal enquiries to: Damian Parr, Head of Therapeutic Radiography Services via email:

Hours of work are: 37.0 hours per week

Current NHS Tayside Employees - Written approval must be sought from your line manager prior to applying for this secondment. You will be required to bring this if shortlisted for interview.

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