Pre-Treatment Superintendent - Therapeutic Radiographer

Role description

Job summary

The postholder will act as a senior clinical specialist of the Pre-Treatment area in the Radiotherapy Service, supervising the daily running of the designated area: managing and co-ordinating workload & staffing.

The postholder will lead a designated team and projects, and will work clinically, maintaining a high level of expertise in their designated area of the Department, both during normal and extended working hours.

The postholder will work with the Senior Radiotherapy Team and the other Team Leaders to ensure the smooth implementation of new technology.

The postholder will contribute to the development and implementation of Quality Assurance Programmes within the Specialty, ensuring that protocols specific to one's area of responsibility are both in use and regularly reviewed & updated.

The postholder will ensure that staff and students working in one's area of responsibility are given adequate training, development and guidance to ensure the safe and effective treatment of patients according to the Consultants' prescriptions and Departmental protocols.

The postholder will contribute to recruitment, retention & development of staff - undertake staff interviews, appraisals & development of PDPs and will participate in staff support, through clinical supervision or other appropriate system. As such, you will be required to manage staff performance including sickness absence management and to support the disciplinary & grievance procedures.

Main duties of the job

o Lead a designated team and will work clinically, maintaining a high level of expertise in their designated area of the Department.o Manage staff performance including sickness absence management and support the disciplinary & grievance procedures.o Undertake staff interviews, appraisals & development of PDPs and will participate in staff support.o Ensure that staff and students working in one's area of responsibility are given adequate training, development and guidance to ensure the safe and effective treatmento Provide advanced decision-making adviceo Participate in clinical audits and assist with collation of data necessary to the quality assurance requirements.o Participate in service improvements, develop departmental policies and local work instructions.

Closing date of applications: 15 September 2026

Interview date: 29 September 2026

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/

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