Operational Superintendent inChelsea inChelsea PUBLISHED 3 DEC 2023

Band 8a: £58,698 to £65,095 a year per annum  PERMANENT 
The operational superintendents are also assigned specific tumour groups on a rotational basis and are there to provide expert advice and leadership, with key working relationships with clinical oncologists, radiotherapy planning team, treatment and pre-treatment radiographers.


For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

  • To practice as an expert practitioner providing the highest level of care to patients within the radiotherapy service and to act as role model for all therapeutic radiographers.
  • Use expert knowledge to develop departmental radiotherapy protocols and procedures and ensure these are maintained, including analysis and interpretation of relevant literature.
  • Maintain the timely and efficient provision of a highly specialist clinical service in which integrated knowledge and clinical governance principles are used to inform patient care.
  • To be responsible as member of the managerial team for the organisation of the day to day running of the service.
  • Responsible for contributing to developing working practices to meet current professional standards and legislation, including the provision of documents that are accessible and regularly reviewed.
  • Be a key member of the management team responsible for leading workforce and service developments to ensure service to patients is delivered in line with best practice principles, ensuring the benefits to patients are maximised through careful, economical, and appropriate use of NHS resources including equipment, property, money, and time.
  • Contribute to the analysis of complex operational issues such as waiting times, future service demand and be able to implement action plans across departments.
  • Lead Radiographer in clinical multidisciplinary audits and implement internal department audits to monitor and maintain the quality-of-service provision.

Band 8a Operational Superintendent Therapeutic Radiographer.The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - based at Chelsea

* Full time and part time opportunities available

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual with expert radiotherapy knowledge and technical skills to join the operational management team of the radiotherapy service at the Chelsea site. As a manager you will need to demonstrate good organisational skills, have experience of managing people, the ability to work flexibly and have a high level of personal resilience and problem solving. The expectation is that the individual that will be successful in this post will be keen to implement change and embrace the fast paced nature of the industry internationally.

The operational superintendents are also assigned specific tumour groups on a rotational basis and are there to provide expert advice and leadership, with key working relationships with clinical oncologists, radiotherapy planning team, treatment and pre-treatment radiographers. The post holder will support on-going professional development of staff and maintain their own portfolio of advanced practice. The post holder will also contribute to maintaining the radiotherapy BSI accreditation and ensure that all patients receive an outstanding quality of service as demonstrated by our CQC report.

If you would like further information, please contact:Mandy Humphreys, Operational Lead Superintendent,

- The post holder will be one of the cross site operational management team and will be required to be competent and able to lead in all service areas as a line manager, providing expert knowledge and specialist technical advice and support to junior staff and other professional groups. This will require the post holder to have attention to detail, and an ability to manage complex and stressful situations with calm efficiency.

- Key working relationships are with medical staff, radiotherapy physics staff, nursing staff and Clinical Services Divisional staff.


For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

  • To practice as an expert practitioner providing the highest level of care to patients within the radiotherapy service and to act as role model for all therapeutic radiographers.
  • Use expert knowledge to develop departmental radiotherapy protocols and procedures and ensure these are maintained, including analysis and interpretation of relevant literature.
  • Maintain the timely and efficient provision of a highly specialist clinical service in which integrated knowledge and clinical governance principles are used to inform patient care.
  • To be responsible as member of the managerial team for the organisation of the day to day running of the service.
  • Responsible for contributing to developing working practices to meet current professional standards and legislation, including the provision of documents that are accessible and regularly reviewed.
  • Be a key member of the management team responsible for leading workforce and service developments to ensure service to patients is delivered in line with best practice principles, ensuring the benefits to patients are maximised through careful, economical, and appropriate use of NHS resources including equipment, property, money, and time.
  • Contribute to the analysis of complex operational issues such as waiting times, future service demand and be able to implement action plans across departments.
  • Lead Radiographer in clinical multidisciplinary audits and implement internal department audits to monitor and maintain the quality-of-service provision.

Band 8a Operational Superintendent Therapeutic Radiographer.The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - based at Chelsea

* Full time and part time opportunities available

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual with expert radiotherapy knowledge and technical skills to join the operational management team of the radiotherapy service at the Chelsea site. As a manager you will need to demonstrate good organisational skills, have experience of managing people, the ability to work flexibly and have a high level of personal resilience and problem solving. The expectation is that the individual that will be successful in this post will be keen to implement change and embrace the fast paced nature of the industry internationally.

The operational superintendents are also assigned specific tumour groups on a rotational basis and are there to provide expert advice and leadership, with key working relationships with clinical oncologists, radiotherapy planning team, treatment and pre-treatment radiographers. The post holder will support on-going professional development of staff and maintain their own portfolio of advanced practice. The post holder will also contribute to maintaining the radiotherapy BSI accreditation and ensure that all patients receive an outstanding quality of service as demonstrated by our CQC report.

If you would like further information, please contact:Mandy Humphreys, Operational Lead Superintendent,

- The post holder will be one of the cross site operational management team and will be required to be competent and able to lead in all service areas as a line manager, providing expert knowledge and specialist technical advice and support to junior staff and other professional groups. This will require the post holder to have attention to detail, and an ability to manage complex and stressful situations with calm efficiency.

- Key working relationships are with medical staff, radiotherapy physics staff, nursing staff and Clinical Services Divisional staff.



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