Senior Radiation Therapist

Job Title: Senior Radiation Therapist
Location: Cork

Contract: Fulltime, Permanent, 35 hours per week

Excel Recruitment is proud to partner with a leading, well-established hospital in Cork to recruit an experienced Senior Radiation Therapist / Senior Therapy Radiographer to join their expanding Radiation Oncology Department on a permanent, full-time basis.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a CORU-registered Senior Radiation Therapist who is passionate about patient-centred care, clinical excellence, and leadership within Radiotherapy.

The Role - Senior Radiation Therapist

As a Senior Radiation Therapist, you will play a key role within the multidisciplinary Radiation Oncology team, delivering high-quality radiotherapy treatments to patients with cancer and selected benign conditions. You will provide expert clinical care while supporting, mentoring, and guiding junior Radiotherapy staff.

This role offers an excellent balance of hands-on clinical work, leadership responsibility, and professional development in a modern Radiotherapy environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver safe, accurate, and high-quality radiation therapy treatments in line with prescribed treatment plans and departmental protocols
• Justify and evaluate pre-treatment imaging and ensure precise treatment delivery
• Provide compassionate psychosocial support to patients throughout their treatment journey
• Perform CT simulations and clinical mark-ups as requested by the Radiation Oncologist
• Administer oral and IV contrast agents (where competency is held)
• Accurately record and maintain patient data within the ARIA system
• Identify and report any treatment deviations to the Physics team promptly
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings to support coordinated patient care
• Supervise, mentor, and train junior Radiotherapy staff, ensuring competency and professional development
• Support the implementation of new technologies, procedures, and service improvements
• Maintain compliance with all radiation safety regulations and quality standards
• Actively engage in continuous professional development (CPD) in line with CORU requirements

To be considered for this Senior Radiation Therapist job in Cork, you must have:

• A recognised qualification in Radiation Therapy
• Current CORU registration
• A minimum of 2 years' post-qualification experience as a Radiation Therapist
• Proven leadership and supervisory experience within a Radiotherapy setting
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience in quality assurance, clinical audit, and service development
• Excellent organisational, time-management, and attention-to-detail skills
• A strong commitment to patient-centred care and professional excellence

Benefits:

• Competitive base salary and performance-related pay and premium pay where applicable.
• Comprehensive pension plan, and company funded Death in Service Benefit x 3 times.
• Critical Illness cover, for all employees up to the age of 66.
• Relocation package
• Commitment to work-life balance and employee wellness.
• Fully paid maternity and paternity leave.
• Annual leave up to a maximum of 27 days.
• Access to cutting edge Radiation therapy technology/equipment.
• Work with a hugely supported Radiation therapy manager and a dynamic team of leading oncologists.

What you need to do now:

If you are a Senior Radiation Therapist seeking a permanent role in Cork within a progressive Radiotherapy department, we would love to hear from you.

For more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Charlene Cooke confidentially via email at or by phone on 089 9455139.