Head and Neck Advanced Practitioner

Job Description

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.

As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the vacancy early once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service. Further information on what NHS Scotland Boards are required to do to check this as well as what your responsibilities include can be found in the further information for this vacancy.

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This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.

Due to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a “regulated role”, your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: Disclosure Scotland Changes.

Band 7 Head and Neck Advanced Practitioner

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced therapeutic radiographer to take up an Advanced Practitioner for Head and Neck radiotherapy position in our friendly team at the Edinburgh Cancer Centre. We are seeking to recruit a HCPC registered Therapeutic Radiographer with expert knowledge of radiotherapy for head and neck cancers radiotherapy, lead a local service.

The successful applicant will be a local expert for the delivery and development of the Head and Neck service and develop a team of radiographers in the delivery of this service. In addition they will develop good working relationships with all disciplines and operate inter professionally with the medical staff, oncology physics, nursing and AHPs advising as necessary for each patient.

The Edinburgh Cancer Centre provides a wide range of radiotherapy services for patients from across SE Scotland Cancer Network and operates seven Varian Truebeam linacs, including two linacs with ExacTrak imaging technology, Elekta HDR brachytherapy, Xstrahl superficial x ray unit and two Philips Big Bore CT simulators. The centre utilises advanced techniques including VMAT, IGRT, DIBH, SABR for lung and oligometastatic disease and SRS including the Scottish National Service for benign disease. We are research active and support CPD, furthering education and research activities including expanding our portfolio of clinical trials.

For informal enquiries, please contact Leanne Thompson, Principal Radiographer, Treatment on or email

For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions, please contact above.