Radiographer
Job Description
Job summary
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has an international reputation for high quality patient care, education and research and its partnership with the Institute of Cancer Research has created the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe. The Chelsea Radiotherapy department has 4 Varian linear accelerators, a Cyberknife and a Brachytherapy Suite. Our Pre-treatment clinical environment includes a Mould room, Siemens Confidence CT scanner and Virtual Simulation using Eclipse, much of which is led by the advanced pre-treatment radiographers, current developments include the use of AI in Breast localisation. The department is fully digital utilising EPIC and Aria to manage patient pathways.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, caring and highly motivated therapy radiographer to work as a Band 7 team leader within the Pre-Treatment team. We are looking for a practitioner with an excellent technical background and pre-treatment experience at senior level. This role requires someone confident and experienced in advanced pre-treatment imaging and virtual simulation techniques including 4DCT, RGSC guided breath-hold techniques, SABR, SRS/T and VMAT. Knowledge and experience of cannulation and contrast administration is desirable. The successful candidate will be expected to achieve competency in all pre-treatment skills to ensure an efficient, high-quality service is provided to all patients throughout their pathway.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will enjoy working as part of a team and will have exemplary communication and patient care skills. A key quality will be the ability to manage a complex workload, whilst providing strong leadership to a team of staff.
A large focus of the pre-treatment team moving forwards will be the use of multi-modality pre-treatment imaging, a key part of this role will be to work collaboratively with Radiology to develop skills in MRI, to provide cutting edge imaging techniques for radiotherapy planning.
If you are motivated, ready for a change and looking for an exciting opportunity to work in pre-treatment as a Band 7 Radiographer then we want you to apply.
If you would like further information, please contact: Clare Ockwell, Pre-treatment Operational Lead Superintendent Direct line: 0208 915 6055 or email [email protected]
1.1. When they are working as a Senior I clinical practitioner they will be responsible for the radiotherapy processes at and the operational management of a specialist highly complex radiotherapy work base, which may be a treatment unit, a CT scanner, a treatment preparation area or a project team such as for the digital transformation implementation.1.2. They will supervise their immediate radiographic team to also include students, aides, and visitors on a rotational basis, ensuring that the practise of all results in the output and the radiotherapy processes at their work base being performed accurately and effectively.
About us
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Job responsibilities
For further information please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification.
2.1 As clinical lead at the work base to be responsible for evidence based decision making within prescribed limits. Be competent to analyse and approve images following designated training and adhering to protocols.2.2 Responsible for the accurate preparation, planning and delivery of treatment by self and by all members of the immediate team.2.3 Set high standards of technical expertise, acting as role model to junior staff members. To be responsible for maintaining professional standards of self and other team members.2.4 Responsible for the training of team members in the operation of all equipment safely and efficiently as per manufacturers instructions, including local guidelines, under the guidance of superintendent radiographers.2.5 Meet the regulatory responsibilities defined for an operator as delegated by the Trust under the IR(ME)R regulations. With appropriate experience may also be defined as a practitioner for concomitant exposures.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registration as a therapeutic radiographer (requires BSc (Hons) in Radiotherapy or equivalent accredited programme)
Desirable
- Postgraduate attainment in therapeutic radiography related subject/leadership/management
- Postgraduate qualification/training in assessing/supervising/teaching
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of sophisticated RT environment as a Senior II treating advanced techniques, particularly IGRT
- Participated in a quality management programme
- Previous experience of participating in clinical education of pre-registration students
Desirable
- Have participated in research/audit/service evaluation.
- Have experience in paper light/paper free radiotherapy processes
- Have experience of using Aria/Mosaiq
Skills/Ability/Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate understanding of the advanced principles for sophisticated radiotherapy treatment planning and delivery.
- Computer literate with associated keyboard skills
- Have demonstrable problem solving and decision-making ability
- Display strong organisational and time management skills, and ability to prioritise tasks
- Be able to act effectively as lead radiographer at a clinical work base with ability to motivate team members to achieve their full potential in a challenging environment. Be a credible practitioner so as to be able to perform as lead in a given area/situation.
- Have assured demeanour with appropriate confidence in own abilities, be able to seek managerial support as necessary
- Commitment to own personal and professional development, as well as to the training and development of others.
Circumstances
Essential
- Able to work non-standard hours between the hours of 08:00 and 20:00 to meet the exigencies of the service and will be expected to participate in the non-residential radiotherapy weekend on call service and the weekend day or bank holiday service that runs up to 8 times a year to cover gaps in treatment.
- Able to work on both sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Royal Marsden Chelsea
Chelsea
SW3 6JJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/working-royal-marsden (Opens in a new tab)
