Barts Cancer Centre has an international reputation as a service dedicated to treating patients with both common and rarer cancers. We provide an integrated service to over one and a half million people in north east London, Essex and beyond, ensuring they have access to high quality, specialist cancer care.

The Radiotherapy service is based at St Bartholomew's Hospital, a leading, internationally renowned teaching hospital situated within the City of London. The department offers an opportunity to work within a dynamic organisation using and developing the latest techniques and technologies.

Treatment equipment comprises five Varian TrueBeam linacs (2 with 6DoF couch), XStrahl orthovoltage unit and Gammamed HDR on the ARIA network complete the equipment portfolio.

Pre-treatment imaging is provided with a Siemens Somatom Confidence CT and planning with Varian Eclipse treatment planning system. Techniques include IMRT, IGRT, TBI, DIBH and gynaecological brachytherapy as well as stereotactic radiosurgery with HyperArc, SABR and ART.

As a department we are proud of our strong culture of learning, education and support. We encourage radiographers to identify and take up relevant learning opportunities for professional development

Main duties of the job

Applications are invited for Band 6 Senior Therapeutic Radiographers to be part of the Barts team and is a rotational post covering all areas of the departments including pre-treatment, treatment units and brachytherapy working in pre-treatment imaging as well as treatment delivery.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC registration as a Therapeutic Radiographer
• BSc (Hons) in Therapy Radiography
• Awareness of HCPC standards of conduct

Desirable

• Evidence of post graduate study
• Clinical updates

Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience of working in a Radiotherapy department on the treatment units and pretreatment.
• Experience of complex techniques Competent in standard simple techniques and able to accept IR(ME)R responsibility
• Experience with IGRT
• Experience of record and verification systems, data downloads, data entries, data checks
• Experience of communicating with anxious and stressed patients and relatives regarding treatment issues

Desirable

• Previous senior experience.
• Undertaken some sort of presentation since university, e.g. training or update presentation to colleagues
• Aria/Varian equipment experience.
• Experience of advanced techniques e.g. SABR, SRS, DIBH, TBI etc
• Ability to critically evaluate CBCT images.

Knowledge

Essential

• Understand the optimisation of patient treatments
• Core knowledge of a range of radiotherapy equipment and techniques together with the principles underlying them. Understanding of Ionising Radiation Regulations and responsibilities relating to own professional practice
• Knowledge of departmental and Trust values and behaviours

Desirable

• Knowledge of research and trials.
• Awareness of governance and its importance in maintaining safe practice.

Skills

Essential

• Able to concentrate and keep focused with interruptions from other staff, patients and relatives
• Good spatial and hand eye coordination as required to manoeuvre machinery, patient and equipment avoiding collision and resulting in proper alignment
• Ability to work well within and lead a team when required.
• Ability to remain calm in a potentially stressful environment
• Self motivated

Other

Essential

• Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with colleagues and patients in an informed and professional way using appropriate language.

Desirable

• Supervision and guidance of other Radiographers, undergraduate students, multidisciplinary visitors, within area of work or responsibility

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

St Bartholomew's Hospital

London

EC1A 7BE

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