Join Our Team: Clinical Brachytherapy Specialist at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

The Role

As a Clinical Brachytherapy Specialist , you will play a pivotal role in our multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality brachytherapy treatment to our patients. You will be responsible for:

• To strategically lead the Brachytherapy service by stream-lining and taking responsibility for the patient journey from referral into Brachytherapy to follow-up, anticipating problems and implementing solutions.
  
• Be recognised as a clinical expert in Brachytherapy treatment, developing clinical practice, giving expert advice and disseminating knowledge to the radiotherapy team, Oncology Centre Trust and Nationally.
  
• To lead a team of radiotherapists within the Brachytherapy unit ensuring all treatments are performed according to trust and department policy within the quality environment.
  
• To ensure that the working practices are consistent with the centres strategic plan and meet professional and locally agreed standards. Provide a multi-disciplinary approach to service development and provision.

At the Kent Oncology Centre we offer:

• Radiotherapy services are provided at Maidstone Hospital and Kent & Canterbury Hospital in Canterbury. Brachytherapy is provided at Maidstone Hospital.
  
• Advanced Technology: Work with a range of Brachytherapy services- Insertion of Fiducials and Spaceoar, Gynaecological HDR, Prostate LDR & HDR. We are currently developing Interstitial Gynae.

Main duties of the job

o To develop specialised patient/disease management packages for own area and/or across the care pathway within professional boundaries.

oTo manage the bookings and scheduling of appointments for Brachytherapy patients. This will involve liaising with theatres and recovery wards.

o Ensure that all staff working the team operates within the correct policies and procedures regarding patient care.

o Liaise with radiotherapy physics, engineers and representatives of companies providing equipment to the department on day to day issues such as servicing and breakdowns to minimize disruptions and maximise efficiencies

o Develop working practices to facilitate an efficient safe working environment

o To provide clinical cover on the Brachytherapy unit in a leadership and training capacity and to participate in out of hours telephone on call.

o To manage and investigate the Brachytherapy incidents and risks offering advice to staff and ensuring that outcomes are identified, acted upon and learning is shared.

o Communicate issues of service delivery to the head of radiotherapy services and participate in the problem-solving exercises.

o To attend defined Brachytherapy meetings and feedback to Head of radiotherapy services.

• To act as the radiation supervisor for Brachytherapy

See attached the detailed job description.

About us

MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.

In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)

At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Interview Date: To be confirmed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• To be qualified to either DCR(T) or BSc Radiotherapy
• HCPC Registered Radiographer
• Evidence of post graduate education at M level or equivalent
• Evidence of leadership training

Desirable

• Evidence of Management training
• Evidence of Brachytherapy module/Training

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Previous management experience
• Range of clinical experience
• To have worked in a Brachytherapy clinical environment
• Experience in either gynaecological or prostate Brachytherapy
• Knowledge of the Brachytherapy pathway
• Have worked within a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge of National Cancer waiting targets

Desirable

• Experience in both gynaecological and prostate Brachytherapy

Skills

Essential

• Leadership skills
• Able to work under pressure and to cope with stressful situations
• Ability to drive service development
• Skilled in the referral process to the follow-up process for Brachytherapy patients
• Knowledge of Brachytherapy techniques including Radiotherapy

Desirable

• Skilled in the booking and scheduling of appointments for Brachytherapy patients
• Liaise with theatres and recovery wards

Employer details

Employer name

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Address

Maidstone and Tunbridge wells Hospital

Maidstone Hospital , Hermitage Lane , Maidstone , Kent , ME169QQ

MAIDSTONE

ME169QQ

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