We are seeking to recruit an experienced Clinical Technologist in Radiotherapy Physics at our Queen Elizabeth Hospital site to lead the Mould Room service.

The Radiotherapy Physics Service has 48 WTE scientific and technical staff working to help deliver approximately 60,000 radiotherapy patient fractions per year on six Elekta Versa linear accelerators with FFF capability, two TomoTherapy HD units, a Radixact unit and a CyberKnife. The department has three wide-bore CT scanners, a dedicated HDR suite, a superficial x-ray unit and uses the RayStation and Precision planning systems. 4DCT, SABR and SGRT techniques are in routine use, as is a well-developed adaptive planning service.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be responsible for the day to day running of the Radiotherapy Physics Mould Room Service. This will include but not be limited to: creating bespoke immobilisation devices for patients undergoing radiotherapy treatment, including thermoplastic masks, lead masks for superficial treatment, vacuum bags, specific boluses, training of staff, of all bands from apprentices upwards, and maintaining staff training records, developing the service and keeping abreast of current developments, stock control and obtaining quotes, liaising with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the best quality treatment for our patients.

Due to our commitment to ensuring the best care for our patients, the post holder will be expected to participate in an on-call weekend rota.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• *Relevant BSc or equivalent.
• *Subsequent Field Work / Training Courses / Updating and experience in Radiotherapy Physics Technology, with specialisation in Mould Room work and in Health Service Management.
• *Training and experience in work-based training supervision, assessment and moderation.
• *Membership of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (MIPEM) or equivalent professional registration (HCPC)

Desirable

• *Post-graduate diploma/MSc in relevant healthcare studies or evidence of equivalent in-depth further study.

Experience

Essential

• *Service-related knowledge (Significant experience working in an acute hospital setting/ Extensive experience working in a large complex organisation in a Healthcare environment/ Experience working in an administrative environment)
• *Knowledge of the NHS
• *Experience of working in a particular setting e.g. Radiotherapy Physics and evidence of competencies achieved suitable for a senior member of staff
• *Carrying out research and or/ audits
• *Clinical experience in Mould Room setting to include BDS production, Pb mask making
• *Working with Treatment Planning Systems for radiotherapy dose calculations
• *Experience of managing staff
• *Experience of managing and analysing complex data
• *Experience of communicating with a wide range of staff
• *Experience of writing reports
• *Good understanding of data protection/ confidentiality principles (related to personally and/or commercially sensitive information)
• *Experience of stock management within a team.
• *Broad range of treatment planning skills across a range of sites and techniques
• *Experience of working on own and in a team in a health care environment delegating to others within a team / providing supervision to others
• *Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context
• *Understanding / experience of the principles of safeguarding and Mental Capacity
• *Awareness of health and safety issues

Desirable

• *Budget management experience
• *Experience of Raystation TPS, ProSoma, Mosaiq, QPulse
• *Mentorship of staff
• *Training/Coaching courses undertaken to support junior staff members

Additional Criteria

Essential

• *Minute taking
• *Ability to prepare and present presentations
• *Confidence to work with staff at all levels and professional backgrounds
• *IT skills
• *Draft policies/ procedures/ SOPs/ strategies
• *Time management skills
• *Ability to manage staff
• *Analytical skills
• *Communication and relationship skills
• *Decision making skills
• *Customer service skills.
• *Ability to undertake scheduling, data handling, e-mail, photocopying, document filing systems (manual and electronic)
• *Excellent verbal communication / negotiating skills to include face to face and telephone skills. To resolve sensitive and non-routine issues.
• *Ability to deal with conflicting demands.
• *Empathy with patients/relatives to record and follow up more complex queries e.g. patient complaints.
• *Self-motivated - able to work independently to prioritise and manage own workload.
• *Ability to use judgement and decision-making skills.
• *Ability to work effectively under pressure and to prioritise important tasks to tight deadlines whilst ensuring quality standards are maintained.
• *Tactful and able to build good working relations.
• *Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously.
• *Competent in managing the care of a group of patients / shift management and clinical leadership relevant to the practise setting.
• *Manual Handling of patients and equipment in a clinical setting.
• *Ability to take part in the on-call rota
• *Prepared to cover as part of the team Bank Holidays as required
• *Ability to travel to external sites if required to deliver presentations and attend professional meetings

Desirable

• *Evidence of career progression displaying breadth and depth
• *Evidence of Practice Development in previous work positions
• *Knowledge of Recruitment Process and positive participation in this

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

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