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 four Varian True beam linear accelerators, a Cyberknife and a Brachytherapy Suite. We also have a Siemens Confidence CT scanner and utilise multi modality imaging for planning.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a caring, enthusiastic and highly motivated therapy radiographer to join our team in a Band 6 role. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience and knowledge in advanced techniques, such as IMRT, VMAT, VIBH and IGRT, and will be trained in delivering specialised Radiotherapy techniques such as SABR and SRS/T as part of their role within the department. This will entail working closely with the Band 7 radiographer to provide an efficient and high-quality service for patients, giving you the opportunity to work at the forefront of radiotherapy development in a forward thinking and technically advance department for the benefit of our patients,

Main duties of the job

• The post-holder will be responsible for carrying out radiotherapy processes as prescribed, carefully and accurately and assisting in the operational management of a specialist highly complex radiotherapy work base, which may be a treatment unit, a brachytherapy unit, a CT scanner, VS area or a treatment preparation area, and supervising the immediate radiographic team in the absence of a team leader.
• The post-holder will liaise with medical, physics, nursing, clerical and support staff within the department and throughout the institution. The key working relationships will be with the Senior I radiographers.

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 Day-care 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 description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification :

• Responsible for the accurate preparation, planning and delivery of treatment by self and by members of the immediate team in the absence of the Senior I radiographer.
• Meet the regulatory responsibilities defined for an operator as delegated by the Trust under the IR(ME)R regulations. With appropriate experience may be defined also as a practitioner for concomitant exposures as before.
• Promote, maintain and develop the technical abilities of self and junior staff, ensuring all practice meets the highest legal, ethical and professional standards.
• Participate in the clinical education and assessment, both formal and informal of a diverse mix of student radiographers at the work base, and assist in their day to day supervision.
• In the absence of the work base leader, to take responsibility for the organisation of the radiotherapy work base and staff.
• Be compliant with statutory and Trust requirements for record keeping within the department.
• Observe and comply with the Trust's policies and procedures for Health and Safety ensuring the environment in which you and your team work is safe, clean and tidy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC registration as a therapeutic radiographer (requires BSc (Hons) in Radiotherapy or equivalent accredited programme)
• Post registration experience of sophisticated RT equipment treating advanced techniques in a complex department, competent in IGRV , IMRT technologies

Desirable

• Previous experience of participating in clinical education of preregistration students

Skills

Essential

• Be an effective communicator across the multi-disciplinary team using both written and spoken English including being able to manage sensitive information and to deal with anxious and demanding individuals using diplomacy and persuasion.
• Computer literacy
• Commitment to personal and professional development

Desirable

• Have participated in research/audit/service evaluation

Cirtumstances

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

Physical

Essential

• Able to work in changing environment which is demanding physically, intellectually and emotionally

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Marsden Chelsea

Chelsea

SW3 6JJ

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