Band 6 Radiographer

Job overview

Band 6 Therapy Radiographer-Chelsea Site

The Chelsea Radiotherapy department has four Varian linear accelerators, a Cyberknife and a Brachytherapy Suite. We 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 be given the training and support to be confident delivering advanced radiotherapy techniques such as SABR, SRS/T, IMRT, VMAT, VIBH and IGRT. The role will entail working closely with the Band 7 radiographer to provide an efficient and high-quality service for patients, therefore advanced communication skills are essential.

This role will give you the opportunity to work at the cutting edge of radiotherapy development in a forward thinking and technically advance department for the benefit of your patients. We know how apprehensive people with cancer can be about their treatment and the support and encouragement that radiographers are able to provide to each patient at this stage of treatment is crucial.

If you would like further information please contact: Katie Kettlewell, Operational Lead Superintendent [email protected]

Main duties of the job

1.1.    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.

1.2.    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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please refer to the 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. 2.2    Maintain and develop own personal standards of care and technical ability. 2.3    Set high standards of technical expertise, acting as role model to junior staff members. 2.4    Assist in 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 the work base leader. 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 be defined also as a practitioner for concomitant exposures as before.