Macmillan Sarcoma Specialist Therapeutic Radiographer

Job overview

This role offers an exciting opportunity to be part of the radiotherapy team at UCLH, & to also become a key member of the UCLH Sarcoma oncology service. UCLH & the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) jointly provide the London Sarcoma Service; it is one of Europe’s largest sarcoma services. Our Sarcoma oncology patients are currently treated with advanced photon & proton radiotherapy techniques. The post holder will provide care to patients receiving treatment in both the photon & proton departments. This role will enable patients to have access to a key-worker who will provide highly specialised support in technical radiotherapy treatment planning, delivery & toxicity management. This support will be available for patients & their families through their Radiotherapy journey. This post holder will have the specialist technical expertise to plan & deliver this complex pathway, combined with sustained patient contact over several weeks. Their knowledge, skill, care & support are essential to ensuring that the outcomes & experiences of patients are as successful & as positive as possible. This post would work alongside the wider MDT, as well as colleagues in other Trust & primary care, to develop services to further support patients & their families, improving results both in terms of patient experience & disease outcome.

Main duties of the job

This is an autonomous role where the post holder is expected to manage their own case-load and is accountable for their own professional actions and the actions of more junior staff members. They will provide professional clinical leadership leading on the care of our Sarcoma patients and be an integral part of the oncology team. They will be recognised and accessible as an expert in Sarcoma radiotherapy, promoting best practice, giving expert advice to patients and carers, and disseminating knowledge to the profession and wider multi discipline team. The post holder will be required to evaluate daily, the patient condition and accurate set-up, drawing on expert knowledge and experience to intervene and problem solve where necessary. They will also be responsible for identifying and setting standards. They will ensure that staff are kept up to date with current treatment techniques and ongoing developments. They will play a key role in the overall pathway management of Sarcoma within the radiotherapy service and for meeting national and local targets. They will ensure national and trust guidelines and directives are implemented and monitored.  They will develop policies and protocols and will play an active role in research and in exploring and developing new ways of working to achieve the tri-fold goal of the service: improving quality of radiotherapy treatment, improving patient care, and improving staff satisfaction.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

The role would increase the availability, reliability & level of support for this patient group & therefore enable a more equitable service provision. Comprehensive proton beam therapy training will be provided.

This role offers an opportunity to be part of the radiotherapy sarcoma team at UCLH. The personalised individual treatment pathway of patients with a sarcoma diagnosis often requires them to have a combination of complex specialised surgery at RNOH, as well as high dose chemotherapy regimens UCLH. This role will enable patients to have access to a key-worker who will be able to provide highly specialised support in technical radiotherapy treatment planning, delivery and toxicity management. This support will be available for patients and their families at diagnosis, during decision-making, during treatment, post treatment, at recurrence and during symptom management. The post holder will provide care to patients receiving treatment in both the photon and proton departments.

UCLH is seeking a committed individual with the energy and focus to continue building on the existing service of excellence.

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