Job requirements
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Experience of working in an advanced Radiotherapy Centre
- Experience
Experience of skills with IGRT
- Experience
IT competency
- Qualifications
BSc in Radiotherapy or equivalent
- Qualifications
HCPC Registration
- Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Work well under pressure
- Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Good problem solving
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Use of specific department computerised system (Aria)
- Experience
Use of hospital computerised systems
- Experience
Experience of periods of acting up in to advanced positions
- Qualifications
Evidence of post registration experience
- Qualifications
MSc module in Patient Review
- Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Good administrative skills
Job overview
Gloucestershire Oncology Centre has a progressive Radiotherapy department across two sites with state of the art machines delivering IMRT, Arcing and SABR techniques with adaptive therapy. We have a superficial unit and also deliver Brachytherapy.
This post is a full time, Band 6 Advanced practitioner in Radiotherapy, based at the Hereford department.
The department is involved in numerous National research Trials and has a research Radiographer. We also have Consultant Radiographers in both Breast and Prostate Cancer.
The department prides itself in a very high standard of patient care and also delivers a Late Effects Service to extend this care beyond initial treatment.
We are keen to develop our staff based on competency and encourage further education and we welcome well motivated, caring and conscientious individuals to our team. Applications welcome from staff qualified 18 months.
Main duties of the job
Work as an operator, entitled under IRMER, to deliver and supervise a range of complex Radiotherapy procedures requiring precise positioning of patients and machinery, meeting professional and departmental standards.
Undertake the daily operation and organisation of the treatment machine. Responsible to act up in the absence of the Band 7 Team Lead, Enhanced Practitioner.
Carry out volumetric imaging, making decisions regarding treatment placement. Carry out palliative KV imaging on-set planning. Become a Imaging Practitioner for concomitant exposures. Provide evidence-based advice regarding treatment related side effects. Administer medication under PGD guidelines. Supervise and train junior staff and students. Carry out staff appraisals.
Update the department’s Quality Management System. Ensure that equipment is safe and accurate to operate, reporting faults and incidents. Undertake Category 1 cover for Bank Holidays and work at the Cheltenham Site, if required.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A detailed job description is included.
Visits to the Hereford site can be arranged.
Contact Lisa Addis lisa.addis@nhs.net, 0300 422 2919 to arrange a visit.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Practitioner Therapeutic Radiographer - Treatment, Band 6 with Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Gloucester, England. It is listed as a Radiographer role. The advertised salary is £39959.00 to £48117.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 01 Oct 2026.
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