Radiographer

Job overview

Band 5 Therapeutic Radiographer- Sutton site.  Would you like the opportunity to work in the largest cancer centre in Europe with an international reputation for high quality patient care, research and education?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  In addition to 6 Elekta linear accelerators, the Sutton dept has an Elekta MR linear accelerator, Cyberknife unit, Gulmay superficial unit and a  Radixact unit with another Radixact currently being installed. The department has a  Siemens Confidence CT scanner and utilises multi- modality imaging for planning. The Royal Marsden Hospital is the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe. We have an international reputation for high quality patient care, research and education, and want you to  be part of our team.

Main duties of the job

1.1.    The post-holder will be responsible for carrying out Radiotherapy processes at a specialist highly complex radiotherapy work base, which may be a treatment unit, a brachytherapy unit,              a CT scanner, a VS area or a treatment preparation area as prescribed, carefully and accurately and will participate as appropriate with clinical research activity in the department.  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 radiographers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

2.1    Responsible for the accurate preparation, planning and delivery of treatment by self   2.2    Participate as part of the team in the organisation of the radiotherapy work base. 2.3    Be able to operate all equipment safely and efficiently as per manufacturers’ instructions, including local guidelines. 2.4    Meet the regulatory responsibilities defined for an operator as delegated by the Trust under the IR(ME)R regulations. 2.5    Analyse and approve planning images and verification images following designated training and adhere to guidelines. 2.6    Be responsible for accurate record keeping and that information required for statistics is provided as required by self. 2.7    Participate in day to day and weekly quality control of equipment at the work base in accordance with ISO 9001 documentation. 2.8    Comply with department ISO 9001 quality assurance programme.