Senior Therapeutic Radiographer

Job overview

We are a networked, paperless, Varian department. We have a managed service contract securing a fleet of five Varian linear accelerators, two CT simulators, a Bravos brachytherapy unit and Xstrahl superficial unit. Our dosimetry planning is radiographer-led, predominately using VMAT and IMRT. We also have an established SABR service and an expanding on-treatment review team, including a therapeutic radiographer-led late effects review service. We have SGRT (Align RT) on all our Linacs and on CT (SimRT).

We are a clinical placement site for student radiographers from the University of Suffolk and University of Hertfordshire (UH), and apprentices from Sheffield Hallam University and UH. This gives you the opportunity to help us shape the next generation of therapeutic radiographers.

Main duties of the job

We welcome applications from experienced therapeutic radiographers with excellent communication, leadership and teamworking skills, who are keen to play a role in keeping our service at the forefront of modern radiotherapy. We understand the importance of radiographer advancement and will support you with your personal development.

You will work a four-day week, with a day off during the week, working early and late shifts between 07:00 – 20:00 hrs. You will be expected to work on-call duties at the weekends and occasional Saturdays and bank holidays to ensure gaps in treatment are minimised. We support flexible working and welcome applications from applicants wishing to work part time.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To supervise and deliver with a high level of skill and accuracy, radiotherapy treatments using external beam radiation and/or sealed sources.
• To supervise and undertake the planning of patients’ treatments, alongside clinicians and other team members.
• To supervise and be actively involved in the pre/post planning processes, including treatment course scheduling, calculations for treatment dose and programming of the treatment plan using computer systems.
• To provide patients and carers with verbal and written advice specific to their needs.
• Assess the patients’ holistic needs ensuring their suitability for radiotherapy planning or treatment, giving the appropriate advice and communicating with other members of the multi-disciplinary team if necessary.
• To ensure that accurate statistics and records are maintained, in line with the policies of the Department.
• To communicate and co-ordinate with the multi-disciplinary team involved in the patients’ cancer journey.
• To deputise, where necessary for the Superintendent Radiographer.
• To liaise with all other Departments concerned with the patients’ management.
• To take responsibility for the safe and accurate use of expensive and highly complex Radiotherapy equipment.
• To take responsibility for the organisation of the day to day running of the unit, including, but not limited to, the participation and development of Quality Assurance Procedures and statistical data collection.

Please view the attached job description for full details of the role and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.

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.