Senior Therapeutic Radiographer

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for applications for Treatment/Rotational Band 6s posts to cover for maternity leave within the department.  Band 5 radiographers with a minimum of 18 months experience will be considered for these posts

As a Band 6 Senior Therapeutic Radiographer you would be part of a Linac based team but would also have the opportunity to rotate through other areas of the department such as pre-treatment or brachytherapy.  As a large regional centre you will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of treatments  including paediatric radiotherapy, image guided IMRT, SABR, SRS and total body electron and photon treatments

In order to cover the service needs, the post-holder will need to be able to work flexible shifts over the working week with normal hours between 07.30 and 20.00.

Main duties of the job

To rotate through all the relevant clinical areas of the department under the direction of the sectional team leaders

To work and lead as part of a team of staff and to assist in the provision of a high quality Radiotherapy Service.

To comply with and contribute to the maintenance of ISO 9001:2015 quality system for the department.

To participate in audit, and the clinical research and development of techniques and equipment.

To ensure high technical standards and patient care standards are maintained during simulation and treatment.

To participate in the training and education programme of student and junior radiographers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the biggest and busiest acute hospitals in England, employing over 19,000 staff.  We provide care to over 2.5million residents of Nottingham and its surrounding communities and specialist services to a further 3-4million people from neighbouring counties.

The Nottingham Radiotherapy Centre offers cutting edge treatment delivery and pre-treatment technology including:-

6 Elekta Versa HD and Agility Linacs .

SGRT solutions include VisionRT (2) and Exactrac with Brainlab (2).

2  Canon Exceed LB CT 4D scanners

Raystation and Monaco planning systems and Mosaiq Oncology Management system.

The Radiotherapy Department provides complex treatments including: paediatric radiotherapy, image guided IMRT, SABR, SRS and total body electron and photon treatments for patients across Nottinghamshire and the wider East Midlands region.   The department has a major commitment to evidence based practice and participates in multi-centre clinical research.

In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.