Job summary
Exciting opportunities to work in our Swindon Radiotherapy Satellite Centre!
We are looking to recruit experienced, enthusiastic, compassionate, and highly motivated Band 5 Therapeutic Radiographers to join our friendly and welcoming professional team at theOUH Radiotherapy Centre @Swindon, a satellite of the Oxford Cancer Centre.
This purpose-built satellite unit in Swindon opened in October 2022 housing 2 Varian TrueBeam linacs with 6DoF couches and RGSC and a GoSim Radiotherapy CT scanner with in-room mould room facilities, all networked by ARIA to the Centre in Oxford. This satellite is an extension and expansion of the radiotherapy service at the Oxford Cancer Centre. It has its own clinic rooms, treatment planning suite, MacMillan patient information area, meeting rooms and good staff facilities in the satellite itself. It is located on the Great Western Hospital site where there is already a comprehensive Medical and Acute Oncology service. 5 Clinical Oncologists from Oxford, who cover all the of the major tumour types, hold outreach clinics in Great Western Hospital across the week. It is located very close to junction 15 of the M4.
Main duties of the job
Work as a member of the team of Radiographers covering all sections of the department including mould room, CT scanning, virtual simulation and contouring, delivery of a wide range of both simple and complex treatment and IGRT techniques
Liaising with the multidisciplinary team.
Assist with the day-to-day organisation of a treatment unit to ensure an efficient service is delivered and workload targets are achieved.
Supervise, support & teach junior members of staff and students.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Visits to the department can be arranged. If you would like more information on this role or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Joanne Watts, joanne.watts@ouh.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Visits to the department can be arranged. If you would like more information on this role or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Joanne Watts, joanne.watts@ouh.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hon) in Radiotherapy
- HCPC registered Therapeutic Radiographer
- Awareness of HCPC standard of conduct
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience of working clinically within radiotherapy
Desirable
- Experience in NHS
- Experience of paid employment either full or part time.
- Experience of using Varian equipment including linacs, virtual simulation and Eclipse treatment planning system.
Knowledge
Essential
- Core knowledge of a range of radiotherapy equipment and techniques together with the principles underlying them.
- A general understanding of computerised treatment planning systems.
- Core knowledge of the principles of radiotherapy treatment planning and radiation dosimetry as applied to radiotherapy treatments
- Core knowledge of a range of imaging equipment and principles underlying their use
- Detailed understanding of the disease process of malignant tumours.
- Understanding of Ionising Radiation Regulations and responsibilities relating to own professional practise
- Good anatomical knowledge
Desirable
- Knowledge of the department and Trust values and behaviours.
- Awareness of governance and its importance in maintaining safe practise.
- Knowledge of research and trails.
- Knowledge of risk management.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good technical and manual dexterity skills required to operate sophisticated equipment in a field of rapidly changing technology.
- Ability to work to fine tolerances and understand the importance of accuracy.
- Good communication and team work skills.
- Good patient care with the ability to deliver and receive sensitive information.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hon) in Radiotherapy
- HCPC registered Therapeutic Radiographer
- Awareness of HCPC standard of conduct
Experience
Essential
- Recent experience of working clinically within radiotherapy
Desirable
- Experience in NHS
- Experience of paid employment either full or part time.
- Experience of using Varian equipment including linacs, virtual simulation and Eclipse treatment planning system.
Knowledge
Essential
- Core knowledge of a range of radiotherapy equipment and techniques together with the principles underlying them.
- A general understanding of computerised treatment planning systems.
- Core knowledge of the principles of radiotherapy treatment planning and radiation dosimetry as applied to radiotherapy treatments
- Core knowledge of a range of imaging equipment and principles underlying their use
- Detailed understanding of the disease process of malignant tumours.
- Understanding of Ionising Radiation Regulations and responsibilities relating to own professional practise
- Good anatomical knowledge
Desirable
- Knowledge of the department and Trust values and behaviours.
- Awareness of governance and its importance in maintaining safe practise.
- Knowledge of research and trails.
- Knowledge of risk management.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good technical and manual dexterity skills required to operate sophisticated equipment in a field of rapidly changing technology.
- Ability to work to fine tolerances and understand the importance of accuracy.
- Good communication and team work skills.
- Good patient care with the ability to deliver and receive sensitive information.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
OUH Radiotherapy Centre @ Swindon
Great Western Hospital site, Swindon
Swindon
SN3 6BW
Employer's website
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
