Practice Educator Radiotherapy
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
This job is now closed
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to cover for our practice educator for a 15 month period. Although this is advertised as a full time post, applications from staff wanting to work part time are welcome.
We are seeking applications from forward thinking, clinically competent senior radiographers who have the ability to act under their own initiative to teach and train others.
The practice educator will be responsible for ensuring that the educational and training needs of the radiotherapy workforce within the Worcestershire Oncology Centre are met. This will include supporting newly qualified, international, apprentice as well as qualified radiographers working within the department.
You will be expected to work clinically in order to maintain and update your own clinical skills in order to support hands on training on set.
We are based in a new bespoke purpose built building on the Worcestershire Royal Hospital site, with beautiful views of the Malvern Hills and the Cotswolds.
We are a small friendly team of approximately 35 radiographers. We have 3 Elekta Linacs 2 of which are capable of 4DXVI as well as a superficial unit and a Cannon wide bore CT scanner. We are paper light utilizing Mosaiq which is currently shared with UHCW and our own Raystation planning system
We provide placements for undergraduate students from Birmingham City University and have started to introduce apprenticeships through Sheffield Hallam University.
Main duties of the job
Maintain clinical competency at Band7 level and take on the full responsibilities of that role when required. Such as being able to operate radiotherapy equipment safely and accurately interpreting and applying radiation prescription plans, using clinical judgement to justify deviation from protocol.
Be clinically competent to safely and efficiently manipulate all complex and specialised equipment associated with the planning and treatment of patients undergoing radiotherapy treatment with ionising radiation.
Ensure all post graduate and undergraduate radiographers have access and understanding of radiotherapy development and practices here at Worcestershire Oncology Centre.Support newly qualified staff and international recruits utilising a preceptorship programme.
Lead on the training of apprentices within the radiotherapy team.
Act as the placement liaison between the department and higher education institutes
Attend meetings within the trust, wider ICB and WM region relating to training/education.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Date posted
11 November 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
15 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9365-24-1264
Job locations
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1DD
Employer details
Employer name
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1DD
Employer's website
https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
For questions about the job, contact:
Supporting documents
Supporting links (all open in new tabs)
Flexible Working and Support to Staff
There is more to us than WAHT you see
Privacy notice
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)