Senior Therapy Radiographer

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To ensure that the highly complex radiotherapy and imaging equipment is safe and accurate to operate, both for staff and patients; undertaking the appropriate machine checks and reporting any variances, faults and malfunctions.

Undertake and evaluate radiation dose delivery and complex calculations involving a range of radiation types and energies.

Interpret, monitor and evaluate the treatment prescriptions to ensure that radiotherapy is delivered accurately and reproducibly and in accordance with the quality system.

Evaluate delivery of radiotherapy through application and interpretation of treatment verification procedures.

Ensure the team follows appropriate systems and working methods to achieve the safe, timely achievement of workload targets.

Be able to accurately position patient and operate highly complex radiotherapy and imaging equipment along the radiotherapy pathway.Ensure the team keeps accurate records and comply with necessary policies and procedures

Analyse systematically and evaluate all data and information relevant to patients diagnosis, ensuring the patient and their relatives are treated with dignity and respect at all times.

Communicate confidential sensitive information, and provide emotional support, to patients and their carers/relatives including children and the terminally ill. Provide information to patients and their carers regarding the radiotherapy pathway and expected side effects.

To communicate accurate and timely information with all other disciplines involved along the patients pathway.

With the team on the unit, patients and the wider multidisciplinary team manage areas of conflict and escalate as necessary.Anticipate and identify common and complex treatment related side effects, offering advice and where necessary refer to other relevant health care professionals.

To provide, receive and use sensitive information maintaining patient confidentiality at all times in line with information governance legislationApply safe and effective moving and handling skills in order to protect patients and staff and abide by Health and safety legislation in the work-place.

Minimise risk of cross infection through contamination by bodily fluids/matter in accordance of the infection control policyTo implement the procedures and work instructions described for the department in accredited quality management system and report any variances.

Contribute to development of the quality management system by reviewing and writing work instructions and operating procedures.Ensure all work and actions comply with local rules and current UK Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999 and IR(ME)R 2000.

Be aware of and participate in the audit and research within the department and the implementation of new processes and techniques.Undertake training and competency to dispense medication under Patient Group Direction (PGD)

Participate in the extended shift system, bank holidays, weekend working and on-call.

Any other duties negotiated with the post holder, to develop their role in the organization

To achieve all the competencies as outlined by the radiotherapy education team within a time period as outlined by line manager.

Supervisory and Managerial

As a band 6 you will be expected to lead, co-ordinate, supervise and manage a team of staff operating radiotherapy equipment and act as lead practitioner, making assessments and key decisions regarding workload management, patient care and treatment

Teaching and Training

As a band 6 you will be expected to provide mentorship and guidance for junior staff and be a good role model.

Participate in an annual Personal Development Review.

Attend all essential training and clinical updates as required and ensure your team also attend all relevant training.

Be capable of assimilating new ideas and techniques and have an ability to assess their value.

Assist in the supervision and training/teaching of pre-registration students and new members of staff.

Highlight to line manager all issues of inadequate performance, including capability and poor professional standards, for students and employees.

Provide evidence where necessary and requested

Qualifications

Essential

• Graduate level qualification in radiotherapy
• Registration with the HCPC as a therapeutic radiographer

Desirable

• Evidence of attending post-registration training events
• M-level modules/MSc
• Management/leadership training

Experience

Essential

• Clinical experience within a radiotherapy treatment setting as a Band 5 radiographer
• Experience of quality, governance, and service improvement
• Experience of working within a team environment
• Evidence of CPD activity

Desirable

• Awareness of trial protocols and procedures
• Experience of conducting Audit and Service evaluation
• Experience with IGRT, SGRT, SABR
• Experience in clinical decision making

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication
• Leadership- proficient in conflict resolution, motivation of team members and fostering of a team environment.
• ICT- e.g. OMS, R and V
• Ability to make sound judgements in a clinical setting
• Ability to manage a team of radiographers and clinical workload

Desirable

• Ability to use Elekta radiotherapy equipment
• Ability to deliver training to and mentor radiographers, students and other disciplines.
• Ability to analyse data and formulate plans based on this.

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of the principles in radiotherapy applied to all aspects of the radiotherapy pathway
• Knowledge of other relevant legislation, guidance and national working parties in radiotherapy
• IRMER, IRR, RCR

Desirable

• Awareness of contemporary trends in advanced radiotherapy
• Knowledge of relevant and up-to-date literature pertaining to radiotherapy delivery

Values

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).