Therapeutic Radiographer

Job summary

The Southampton Oncology Centre provides highly specialised radiotherapytreatments for a variety of tumour sites. The centre covers a tertiary referralcatchment area, including the specialist areas of Neuro-oncology, Total BodyIrradiation and Paediatric services. The post holder will be responsible for themanagement & day-to-day running of the treatment or pre-treatment unit.

Therapeutic doses of high energy radiation are administered to patients usinghighly complex multi energy /modality linear accelerators. 6 in theSouthampton Oncology Centre.

Radiotherapy Treatment is planned using acquired images from a dedicatedCT scanner. Radiation treatment is planned according to tumour site andcritical structure delineation.

All therapy radiographers are required to assess, plan and treat patients inaccordance with broad occupational policies. Each radiographer works withautonomy for practice and works as part of a team who deliver treatment to acaseload of around 40 patients a day.

Main duties of the job

• To work with the designated Therapy Radiography teams in planningand treatment to ensure that high quality care, good communication,excellent clinical skills and treatment delivery are optimal.
• To provide highly specialist information regarding radiotherapy
• treatment to patients. To take a lead role in the patient process for allpatients attending the Radiotherapy Treatment Unit, ensuring goodliaison with patients and carers and all staff involved in their care.
• The post holder will be responsible for the workload of the unit andthe management of the Radiographers assigned to the unit on a dailybasis in liaison with the Band 7 Radiographer. To supervise juniorstaff members, Assistant Practitioners, Radiotherapy helpers andstudent radiographers.
• To be a clinical leader responsible for the resolution of treatmentissues ensuring that correct reporting mechanisms are utilised andthat quality of care to patients is optimal.
• To provide advice regarding future management of a range of
• complex radiotherapy related situations.
• To consider treatment and planning options available to the patientand act in accordance with guidelines as an autonomous practitioner.
• To work closely with the designated treatment/planning Band 7 andmedical physicist to ensure that care, communication and servicedelivery are seamless.
• To be responsible for the administration of therapeutic doses of radiation to patients as prescribed by the clinical

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• To work with the designated Therapy Radiography teams in planningand treatment to ensure that high quality care, good communication,excellent clinical skills and treatment delivery are optimal.
• To provide highly specialist information regarding radiotherapy
• treatment to patients. To take a lead role in the patient process for allpatients attending the Radiotherapy Treatment Unit, ensuring goodliaison with patients and carers and all staff involved in their care.
• The post holder will be responsible for the workload of the unit andthe management of the Radiographers assigned to the unit on a dailybasis in liaison with the Band 7 Radiographer. To supervise juniorstaff members, Assistant Practitioners, Radiotherapy helpers andstudent radiographers.
• To be a clinical leader responsible for the resolution of treatmentissues ensuring that correct reporting mechanisms are utilised andthat quality of care to patients is optimal.
• To provide advice regarding future management of a range of
• complex radiotherapy related situations.
• To consider treatment and planning options available to the patientand act in accordance with guidelines as an autonomous practitioner.
• To work closely with the designated treatment/planning Band 7 andmedical physicist to ensure that care, communication and servicedelivery are seamless.
• To be responsible for the administration of therapeutic doses of radiation to patients as prescribed by the clinical oncologist.