About the Role
Band 6 Therapy Radiographer-Chelsea Site
The Chelsea Radiotherapy department has four Varian linear accelerators, a Cyberknife and a Brachytherapy Suite. We have a Siemens Confidence CT scanner and utilise multi-modality imaging for planning.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a caring, enthusiastic, and highly motivated therapy radiographer to join our team in a Band 6 role. The ideal candidate will be given the training and support to be confident delivering advanced radiotherapy techniques such as SABR, SRS/T, IMRT, VMAT, VIBH and IGRT. The role will entail working closely with the Band 7 radiographer to provide an efficient and high-quality service for patients, therefore advanced communication skills are essential.
This role will give you the opportunity to work at the cutting edge of radiotherapy development in a forward thinking and technically advance department for the benefit of your patients. We know how apprehensive people with cancer can be about their treatment and the support and encouragement that radiographers are able to provide to each patient at this stage of treatment is crucial.
If you would like further information please contact:
Katie Kettlewell, Operational Lead Superintendent katie.kettlewell@rmh.nhs.uk
1.1. The post-holder will be responsible for carrying out radiotherapy processes as prescribed, carefully and accurately and assisting in the operational management of a specialist highly complex radiotherapy work base, which may be a treatment unit, a brachytherapy unit, a CT scanner, VS area or a treatment preparation area, and supervising the immediate radiographic team in the absence of a team leader.
1.2. The post-holder will liaise with medical, physics, nursing, clerical and support staff within the department and throughout the institution. The key working relationships will be with the Senior I radiographers.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For further information please refer to the job description and person specification
2.1 Responsible for the accurate preparation, planning and delivery of treatment by self and by members of the immediate team in the absence of the Senior I radiographer.
2.2 Maintain and develop own personal standards of care and technical ability.
2.3 Set high standards of technical expertise, acting as role model to junior staff members.
2.4 Assist in the training of team members in the operation of all equipment safely and efficiently as per manufacturers’ instructions, including local guidelines, under the guidance of the work base leader.
2.5 Meet the regulatory responsibilities defined for an operator as delegated by the Trust under the IR(ME)R regulations. With appropriate experience may be defined also as a practitioner for concomitant exposures as before.