Radiotherapy Specialist Practitioner

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Radiotherapy department at St James Hospital Leeds, part of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, is seeking a Specialist Radiotherapy Practitioner to join a dynamic team providing specialist radiotherapy treatment and patient support in line with Trust policies.

The post holder will rotate through all radiotherapy areas, deputise for the team leader when required, and help train other professionals, trainees and visitors, maintaining high standards of patient care and safety.

Qualifications

• High standards of technical practice and patient care.
• A patient centered approach.
• Excellent communication skills.
• A commitment to team working and creating good interpersonal relationships.
• A positive working attitude.

Responsibilities

• Rotate through all areas within the radiotherapy service (unless static placement).
• Deputise for the relevant team leader as required.
• Support and train other qualified professionals, trainees and visitors.
• Make clinical judgments outside protocol using experience and initiative.

Skills

High standards of technical practice

Patient-centered approach

Excellent communication skills

Teamwork and interpersonal skills

Positive working attitude

Job description

To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing specialist radiotherapy treatment & patient support, in line with Trust and departmental policies and procedures.Working as a specialist with proven skills and experience in using a variety of radiotherapy equipment and treatment techniques, organizing the unit activity and staff on a daily basis.

The post holder is responsible for performing with the highest standard of patient care and technical practice in their clinical area while treating patients

Main duties of the job

Specialist practitioners are usually required to rotate through all areas within the radiotherapy service (unless the service requirement is for a static placement), and deputise for the relevant team leader as required. The post-holder is expected to use their experience in supporting and training other qualified professionals, trainees and visitors.

Specialist practitioners may be required to make clinical judgments which fall outside of protocol. They will be required to use their experience, specialist knowledge & initiative in order to achieve the expected results within professional codes of practice, referring to their team leader or appropriate advanced practitioners as appropriate.

The post holder is expected to use specialist knowledge to take action on technical and patient related issues on a daily basis in their allocated area (including amendments to treatments). They must be competent in a variety of situations, referring issues outside their scope of practice to their relevant advanced practitioners.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Why you should join our Team The Radiotherapy department located at St James Hospital Leeds is the biggest single site Radiotherapy centre in the UK. We are a dynamic department that offers innovative and progressive radiotherapy treatment using Linear accelerators, CT Sim, MRSim, Gamma Knife and Brachytherapy. We are a busy, fast-paced department treating approximately 350 patients per day from a diverse population across West Yorkshire.

What you will bring to the role

• High standards of technical practice and patient care
• A patient centered approach
• Excellent communication skills
• A commitment to team working and creating good interpersonal relationships
• A positive working attitude

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

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.