Senior Radiographer

jobs24.co.uk; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Band 6 Radiographer to join their dynamic treatment team. This role offers the opportunity to rotate through treatment and pre-treatment areas, enhancing your skills and knowledge across the patient pathway. You will be responsible for ensuring the safe operation of complex radiotherapy equipment, evaluating radiation dose delivery, and providing essential support to patients and their families. The position requires a strong commitment to quality and safety, alongside effective communication and leadership skills. If you're passionate about making a difference in patient care and enjoy working in a collaborative environment, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Degree in Radiography or equivalent is essential.
• Experience with complex radiotherapy equipment is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Manage the operation of radiotherapy equipment ensuring safety and accuracy.
• Evaluate and interpret treatment prescriptions for accurate delivery.

Skills

Radiotherapy Equipment Operation

Radiation Dose Delivery

Patient Communication

Record Keeping

Team Leadership

Mentorship

Education

Degree in Radiography or related field

Tools

Radiotherapy Equipment

Quality Management Systems

Job description

The Band 6 Radiographer is a key member of the treatment team. The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day running of their designated treatment area, ensuring all aspects of treatment delivery and preparation are completed in a timely manner.
This role will rotate through both the treatment and pre-treatment areas, allowing the post holder to gain knowledge and skills across both areas of the patient pathway.

Key Responsibilities:

1. 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.
2. Undertake and evaluate radiation dose delivery and complex calculations involving a range of radiation types and energies.
3. Interpret, monitor, and evaluate the treatment prescriptions to ensure that radiotherapy is delivered accurately and reproducibly and in accordance with the quality system.
4. Evaluate delivery of radiotherapy through application and interpretation of treatment verification procedures.
5. Ensure the team follows appropriate systems and working methods to achieve the safe, timely achievement of workload targets.
6. Accurately position patients and operate highly complex radiotherapy and imaging equipment along the radiotherapy pathway.
7. Ensure the team keeps accurate records and complies with necessary policies and procedures.
8. 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.
9. Communicate confidential sensitive information, and provide emotional support, to patients and their carers/relatives including children and the terminally ill.
10. Provide information to patients and their carers regarding the radiotherapy pathway and expected side effects.
11. Communicate accurate and timely information with all other disciplines involved along the patients' pathway.
12. Manage areas of conflict with the team, patients, and the wider multidisciplinary team and escalate as necessary.
13. Anticipate and identify common and complex treatment-related side effects, offering advice and where necessary refer to other relevant health care professionals.
14. Provide, receive, and use sensitive information maintaining patient confidentiality at all times in line with information governance legislation.
15. Apply safe and effective moving and handling skills in order to protect patients and staff and abide by Health and Safety legislation in the workplace.
16. Minimise the risk of cross-infection through contamination by bodily fluids/matter in accordance with the infection control policy.
17. Implement the procedures and work instructions described for the department in the accredited quality management system and report any variances.
18. Contribute to the development of the quality management system by reviewing and writing work instructions and operating procedures.
19. Ensure all work and actions comply with local rules and current UK Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999 and IR(ME)R 2000.
20. Participate in the audit and research within the department and the implementation of new processes and techniques.
21. Undertake training and competency to dispense medication under Patient Group Direction (PGD).
22. Participate in the extended shift system, bank holidays, weekend working, and on-call.
23. Any other duties negotiated with the post holder, to develop their role in the Organisation.
24. Achieve all the competencies as outlined by the radiotherapy education team within a time period as outlined by the line manager.
25. Demonstrate values in accordance with the Professional Code of Conduct and be accountable for own attitude and behaviour.

Supervisory & Managerial Responsibilities:

1. 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 Responsibilities:

1. Provide mentorship and guidance for junior staff and be a good role model.
2. Participate in an annual Personal Development Review.
3. Attend all essential training and clinical updates as required and ensure your team also attends all relevant training.
4. Be capable of assimilating new ideas and techniques and have the ability to assess their value.
5. Assist in the supervision and training/teaching of pre-registration students and new members of staff.
6. Highlight to the line manager all issues of inadequate performance, including capability and poor professional standards, for students and employees. Provide evidence where necessary and requested.

The closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants. We want to ensure that everyone who works at the Christie or uses our services is welcomed, valued, and treated with dignity and respect. The Christie values diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. All positions within the Christie are subject to the receipt of satisfactory written references, medical clearance, and evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.

By applying for this post, you are agreeing to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system.

If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, I regret that on this occasion your application will have been unsuccessful.

Working hours must be flexible to fit the needs of the service, and individuals will be expected to participate in all shift patterns and will be contracted to work between 6 am and 11 pm.