Senior Therapeutic Radiographer

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust; Truro; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Cornwall is seeking a Therapeutic Radiographer to join their innovative team. This role involves providing patient management and support through pre-treatment and treatment processes. The ideal candidate will demonstrate excellent technical, communication, and interpersonal skills, and will be flexible to meet service needs. This is a 12-month fixed term contract offering various benefits, including optional pension and life assurance.

Benefits

Optional pension

Life assurance

Childcare Co-ordination Team

Qualifications

• High level of technical competence is essential.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required.
• Self-motivated and hardworking with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Maintain professional standards in patient care during radiotherapy.
• Accurate pre and post processing of treatments.
• Train junior staff and students per departmental procedures.

Skills

Technical competence

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Positive attitude

Job description

This is a fantastic career development opportunity for Radiographers to join an innovative and friendly department. We strive for excellence in all aspects of patient care and promote and support health and wellbeing in all our staff.

The Radiotherapy Service in Truro is looking for Therapeutic Radiographers with a professional manner, high personal standards and drive. The department has a wide bore CT scanner with contrast and 4DCT, two beam matched TrueBeam linear accelerators with cone beam CT, SGRT, 6DoF couches, 4D CBCT & electron facilities and a Superficial Treatment Unit.

In addition to this, the service runs Radiographer-led clinics involving prostate support, on-treatment review, late effects and follow up clinics. We are looking for someone to work within the pre-treatment and treatment teams during this exciting time of continued service development across all areas.

Applicants must have a high level of technical competence, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be self-motivated and hardworking with a positive can-do attitude. The ability to remain calm under pressure and to integrate well with the existing teams are essential attributes of any applicants.

Hours of work may be flexible and will reflect the needs of the Service. Radiotherapy treatment is routinely delivered with shifts between 7.30am and 6.00pm, Monday to Friday, some shift working may be required on Service days until 8pm.

This is a Fixed Term Contract for 12 Months. As part of the team, you will be responsible for the accurate delivery of radiotherapy and the management and supervision of patients through the review, pre-treatment and treatment processes.

Responsibilities include:

• Maintaining the highest professional standards in the care and treatment of patients undergoing radiotherapy in line with nationally and locally agreed standards.
• Accurate pre and post processing of treatments / checking and interpretation of treatment plans and prescriptions.
• Calculation of v-sim treatments and checking correct data entry on the treatment computer.
• Safe use of highly complex and expensive equipment.
• Ensuring that junior members of staff and students are trained appropriately and follow departmental procedures.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to ensuring our staff are developed, engaged and supported to work in different ways to support the ever-changing environment in which we operate.

Benefits include optional pension and life assurance and a dedicated Childcare Co-ordination Team.