Therapeutic Radiographer

Cencora | Pharma solutions; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Joining a leading healthcare provider as a Band 5 Therapeutic Radiographer, you will work in a community-focused environment. This role offers support for new graduates and experienced practitioners while utilizing advanced radiotherapy technologies. You will help deliver high-quality care in the expansive Portsmouth Radiotherapy department with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

On-site nursery

Access to Wellness Centre (gym and swimming pool)

Recognition awards ceremonies

Qualifications

• Essential: BSc in Therapeutic Radiography or equivalent.
• Experience in radiotherapy treatment techniques required.
• Knowledge of radiotherapy software and quality systems beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Perform scanning, planning, and treating patients in Radiotherapy.
• Be part of a supportive and motivated department.
• Participate in preceptorship and continuous professional development.

Skills

Knowledge of modern radiotherapy linacs

Experience of a range of radiotherapy treatment

Experience with IGRT techniques

Education

BSc (Hons) degree or Diploma in Therapeutic Radiography

HCPC registration

Tools

Radiotherapy planning and treatment equipment

CT scanner equipment

Common radiotherapy software

Job description

Company Description

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Job Description

The team is like an extended family, with a real sense of community where everyone looks out for each other” - Portsmouth Radiographer

Portsmouth Radiotherapy department covers a wide catchment area, treating patients from Portsmouth, Southampton, West Sussex, and the Isle of Wight. As well as a daily routine of scanning, planning, and treating patients, we also offer an out of hours service at the weekends.

We would love to welcome newly qualified or 3rd year students to apply for this Band 5 Therapeutic Radiographer post. You will find a motivated, enthusiastic and forward-thinking department, who won the Society of Radiographers Regional South East Team of the Year 2023. We are keen to support you in your own development and work hard to improve the quality of treatment for our patients.

We offer all new recruits preceptorship as per AHP/HCPC's guidance. The process can be taken over 6-12months depending on point of entry and previous experiences. Our preceptorship model includes 1:1 discussion meetings with preceptor, assigned education sessions, reflective practice, clinical activities and patient case studies, all combined to meet development objectives and support the Band 5 in transition from newly qualified into a fully confident and competent practitioner.

We have four TrueBeam 3.0 linear accelerators which include the advanced IGRT imaging such as online 4DCBCT, iCBCT and triggered imaging. We have 6DOF couches in use for H+N, upper GI and Lung SABR patients, alongside abdomen compression immobilisation. We have a wide-bore Siemens GOSIM CT scanner which was installed in January 2022. We also run Brachytherapy, Orthovoltage and on-treatment review services. We link our department together using ARIA V15.6 and are a completely paperless department.

We currently use SABR techniques for Lung, oligometastatic bone and nodes. Our future developments are to expand our SABR program to Spine and Adrenal patients and we are currently talking part in the PACE-NODES trial, comparing 5# SABR for Prostates and Prostate and nodes. We are implementing the use of an auto-contouring software to make planning more efficient and have aspirations of purchasing and installing SGRT in the summer of 2025 to move towards tattoo-less setups.

Please See Job Description For Further Information.

We have Consultant Radiographers in Breast and Urology and are due to increase these opportunities very soon. We are also actively recruiting radiographer apprentices and advanced practitioners in the near future.

For more detailed information and pictures of our department, please see the “PHU Radiotherapy Department Brochure” link below:

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We would welcome informal visits to the department, or a Teams call to discuss the post and opportunities we can offer. Please contact Ceri Jamieson on [e-mail] if you would like to discuss the role.

Previous applicants need not apply

Qualifications

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• BSc (Hons) degree or Diploma in Therapeutic Radiography
• Have HCPC registration or those about to qualify within the next 12 months
  
  

Experience

• Experience of a range of radiotherapy treatment and planning techniques
• Experience of using a range of radiotherapy planning and treatment equipment
• Experience of different IGRT techniques including CBCT and MV/kV imaging
  
  

Knowledge

• Knowledge of modern radiotherapy linacs, including IGRT equipment
• Knowledge of CT scanner equipment and the Radiographers role in pre-treatment preparations
• Knowledge of common radiotherapy software such as virtual simulation, record & verify and treatment imaging systems
• Knowledge of ISO9001 quality systems and ability to work within a quality driven environment
• Knowledge of national radiotherapy guidance documentation such as On Target, NICE guidelines and IRMER
  
  

Additional Information

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

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We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.