Therapeutic Radiographer

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution is seeking a dedicated Therapeutic Radiographer to join their accomplished team at the Rosemere Cancer Centre. The role offers a comprehensive preceptorship program for new graduates, ensuring support and growth within a department renowned for its commitment to high-quality patient care and innovative practices in radiotherapy.

Qualifications

• Qualified and registered with a focus on Radiotherapy.
• Ability to rotate through pre-treatment and treatment delivery areas.
• Commitment to lifelong learning and preceptorship programs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of technical and patient care in all Radiotherapy work areas.
• Rotate through pre-treatment and treatment delivery.
• Act as a role model and patient advocate.

Skills

Patient focus

Teamwork

Radiotherapy techniques

Education

Registered Therapeutic Radiographer

Degree in Radiography

Tools

Elekta linear accelerators

MOSAIQ patient management system

CT scanners

Job description

We are looking for a students due to qualify in the next 6 months and registered Therapeutic Radiographers.

We are looking to recruit a committed, patient focused Therapeutic Radiographer to join our friendly team here at the Rosemere Cancer Centre. Our department at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS FT is a busy centre providing ISO9001:2015 certificated external beam radiotherapy services for Lancashire and South Cumbria. We are part of a Radiotherapy Operational Delivery Network collaborating with the Christie NHS FT and The Clatterbridge Centre NHS FT to provide high quality radiotherapy across the North West of England

You will rotate through pre-treatment and treatment delivery allowing you to practice in all aspects of external beam radiotherapy localisation, planning, data prep, treatment delivery and imaging. New graduates are supported by a well-established Preceptorship programme and lifelong learning is central to both Departmental and Trust values.

The Radiotherapy department has successfully integrated role extension into its culture and has implemented Advanced Clinical Practitioner and Consultant Practitioner roles in Therapeutic Radiography. Additional to this there is a strong research ethic with opportunities for active involvement with research at all levels.

You will work flexibly to deliver an excellent service in all Radiotherapy work areas, ensuring efficient throughput of workload and delivery of high standards of technical and patient care whist acting as a role model and patient advocate.

We are part of a Radiotherapy Operational Delivery Network collaborating with the Christie NHS FT and The Clatterbridge Centre NHS FT to provide high quality radiotherapy across the North West of England.

We have seven matched Elekta linear accelerators all with cone beam imaging capability, two Phillips BORE CT scanners and an Xstrahl Superficial Unit networked by a MOSAIQ patient management system. We employ a wide range of techniques including IGRT, IMRT and VMAT. Radiographer-led daily IGRT is routine for complex and innovative radiotherapy delivery procedures. We are a commissioned provider of Intracranial SRS/T and SABR. Surface guided Radiotherapy has been rolled out across the whole department in the last year and we have installed the first Elekta Harmony Linac in the UK.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gillian Clarkson Job title: Radiotherapy Service Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01772 522912