Therapeutic Radiographer

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust; Taunton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a passionate Therapeutic Radiographer to join its Radiotherapy Department in Taunton. The role involves planning and delivering radiation treatment for cancer patients while ensuring high standards of care. Responsibilities include managing treatment units and contributing to service development. Benefits include flexible working conditions, excellent pension contributions, and a scenic work location surrounded by beautiful countryside, nearby urban centers, and reasonable housing prices.

Benefits

Flexible working

Pension contributions

Market leading annual leave allowance

Career progression

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Passion for providing exceptional radiotherapy treatments.
• Skilled in planning and delivering radiation treatment to patients with cancer.
• Ability to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient running of treatment units assigned to you.
• Maintain high professional and technical standards in treatment.
• Undertake radiotherapeutic procedures as per protocols.
• Contribute to the continuous development of Radiotherapy Services.
• Provide patient-focused services across professional boundaries.

Job description

Overview

Therapeutic Radiographers play an essential part in providing excellence in radiotherapy treatments for the people of Somerset. Our goal is to provide exceptional care alongside accurate and compassionate radiotherapy treatments whilst maintaining a culture of safety, continuous learning and collaboration in our multi-disciplinary teams. We are seeking a passionate and skilled Therapeutic Radiographer to join our Radiotherapy Department. You will play a crucial role in planning and delivering precise radiation treatment to patients with cancer, ensuring the highest standards of care and safety. You will work closely with oncologists, physicists, and other healthcare professionals to develop and implement individualised treatment plans, helping to improve patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the efficient and smooth running of treatment units to which the radiographer is assigned; to ensure and maintain standards in the treatment of patients with a cancer diagnosis.
• Be part of a team in the treatment process ensuring the highest professional and technical standards are set and maintained.
• Provide a patient focused service working across professional boundaries.
• Undertake radiotherapeutic procedures efficiently and to treat patients with ionising radiation in accordance with prescribed protocols, radiation control measures and medico-legal requirements.
• Be involved in the continuous development of Radiotherapy Services.

This is a rotational post and will also involve working in pre-treatment, superficial X-ray and the radiotherapy review service.

Benefits

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts. The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London. There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!