Therapeutic Radiographer - Brighton

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust; Brighton; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking newly qualified therapy radiographers to join their Sussex Cancer Centre Radiotherapy team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work in a recently expanded facility, providing essential radiotherapy services to cancer patients. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, ensuring the highest standards of care while utilizing advanced technology such as linear accelerators and computerized treatment planning systems. The organization values diversity and offers a supportive environment, including a comprehensive wellbeing program. If you're eager to make a significant impact in patient care and advance your career in a dynamic setting, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible Working Options

Wellbeing Program

Staff Networks

Buddy System for New Members

Disability Confident Employer

Veteran Aware Trust

Qualifications

• Degree in Radiotherapy and HCPC registration required.
• Experience with Elekta machines and NHS work is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional radiotherapy services across Sussex Cancer Centre locations.
• Ensure patient safety and treatment accuracy through advanced clinical knowledge.

Skills

Radiotherapy Procedures

Clinical Judgement

Patient Assessment

Elekta Machines

QA Protocols

Education

Degree in Radiotherapy

HCPC Registration

Tools

Linear Accelerators

Computerised Treatment Planning Systems

Image Matching Programs

QA Equipment

Job description

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Employer: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Site: Royal Sussex County Hospital
Town: Brighton
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (plus £2,000 Recruitment & Retention payment)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59

About our Trust

At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, ambition, and values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

Our hard-working, talented, and dedicated people work together towards a common goal – to always put our Patient First. In fact, our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto, and you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex.

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff, which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work-life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching, and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career, we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex, you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Job overview

Applications are invited from newly qualified therapy radiographers to join the Sussex Cancer Centre Radiotherapy team, to be based at Brighton, employed by University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust but working to serve our East Sussex population.

The Sussex Cancer Centre has recently completed a period of expansion of its radiotherapy services. This exciting development included opening a number of linked units as part of our strategy to deliver radiotherapy services across Sussex.

Main duties of the job

The post holder provides professional radiotherapy services within all the Sussex Cancer Centre locations covering the planning, simulating, calculating, and treatment of cancer patients as well as liaising effectively with the multidisciplinary team. Once experienced, the post holder will have the responsibility for the daily running of the Linear Accelerator through set competency training.

The post holder requires advanced clinical knowledge of radiotherapy procedures, tissue tolerances, and physiological reactions due to radiation exposure. The post holder practises in accordance with current legislation governing the use of ionising radiation IR(ME)R. A high level of competence is required in the use of a wide range of highly complex technical and computerised systems, including:

• Linear accelerators for the delivery of radiation treatment,
• Computerised patient information and appointment management system,
• Image matching programmes for verification and evaluation procedures during treatment,
• QA equipment for daily tolerance checks,
• Equipment for the delivery of high dose radiation: dual energy, dual modality Linear Accelerators, Computerised Tomography (CT) scanners,
• Computerised treatment planning systems.

Working for our organisation

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff, which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching, and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career, we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex, you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Use electronic imager to confirm patient positioning at start of radiotherapy course and during treatment as part of QA protocol.
• Calculate accuracy of patient position and use clinical judgement to adjust positioning, taking into account contour of patients, progression and regression of tumour.
• In case of discrepancies and inability to treat patient refer for changes in calculation or refer back to CT/planning for re-planning.
• To ensure that prior to each treatment, provide expert assessment to whether each patient is fit for treatment, and take appropriate action if unfit for treatment by referral to a clinician.
• Making judgements when speciality support is required by other disciplines due to the nature of the patients' problems and referral on to dieticians and Macmillan team.
• Arrange for blood/urine sampling and analyse results before treatment. Responsible for continuing or suspending patient’s treatment, depending on result. Inform patient of highly sensitive result and refer to clinician if treatment is suspended.
• Permanent skin mark patients to ensure accurate and reproducible daily treatment set-up.
• Use spatial awareness, visual precision, and manual dexterity in the precise and safe manipulation of both patient and equipment for optimal daily set-up. The result is an accurate irretrievable radiation beam set within three millimetres tolerance which ensures that as a consequence no vital structure is treated.

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Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Radiotherapy
• HCPC Registration

Experience

• Experience in working with Elekta machines
• Experience of working in the NHS

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

Important information for applicants

Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.

DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check. We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.

Skilled Worker Visa: Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for those that meet the Visa and Immigrations eligibility criteria. For further information please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker.

Closing adverts early: Please apply as early as you're able for this role. In the event of exceptional interest, we may close adverts earlier than specified.

UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Further Information

For help with the application process for non-medical vacancies only, please contact the Resourcing Team by Email: [e-mail]

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Julie Warner
Job title: Head of Radiotherapy
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 01273 696955

For further information about this position please contact Victoria Hughes: [e-mail] or Kate Mcburney: [e-mail]