Band 6 Senior Radiographer/Dosimetrist - Treatment Planning

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Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

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Job overview

We are looking for a Radiographer/Dosimetrist in radiotherapy to support the treatment planning service in Radiotherapy Physics. The successful candidate will be expected to be involved in the day to day operations of treatment planning within the radiotherapy service, which will include routine IMRT/VMAT/SABR techniques. There will also be opportunities to support clinical trials and other service developments within the department as well as training other staff groups.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate is required to be able demonstrate the Trust values, the responsibilities of the job description and person specification. It is preferred that candidates have proven experience in producing radiotherapy treatment plans however this is not an essential requirement and candidates without experience will be considered. Candidates should have the ability to prioritise their own workload and work under pressure and flexibly in a dynamic environment.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free Radiotherapy service has 2 Varian Truebeam linear accelerators, Xstrahl system, a Canon (Toshiba) large bore CT-scanner (due to be replaced in 2024), access to PET and MRI and the Philips Pinnacle treatment planning system ver16.2 (expected replacement early 2025). Varian's Aria ver 17 patient management system integrates the service with the accredited quality management system supported on "Q-Pulse". The service has a well-established VMAT/IMRT and SABR workload with the SABR service implementing or supporting all the tumour sites within the NHSE SABR expansion program.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

This vacancy has been advertised in accordance with the new NHS pay rate which will take effect from autumn 2024. Please note if your employment starts before the 24/25 pay scales are implemented you will be paid under the 23/24 pay scales and any backpay will be adjusted accordingly. Further information can be found at https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-scales-202425.

Person specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria

• BSc(Hons) Therapeutic radiography or other science based subject or equivalent
• State Registration as a Therapeutic Radiographer or eligibility for registration on the Voluntary Register for Technologists as a Radiotherapy Physics Technologist.

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Experience

Essential criteria

• Good knowledge of therapeutic procedures in radiotherapy
• Broad knowledge of the field of Radiotherapy.
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines and safety practices.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of treatment planning, quality assurance and radiation dosimetry as applied to radiotherapy treatment.
• An understanding of computerised treatment planning systems and their limitations.
• Experience of using a radiotherapy quality system.

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria

• High level of understanding of patient and staff risks arising from radiotherapy treatment.
• Able to plan and prioritise own workload, working to tight deadlines
• Able to maintain frequent periods of prolonged concentration when subject to unpredictable working patterns, interruptions and time constraints.
• Highly developed level of physical accuracy and handeye coordination (required when registering images and outlining anatomy for example).
• Highly developed 3D spatial awareness (required when manipulating 3D computer models and designing dosimetry plans).
• Analytical problem solving ability, able to interpret a great deal of highly complex clinical information and formulate a dosimetric planning strategy, adjusting the design when required
• Able to communicate complex clinical and technical information and negotiate an appropriate course of action with other healthcare professionals.

• Covid-19 Vaccination

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  We encourage and support staff to get COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose as and when they are eligible.

• AT* - Apprenticeship Training. Where AT* is entered next to the job title indicates that this vacancy is for an apprenticeship role.
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Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.

Please note:

• Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
• Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
• Interview arrangements will be communicated via email so please check your email regularly following the closing date.

Please be advised that due to exceptionally high demand, all Royal Free accommodation is at full capacity and waiting lists are being held. Average waiting times are 12 months. Please do not rely on Trust accommodation when you commence your role and ensure you investigate alternative accommodation for your arrival.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• JD Senior Rads planning WCC (PDF, 384.4KB)
• PS Senior Rads planning WCC (PDF, 192.6KB)
• Functional Requirements Form (PDF, 144.6KB)
• Allied Health Professional - benefits, about RFL, values and governing objectives (PDF, 939.6KB)