Macmillan Senior Therapy Radiographer

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for Therapeutic Radiographers to join the treatment team as band 6 Senior Therapy Radiographer within the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust's Radiotherapy Department. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic individual who will fit in quickly with the treatment team.

You will have the opportunity to expand your knowledge across treatment and pre-treatment pathways and you will be expected to participate in the emergency on-call rota.

We actively support professional development and encourage radiographer led research and QI projects. We support leadership development with excellent leadership development programmes delivered by the Trust. We support flexible working arrangements, and all applicants would be expected to support the working hours of the service and work across sites.

Operating from our Charing Cross & Hammersmith sites, our equipment portfolio includes five TrueBeam Linacs (one based at Hammersmith Hospital includes Align RT SGRT system), Siemens Open.go pro CT scanner and Xstrahl unit; our Elekta Flexitron Brachytherapy unit is based at Hammersmith Hospital in a dedicated brachytherapy suite. Complex treatment options we offer include SRS, SABR, TBI & TLNI.

Following these interviews there may also be band 6 fixed term contract opportunities opening up, if you would also like to be considered for these please express your interest if you are called to interview

Main duties of the job

• To provide high quality, effective individualised treatment and care to all patients
• To carry out all practical aspects involved in preparation of radiotherapy treatments
• To deputise for Macmillan Team Leader on the treatment unit as required

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable post HCPC registration experience.
• Experience of electronic patient management systems, and treatment and image verification systems
• Sound knowledge of variety of complex treatment techniques
• Experience in radiotherapy imaging techniques

Desirable criteria

• Previous acting-up experience

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• DCR(T) or BSc in Therapeutic Radiography (or equivalent)
• Registered with HCPC as a Therapeutic Radiographer

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential criteria

• Knowledge and understanding of standard and non-standard complex and conformal techniques
• Understanding of IR(ME)R and its application
• Experience in communicating with distressed or anxious patients/relatives
• Able to act as mentor, supervisor and assessor for student radiographers
• Knowledge of current professional issues
• Understands the risks associated with radiation and the optimisation of patients treatments

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• JD - B6 Macmillan Senior Therapy Radiographer (PDF, 647.3KB)
• Functional requirements form (PDF, 272.6KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)