This post is fixed term for 12 months dueto maternity cover.
The post holder will provide safe and accurate highly specialised radiotherapy planning and treatment to patients, covering a broadrange of tumor sites.
As a Radiographer you are legally responsible and accountable for your professional actions, ensuring that proper authorization in accordance with established criteria has been met and the treatment will be of benefit to the patient.
Ensure a safe working environment is always maintained for staff, patients and visitors to the department. Work on a rotational basis through both the pre-treatment and treatment areas of the department.Exhibit a high standard of personal integrity and professional demeanour, maintaining strict patient confidentiality at all times,thereby justifying public trust and confidence.Ensure at all times the effective delivery and verification of radiotherapy treatment.Ensure you are fully compliant with IR (ME) R regulations governing the use of ionizing radiation.Maintain the appropriate competencies relating to treatment techniques, equipment, patient care, communication skills,innovationand manual dexterity.Work to a rota / shift system, as required by the needs of the service. Expected to undertake on-call duties commensurate withexperience.
Main duties of the job
Communicates highly specialised and complex information regarding treatment, the effects and symptom management to thepatient/carer, frequently having to overcome barriers such as learning disabilities, ethnicity, psychiatric issues, deafness, age etc.Liaise with nursing and medical staff on wards and in other hospitals to facilitate organisation of all appointments and patienttransfers.
Communicate in a reassuring and empathetic manner, with patients and relatives regarding treatment procedures. This mayinclude highly sensitive information.
Contribute towards managing the patient work load on the treatment machines and CT/Sim to include the scheduling ofappointments. Responsible for the adjustment of a patients care pathway, when necessary, e.g., contacting patients and alteringtheir treatment schedules.
Act as autonomous practitioner always, interpret complicated treatment plans and calculations.Ensure daily quality assurance is undertaken.Responsible for the safe and accurate delivery of radiotherapy by taking an active role in the assessment and evaluation ofplanning and verification treatment volumes and the calculation of treatment sheets.Accurately input, retrieve and maintain patient and treatment details form a range of computer systems enabling research, auditsand statistical data to be completed.Maintain and update all relevant mandatory training and all relevant clinical skills.
About us
We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.
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Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
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Job responsibilities
As a Radiographer you are legally responsible and accountable for your professional actions, ensuring that proper authorization in accordance with established criteria has been met and the treatment will be of benefit to the patient.
Ensure a safe working environment is always maintained for staff, patients and visitors to the department. Work on a rotational basis through both the pre-treatment and treatment areas of the department.Exhibit a high standard of personal integrity and professional demeanour, maintaining strict patient confidentiality at all times,thereby justifying public trust and confidence.Ensure at all times the effective delivery and verification of radiotherapy treatment.Ensure you are fully compliant with IR (ME) R regulations governing the use of ionizing radiation.Maintain the appropriate competencies relating to treatment techniques, equipment, patient care, communication skills,innovationand manual dexterity.Work to a rota / shift system, as required by the needs of the service. Expected to undertake on-call duties commensurate withexperience.
Regularly participate in out of hours emergency duties, emergency weekend on-call rota and bank holiday working as requiredby operational management.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BSc (Hon), Therapy Radiography DCR (T)
* Welsh Speaker
Values
* Able to demonstrate knowledge of Health Board values
* Teaching and mentoring skills
Skills and Ability
* Effective Communication.
* Organisational and time management skills.
* IT Skills.
Experience
* General knowledge of radiotherapy Principles and techniques
* Understanding of IR (ME) R regulations
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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