Job overview
We are recruiting for Therapy Radiographer who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We are looking for a highly motivated therapy radiographer to join us at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, based in Northwood, Middlesex.
You will work as an unsupervised worker and supervise junior staff and students and assistants.
Carry out complex technical radiotherapeutic procedures on all the treatment and pre-treatment units in the department on a rotational basis.
Undertake the appropriate care of patient assessment of treatment progress and side effects making appropriate referral to the multi-disciplinary team.
In addition, you will receive a High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,870 and a maximum payment of £6,137 per annum pro rata.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will assess patients’ level of knowledge before commencing with treatment and thus participate in the informed consent process.
Provide appropriate information or referring to support services.
To guide, instruct and support patients receiving radiotherapy and to advise patients on necessary aftercare.
To operate and care for all radiotherapy equipment. This should include the knowledge and understanding required to undertake initial diagnosis and reporting of faults.
Manage the running of the treatment / pre-treatment unit.
To maintain CPD activity such that changes in practice are understood and can be absorbed into daily activity as required
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential criteria
* DCR(T) or BSc in Radiotherapy and registered with the HPC
* Evidence of appropriate CPD activity
Desirable criteria
* Evidence of interest in, or attendance at M Level courses
* Evidence of clinical competencies
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
* Range of practical work on radiotherapy equipment
* Broad experience across different area of radiotherapy and associated disciplines
Skills
Essential criteria
* Good organisational skills
* Good communication skills
* Ability to act as clinical supervisor
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
* Good theoretical knowledge
* Knowledge of modern treatment techniques and modalities and professional issues
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
* Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
* Role model our Trust values every day