Job overview
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has an international reputation for high quality patient care, education and research. The partnership with the Institute of Cancer Research has created the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe. In addition to 7 Elekta linear accelerators, the Sutton dept has an Elekta MR linear accelerator, Cyberknife unit and Gulmay superficial unit. The department has a Siemens Confidence CT scanner and utilises multi- modality imaging for planning.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be responsible for carrying out Radiotherapy processes at a specialist highly complex radiotherapy work base, which may be a treatment unit, a brachytherapy unit, a CT scanner, a VS area or a treatment preparation area as prescribed, carefully and accurately and will participate as appropriate with clinical research projects in the department.
The post-holder will liaise with medical, physics, nursing, clerical and support staff within the department and throughout the institution. The key working relationships will be with the Senior I radiographers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Responsible for the accurate preparation, planning and delivery of treatment by self
2. Participate as part of the team in the organisation of the radiotherapy work base.
3. Be able to operate all equipment safely and efficiently as per manufacturers’ instructions, including local guidelines.
4. Meet the regulatory responsibilities defined for an operator as delegated by the Trust under the IR(ME)R regulations.
5. Analyse and approve planning images and verification images following designated training and adhere to guidelines.
6. Be responsible for accurate record keeping and that information required for statistics is provided as required by self.
7. Participate in day to day and weekly quality control of equipment at the work base in accordance with ISO 9001 documentation.
8. Comply with department ISO 9001 quality assurance programme.
9. Participate in ongoing clinical audit procedures as required.
10. Responsible for assessing daily each patient’s fitness for radiotherapy procedure.
11. Guide and encourage patients through all stages of the radiotherapy process with support for both their physical and emotional reactions.
Person specification
Attainments
Essential criteria
12. HCPC registration as a therapeutic radiographer (requires BSc (Hons) in Radiotherapy or equivalent accredited programme
13. Experience (including as a student) of sophisticated RT equipment treating advanced techniques in a complex department, including understanding of IGRV, IMRT and imaging technologies
Special aptitudes and disposition
Essential criteria
14. Be an effective communicator across the multi-disciplinary team using both written and spoken English; including being able to manage sensitive information and to deal with anxious and demanding individuals using diplomacy and persuasion.
15. Computer literacy
16. Commitment to personal and professional development
Desirable criteria
17. Display strong organisational and time management skills, and ability to prioritise tasks
18. Have participated in research/audit/service evaluation
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
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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.