Therapeutic Radiographer Band 6 Specialist Practitioner

Torbayandsouthdevon; Torquay; On-site; GBP 32,000 - GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Torquay is seeking a Senior Therapeutic Radiographer to join their radiotherapy team. The role involves providing safe and accurate radiotherapy treatment and planning for patients with various tumor sites. Ideal candidates will have a relevant qualification in Radiography, strong patient care skills, and experience in a collaborative team environment. This position offers opportunities for professional development and involvement in exciting new projects.

Benefits

Continuous professional development

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in providing radiotherapy treatment and planning.
• Knowledge of clinical workflows in radiotherapy.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and accurate radiotherapy treatment to patients.
• Manage patient workflow and assist in clinical workload.
• Support day-to-day operational tasks in the department.

Skills

Radiotherapy treatment

Patient care

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant professional qualification in Radiography

Tools

VERSA Elekta Linacs

Mosaiq Oncology Management System

Pinnacle Treatment Planning System

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Senior Therapeutic Radiographer to join our friendly multi-professional radiotherapy team at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. Torbay delivers a range of techniques, including Lung and Bone SABR and is actively engaged in research with both commercial and non-commercial trials. You will be joining at an exciting time when we will be going live with SGRT on both our linacs and RT-CT scanner. In addition we are working towards go live of a new electronic patient record which starts at the beginning of April and starting the commissioning of a new Treatment Planning System. We support continuous professional development for all staff. We are invested in ensuring you have the right skills and knowledge to perform your role and ensure you are upskilled and prepared for future changes in service delivery. You will be joining our caring, committed, and innovative team in beautiful South Devon.

Responsibilities

• You will work as part of a team on the linear accelerators providing safe and accurate radiotherapy treatment. The post holder will also rotate through pre-treatment to include RT-CT and pre-treatment data entry.
• You will provide safe and accurate radiotherapy planning and treatment to patients to a broad range of tumour sites.
• You will support the team leader in the day-to-day management of patient workflow, assisting in the organisation and management of the clinical workload.
• You will work flexibly as the service demands.
• You will provide exceptional patient care at all time.

About the department

Our department comprising of two matched VERSA Elekta Linacs, Mosaiq Oncology Management System (recently upgraded), Pinnacle Treatment Planning System (TPS), Limbus AI OAR outlining software and Canon Aquilion CT Scanner. We have a Support and Information Radiographer, Urology Specialist Radiographer, and a Colorectal/Gynae Specialist Radiographers who are all independent prescribers. We have been actively involved in the award-winning late effects service project and in addition have a dedicated research radiographer embedded in the oncology research and development team. The department actively participates in clinical trials, and we ensure early adoption of changes to standard of care of radiotherapy to allow our local population receive the most current treatment available. Our exciting plans include commissioning a new treatment planning system and working towards back-to-back linac replacements.

Further information

If You Would Like Further Information, Please Contact
Naomi Hopkins, Head of Radiotherapy, [e-mail]
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Naomi Hopkins Job title: Head of Radiotherapy Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01803 655382
Sarah-Jane Close - [e-mail]