Job summary
Head of Radiotherapy 8B
North Middlesex University Hospital Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead the Radiotherapy department at North Mid due to the promotion of the current post holder. The post holder would have responsibility for all aspects of day to day running of the department including budgetary control, governance, radiation protection, HR management including recruitment and retention, capital replacement plan and our Going for Good programme of improvements.
This critical post requires an experienced and currently registered therapeutic radiographer who is able to lead complex change, build working relationships with internal and external partners, and promote a positive and safety conscious environment for staff and patients. In return North Mid offers a friendly and supportive environment where innovation is encouraged and development of yourself and the department is promoted.
If you would like to find out more about this exciting opportunity or to arrange an informal visit then please email Dawn Hopkins, General Manager for Cancer and Diagnostics, d.hopkins1@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
- This role will have day-to-day responsibility for the management of the Radiotherapy Department.
- This senior post heads the Radiotherapy Service and ensures that the service provides a high quality and innovative practice to all its users and clients.
- The post holder will provide effective professional leadership for all therapy radiographers within the service, taking account of relevant legal, ethical and professional frameworks promoting and maintaining high professional standards.
- The post holder will maintain knowledge of the latest developments and techniques within their area of expertise with a view to introducing them into the service where appropriate.
- The post holder will be expected to work closely with North central and North East London Cancer Alliances, attending meetings, seminars and study days as required; being a member of the Radiotherapy Expert Reference Group and Network Oversight Group supporting the implementation of NHSE radiotherapy service specification.
The post holder will take the lead responsibility for the clinical practice of all staff employed within the radiotherapy treatment department, liaising with the Clinical Lead and Head of Radiotherapy Physics to maintain and promote a high quality, safe and efficient service to all users. Jointly with other senior staff to oversee the purchasing of resources, ensuring that the department is fit for purpose both for staffing and equipment procurement.
About us
The radiotherapy department sits within oncology outpatients. We treat approximately 1200 new patients including breast, prostate, lung, head & neck and GI. Current we use a Philips 16 slice wide bore CT scanner; we have three Varian TrueBeam Linacs in total running on Aria with Eclipse planning. In addition we have an Xstrahl superficial skin unit. The service is continually working to implement practice development and all staff are encouraged to contribute to the achievement of these. We are able to provide opportunities for staff development both through robust in house training programmes and commissioned CPD funding. We are continually looking to develop roles and service within radiotherapy, we were the first London centre to implement a consultant radiographer post and are currently implementing SABR for Oligometastic disease as well as exploring additional advanced clinical practitioner roles for breast and urology tumour sites.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work closely with the Cancer Clinical Leads across the Trust, Senior Nurses and Divisional Senior leadership team to develop patient focused services in line with the NHS Long Term Plan other relevant standards, ensuring that relevant cancer standards are met.
The post holder will ensure effective processes and procedures are in place to monitor and track performance within the Service and manage the analysis of data so that the Clinical Lead and the division have access to timely and accurate information on all key performance indicators.
The post holder should be able to interpret and implement national guidelines, policies and legislation working closely with other divisions to achieve compliance. They will support the Clinical Lead in identifying both new opportunities for the service arising from changes in the external environment or internal innovation and potential threats and ways to respond to them. This post will require collaboration within and across the sector to deliver network wide care, it is also expected that the post holder will participate in the trust on-call manager rota, acting as silver on-call.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work closely with the Cancer Clinical Leads across the Trust, Senior Nurses and Divisional Senior leadership team to develop patient focused services in line with the NHS Long Term Plan other relevant standards, ensuring that relevant cancer standards are met.
The post holder will ensure effective processes and procedures are in place to monitor and track performance within the Service and manage the analysis of data so that the Clinical Lead and the division have access to timely and accurate information on all key performance indicators.
The post holder should be able to interpret and implement national guidelines, policies and legislation working closely with other divisions to achieve compliance. They will support the Clinical Lead in identifying both new opportunities for the service arising from changes in the external environment or internal innovation and potential threats and ways to respond to them. This post will require collaboration within and across the sector to deliver network wide care, it is also expected that the post holder will participate in the trust on-call manager rota, acting as silver on-call.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Bsc Hons in Therapy Radiography or DCR(T)
- Current HPCP Registration
- Post graduate study in management or proven management experience
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in related specialist subject at MSc level or equivalent experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Broad clinical and technical experience with evidence of specialist expertise
- Awareness of developments in radiotherapy practice
- Awareness of DoH policies and professional guidelines in radiotherapy and cancer care
- Experience of therapy radiographer staff management
- Experience of appraising and developing staff
- Evidence of leadership and team building
- Knowledge of NHS finance
- Knowledge and experience of change management
- Knowledge and experience of risk management issues
- Knowledge of current radiation regulations and legislation
- Experience and understanding of confidentiality and equal opportunities
Desirable
- Experience of writing business cases and policies
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrable inter-personal and communication skills
- Articulate-able to clearly express themselves
- Literate-able to write clearly and concisely and use word processing software with experience of report writing
- Numerate-able to use software to generate reports, documents to present and analyse data with mathematical accuracy
- Evidence of complex problem solving
Desirable
- Experience of negotiation and conflict resolution
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Intelligent-perceptive, analytical, attention to detail
- Evidence of personal and professional development, enthusiasm, tenacity and initiative with a desire to lead
- Confident, diplomatic, flexible
- Commitment to openness, honesty and integrity
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Bsc Hons in Therapy Radiography or DCR(T)
- Current HPCP Registration
- Post graduate study in management or proven management experience
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification in related specialist subject at MSc level or equivalent experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Broad clinical and technical experience with evidence of specialist expertise
- Awareness of developments in radiotherapy practice
- Awareness of DoH policies and professional guidelines in radiotherapy and cancer care
- Experience of therapy radiographer staff management
- Experience of appraising and developing staff
- Evidence of leadership and team building
- Knowledge of NHS finance
- Knowledge and experience of change management
- Knowledge and experience of risk management issues
- Knowledge of current radiation regulations and legislation
- Experience and understanding of confidentiality and equal opportunities
Desirable
- Experience of writing business cases and policies
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrable inter-personal and communication skills
- Articulate-able to clearly express themselves
- Literate-able to write clearly and concisely and use word processing software with experience of report writing
- Numerate-able to use software to generate reports, documents to present and analyse data with mathematical accuracy
- Evidence of complex problem solving
Desirable
- Experience of negotiation and conflict resolution
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Intelligent-perceptive, analytical, attention to detail
- Evidence of personal and professional development, enthusiasm, tenacity and initiative with a desire to lead
- Confident, diplomatic, flexible
- Commitment to openness, honesty and integrity
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
