Job summary
We are searching for an enthusiastic, dynamic Band 7 Therapeutic Radiographer to join our welcoming Radiotherapy team.
Main duties of the job
Provide clinical practice relevant to all areas within the scope of the role.To maintain a level of clinical and administrative competence whilst acting within the standards of proficiency expected of the position.Maintain and promote high professional standards, providing effective team management for the treatment unit in that rotation, ensuring regard for relevant legal, ethical and professional frameworks.To participate in all aspects of treatment and patient care, whilst working on the treatment units within the department on a rotational basis; both during normal and extended working hours; in addition to a commitment to provide an emergency service.To take charge of the running of their treatment unit with the consideration of the department as a whole. To ensure that all areas perform as one team.The job holder will be expected to actively participate in the training and supervision of other staff, including student radiographers in their working area, supporting CPD programmesTo be part of a multidisciplinary Team and to be involved in the total care of patients throughout the Radiotherapy pathway.To act as a role model for the team of radiographers and students.To engage with audit opportunities and participate in departmental improvement initiatives pertaining to technical development, quality and training.
To comply with all Trust and Departmental Policies, procedures and protocols, commenting and suggesting changes as necessary.
About us
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London's busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond.
Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients' wellbeing.
We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families.
For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
The duties associated with this post require the post holder to carry out practical aspects of medical ionising radiation exposure in accordance with the Employers procedures. The post holder is therefore defined as an Operator under IR(ME)R 2017. These regulations require that the post holder be responsible for each and every practical aspect of the medical exposures that they carry out.
- To be responsible for accurate preparation, and delivery of radiotherapy treatment by self and all members of the immediate team.
- To develop and maintain good working relationships with all staff and departments, liaising with all members of the multidisciplinary team, the continuing care team, and, other professional health care groups to ensure a quality, patient centred, seamless service.
- To work as an expert practitioner, monitoring and reviewing the on-going wellbeing of patients, assessing daily, each patients fitness for radiotherapy procedures through the process of formal review, ensuring the medical team are informed of any change to a patients condition.
- To communicate, guide and encourage patients and carers through all stages of the radiotherapy process, with sensitive support for both their physical and emotional reactions.
- To provide specialist information about disease, treatment and side effects for patients, relatives and carers, in a timely, appropriate and sensitive manner.
- To encourage patient feedback on treatment outcome, providing instruction on aftercare at the point of finishing a course, and facilitating on-going contact with the Radiotherapy team post-radiotherapy.
- To listen to, counsel and reassure patients, carers and colleagues as required, often in a highly charged, emotional atmosphere.
- To respect the ethical, moral, cultural, religious and social values that underpins a patients identity.
- To generate and sustain relationships that maintains and promotes human dignity, rights and responsibilities and ensures confidentiality.
- To provide the above elements of patient care to those suffering with dementia as per trust policy.
- To report any injury to patients, visitors or contractors in accordance with Trust policy, completing appropriate documentation and informing the Head of Radiotherapy.
- To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of the post-holders own practice, practicing within the framework of current legislation, fulfilling the duty of care to the patient, public and the Profession.
- To comply with and enforce IR(ME)R 2017 employers procedures.
- To work within the team to deliver a high quality, specialist service, responsive to the needs of all service users.
- To be responsible, as clinical lead in a designated work area and to be responsible for evidence based decision making within prescribed limits.
- To set high standards of technical expertise, acting as a role model to other staff. To be responsible for enforcing trust/departmental protocol where required to maintaining professional standards of self and other team members.
- To demonstrate dexterity, coordination and palpatory skills when carrying out treatment and planning procedures on highly complex, technically advanced and expensive equipment, being the first line contact for the reporting of any faults or variations, and to escalate these to the most appropriate skilled person i.e. superintendent radiographer, or medical physics lead.
- To be responsible for planning procedures in the pre-treatment suite under agreed protocols (whilst on rotation or on-call duties), including decision on optimum patient position, volume to be imaged and input of data into Aria.
- To resolve complex planning/ treatment issues, analysing and solving problems, affirming the accuracy/ suitability of radiotherapy treatment with escalation to the Superintendents or other health professionals as required. To ensure that lessons learned from the management of these variations are fed-back to their respective teams and used as a process of personal, professional, and departmental development.
- To manage the organisation and smooth running of the patient workload, in particular organising the re-deployment of staff and re-appointment of patients during scheduled/unscheduled maintenance, liaising with superintendents as necessary. To have a working knowledge of the running of the radiotherapy department as a whole so as to be able to make informed decisions regarding the prioritisation of work to meet the needs of the entire patient cohort.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The duties associated with this post require the post holder to carry out practical aspects of medical ionising radiation exposure in accordance with the Employers procedures. The post holder is therefore defined as an Operator under IR(ME)R 2017. These regulations require that the post holder be responsible for each and every practical aspect of the medical exposures that they carry out.
- To be responsible for accurate preparation, and delivery of radiotherapy treatment by self and all members of the immediate team.
- To develop and maintain good working relationships with all staff and departments, liaising with all members of the multidisciplinary team, the continuing care team, and, other professional health care groups to ensure a quality, patient centred, seamless service.
- To work as an expert practitioner, monitoring and reviewing the on-going wellbeing of patients, assessing daily, each patients fitness for radiotherapy procedures through the process of formal review, ensuring the medical team are informed of any change to a patients condition.
- To communicate, guide and encourage patients and carers through all stages of the radiotherapy process, with sensitive support for both their physical and emotional reactions.
- To provide specialist information about disease, treatment and side effects for patients, relatives and carers, in a timely, appropriate and sensitive manner.
- To encourage patient feedback on treatment outcome, providing instruction on aftercare at the point of finishing a course, and facilitating on-going contact with the Radiotherapy team post-radiotherapy.
- To listen to, counsel and reassure patients, carers and colleagues as required, often in a highly charged, emotional atmosphere.
- To respect the ethical, moral, cultural, religious and social values that underpins a patients identity.
- To generate and sustain relationships that maintains and promotes human dignity, rights and responsibilities and ensures confidentiality.
- To provide the above elements of patient care to those suffering with dementia as per trust policy.
- To report any injury to patients, visitors or contractors in accordance with Trust policy, completing appropriate documentation and informing the Head of Radiotherapy.
- To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of the post-holders own practice, practicing within the framework of current legislation, fulfilling the duty of care to the patient, public and the Profession.
- To comply with and enforce IR(ME)R 2017 employers procedures.
- To work within the team to deliver a high quality, specialist service, responsive to the needs of all service users.
- To be responsible, as clinical lead in a designated work area and to be responsible for evidence based decision making within prescribed limits.
- To set high standards of technical expertise, acting as a role model to other staff. To be responsible for enforcing trust/departmental protocol where required to maintaining professional standards of self and other team members.
- To demonstrate dexterity, coordination and palpatory skills when carrying out treatment and planning procedures on highly complex, technically advanced and expensive equipment, being the first line contact for the reporting of any faults or variations, and to escalate these to the most appropriate skilled person i.e. superintendent radiographer, or medical physics lead.
- To be responsible for planning procedures in the pre-treatment suite under agreed protocols (whilst on rotation or on-call duties), including decision on optimum patient position, volume to be imaged and input of data into Aria.
- To resolve complex planning/ treatment issues, analysing and solving problems, affirming the accuracy/ suitability of radiotherapy treatment with escalation to the Superintendents or other health professionals as required. To ensure that lessons learned from the management of these variations are fed-back to their respective teams and used as a process of personal, professional, and departmental development.
- To manage the organisation and smooth running of the patient workload, in particular organising the re-deployment of staff and re-appointment of patients during scheduled/unscheduled maintenance, liaising with superintendents as necessary. To have a working knowledge of the running of the radiotherapy department as a whole so as to be able to make informed decisions regarding the prioritisation of work to meet the needs of the entire patient cohort.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- HPC registration as a Therapy Radiographer
- DCR(T) or BSc (hons) in Therapy Radiography
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Able to concentrate and keep focused with interruptions from other staff, patients and relatives
- Demonstrate problem solving and decision making skills
- Strong organisational ability with good time management skills and ability to prioritise tasks
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills
- Demonstrate understanding of the advanced principles for sophisticated radiotherapy treatment planning and delivery
- Flexible approach to work to meet the exigencies of the service i.e. hours/shifts/on call rota.
- Able to work non-standard hours between 07:15 and 20:00
- To be an effective communicator across the multidisciplinary 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.
- Significant experience of sophisticated radiotherapy equipment, treating advanced techniques.
- Experience of student and peer clinical education
- Record and verification systems, data downloads, data entries, data checks
- Experience in radiotherapy planning & imaging techniques. Able to analyse images and formulate action plans
- Good IT skills
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Understands the risks associated with radiation and the optimisation of patient treatments / imaging.
- Knowledge and understanding of both standard and non-standard, simple and complex techniques
- IR(ME)R & IRR legislation
- General H&S in relationship to work area o Fire o Manual Handling o Risk assessment
- Knowledge and ability to ensure compliance with quality system
- Time management and treatment machine organisation
- Knowledge of current professional issues
Personal qualities
Essential
- Highly self-motivated
- Having assured demeanour with appropriate confidence in own abilities, being able to seek managerial support as necessary
- Demonstrate ability to cope with moving and handling of patients and equipment
- Generally good eyesight adjusted to work in artificial lighting conditions and with VDU
- Good spatial and hand eye co-ordination as required to manoeuvre machinery, patient and equipment avoiding collision and resulting in proper alignment
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- HPC registration as a Therapy Radiographer
- DCR(T) or BSc (hons) in Therapy Radiography
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Able to concentrate and keep focused with interruptions from other staff, patients and relatives
- Demonstrate problem solving and decision making skills
- Strong organisational ability with good time management skills and ability to prioritise tasks
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills
- Demonstrate understanding of the advanced principles for sophisticated radiotherapy treatment planning and delivery
- Flexible approach to work to meet the exigencies of the service i.e. hours/shifts/on call rota.
- Able to work non-standard hours between 07:15 and 20:00
- To be an effective communicator across the multidisciplinary 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.
- Significant experience of sophisticated radiotherapy equipment, treating advanced techniques.
- Experience of student and peer clinical education
- Record and verification systems, data downloads, data entries, data checks
- Experience in radiotherapy planning & imaging techniques. Able to analyse images and formulate action plans
- Good IT skills
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Understands the risks associated with radiation and the optimisation of patient treatments / imaging.
- Knowledge and understanding of both standard and non-standard, simple and complex techniques
- IR(ME)R & IRR legislation
- General H&S in relationship to work area o Fire o Manual Handling o Risk assessment
- Knowledge and ability to ensure compliance with quality system
- Time management and treatment machine organisation
- Knowledge of current professional issues
Personal qualities
Essential
- Highly self-motivated
- Having assured demeanour with appropriate confidence in own abilities, being able to seek managerial support as necessary
- Demonstrate ability to cope with moving and handling of patients and equipment
- Generally good eyesight adjusted to work in artificial lighting conditions and with VDU
- Good spatial and hand eye co-ordination as required to manoeuvre machinery, patient and equipment avoiding collision and resulting in proper alignment
Values
Essential
- 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
