Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated, and dynamic Band 5 Radiographer to join our friendly team at our satellite Radiotherapy Centre, The Christie at Salford.
At The Christie at Salford satellite centre we deliver both radical and palliative radiotherapy to approximately 80 patients a day. The department is equipped with a CT simulator and a Varian Novalis Tx linac operating within an IMPAC MOSAIQ environment, offering IGRT, SGRT, IMRT, VMAT, SRS and SBRT treatments. The linac replacement programme started in May 2023 where we are transitioning to two Elekta linacs.
Excellent communication skills will be required along with the ability to be decisive, organised, approachable and hard working with the ability to work effectively and efficiently with the rest of the friendly and enthusiastic team at The Christie at Salford to provide a seamless, safe and pleasant environment for staff and patients alike. In addition, flexibility is a necessity within the small team at The Christie at Salford.
Main duties of the job
The Band 5 Radiographer is a key member of the treatment team, working to allow efficient day to day running of their designated treatment area, ensuring all aspects of treatment delivery and preparation are completed in a timely manner. This role will rotate through both the treatment and pre-treatment areas, allowing the post holder to gain knowledge and skills across both areas of the patient pathway.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more information
About us
The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To ensure that the highly complex radiotherapy and imaging equipment is safe and accurate to operate, both for staff and patients; undertaking the appropriate machine checks, reporting any variances, faults and malfunctions as necessary.
- Undertake and evaluate radiation dose delivery complex calculations, involving a range of radiation types and energies.
- Interpret, monitor and evaluate the treatment prescription to ensure that radiotherapy is delivered accurately and reproducibly.
- Evaluate delivery of radiotherapy through application and interpretation of treatment verification procedures.
- Follow appropriate systems and working methods to achieve the safe, timely achievement of workload targets.
- Be able to accurately position patient and operate highly complex radiotherapy and imaging equipment along the radiotherapy pathway.
- Keep accurate records and comply with necessary policies and procedures.
- Analyse systematically and evaluate all data and information relevant to patients diagnosis, ensuring the patient and their relatives are treated with dignity and respect at all times.
- Communicate confidential sensitive information in line with information governance, and provide emotional support, to patients and their carers/relatives including children and the terminally ill. Provide information to patients and their carers about the radiotherapy pathway and expected side effects
- To communicate accurate and timely information with all other disciplines involved along the patients pathway.
- Anticipate and identify common and complex treatment related side effects, offering advice and where necessary refer to other relevant health care professionals. Apply safe and effective moving and handling skills in order to protect patients and staff and abide by Health and safety legislation in the work place.
- Minimise risk of and cross infection through contamination by bodily fluids/matter. In accordance of the infection control policy
- To implement the procedures and work instructions described for the department in the accredited Quality Management System, and report any variances.
- Ensure all work and actions comply with local rules and current UK Ionising Radiation Regulations (IRR) 2017 and IR(ME)R 2017
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To ensure that the highly complex radiotherapy and imaging equipment is safe and accurate to operate, both for staff and patients; undertaking the appropriate machine checks, reporting any variances, faults and malfunctions as necessary.
- Undertake and evaluate radiation dose delivery complex calculations, involving a range of radiation types and energies.
- Interpret, monitor and evaluate the treatment prescription to ensure that radiotherapy is delivered accurately and reproducibly.
- Evaluate delivery of radiotherapy through application and interpretation of treatment verification procedures.
- Follow appropriate systems and working methods to achieve the safe, timely achievement of workload targets.
- Be able to accurately position patient and operate highly complex radiotherapy and imaging equipment along the radiotherapy pathway.
- Keep accurate records and comply with necessary policies and procedures.
- Analyse systematically and evaluate all data and information relevant to patients diagnosis, ensuring the patient and their relatives are treated with dignity and respect at all times.
- Communicate confidential sensitive information in line with information governance, and provide emotional support, to patients and their carers/relatives including children and the terminally ill. Provide information to patients and their carers about the radiotherapy pathway and expected side effects
- To communicate accurate and timely information with all other disciplines involved along the patients pathway.
- Anticipate and identify common and complex treatment related side effects, offering advice and where necessary refer to other relevant health care professionals. Apply safe and effective moving and handling skills in order to protect patients and staff and abide by Health and safety legislation in the work place.
- Minimise risk of and cross infection through contamination by bodily fluids/matter. In accordance of the infection control policy
- To implement the procedures and work instructions described for the department in the accredited Quality Management System, and report any variances.
- Ensure all work and actions comply with local rules and current UK Ionising Radiation Regulations (IRR) 2017 and IR(ME)R 2017
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Graduate level qualification in radiotherapy
Desirable
- Graduation with a registerable qualification in radiotherapy (e.g. DCR(T), BSc (Hons) or PGDip in Therapeutic Radiography
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of clinical placements to demonstrate experience
Desirable
- Working with ISO 9001/2008 or equivalent.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of advanced radiotherapy
- Good knowledge of other relevant legislation, guidance and national working parties in radiotherapy
Desirable
- Experience of image guided radiotherapy.
- Detailed knowledge of anatomy oncology, radiobiology and physics
- VMAT, IMRT, FFF, stereotactic radiosurgery and protons.
- Evidence of competency in calculation of treatment doses.
- Knowledge of IR(ME)R 2017 and IRR (2017) and responsibilities relating to own professional practice.
- Knowledge of legislation such as data protection, health and safety, etc.
- Awareness of the professional context including the role and function of the College of Radiographers, the National Radiotherapy Board and the National Radiotherapy Implementation Group.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Graduate level qualification in radiotherapy
Desirable
- Graduation with a registerable qualification in radiotherapy (e.g. DCR(T), BSc (Hons) or PGDip in Therapeutic Radiography
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of clinical placements to demonstrate experience
Desirable
- Working with ISO 9001/2008 or equivalent.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of advanced radiotherapy
- Good knowledge of other relevant legislation, guidance and national working parties in radiotherapy
Desirable
- Experience of image guided radiotherapy.
- Detailed knowledge of anatomy oncology, radiobiology and physics
- VMAT, IMRT, FFF, stereotactic radiosurgery and protons.
- Evidence of competency in calculation of treatment doses.
- Knowledge of IR(ME)R 2017 and IRR (2017) and responsibilities relating to own professional practice.
- Knowledge of legislation such as data protection, health and safety, etc.
- Awareness of the professional context including the role and function of the College of Radiographers, the National Radiotherapy Board and the National Radiotherapy Implementation Group.
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).
