Senior Clinical Officer (Radiotherapy) AfC 8A

Job description

Job responsibilities

Selection process details

STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT:

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Technical skills.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a Personal Statement / Statement of Suitability in no more than 1250 words. This should outline how you consider your skills, experience and achievements, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the essential criteria outlined.

You will also be asked to provide information within the Employer/ Activity history section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history (this will be used in sifting process and will be scored).

STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT:

You will be required to complete an application form. This will be assessed in line with the advertised criteria.

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview.

STAGE 2 INTERVIEW

All candidates who are successful at the sift stage will undertake a face-to-face interview.

All applicants that progress to an interview will be assessed against a mixture of experience, behaviours, strengths and technical skills.

The following will be tested during the interview stage:

Experience

• High level of specialist knowledge of radiotherapy planning and treatment, as well as up-to-date knowledge of the technological developments in this area
• Experience of successfully leading a project

Behaviours

• Proven ability to identify and solve problems in the post holders area of specialist expertise.
• Ability to provide both verbal and written feedback in an appropriate manner.

Strengths

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to enable effective communication to a wide range of people in a manner consistent with their level of understanding.
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and well organised with the necessary drive and determination to complete tasks to a high standard and on time.

Technical Skills

• Proven ability to identify and solve problems.
• Ability to assess complex situations and interpret detailed documents that may include legislation.

Candidates will also be asked to participate in a session where they will be required to prepare and deliver a 5-minute presentation to the panel. This will be followed by a question-and-answer segment. The presentation will be designed to assess each candidates experience in line with the requirements of the role. Full details will be provided prior to the interview.

Expected Timeline:

Advert close: 23:55hrs on 23rd April 2023 unfortunately, late applications will not be considered. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Interviews: W/C 22nd May 2023

Please note these dates could be subject to change.

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants)

Nationality requirements

Appointments to roles within UKHSA will be made in accordance with the Civil Service nationality rules. These can be found athttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rulesThis job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• Nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• Relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• Certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment.

Security clearance level requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Enhanced Personnel Security Standard. People working with government assets must complete Enhanced Personnel Security Standard checks.

Please Note

This role is to be appointed under NHS Terms & Conditions. Full details on the T&Cs are found https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/

Are you already a civil servant, or employed by a Civil Service Commission accredited public body? Please state home department on your application form.

Do you meet the nationality requirements for this post? https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email: Complaints1@ukhsa.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Currently state registered as a Therapeutic Radiographer and evidence of recent and continuing professional development
• Educated to post graduate level or able to demonstrate equivalent level of experience and competency
• Up-to-date knowledge and experience of clinical practice in radiotherapy planning and treatment and the associated risks with specialist knowledge of one or more areas in the radiotherapy pathway, as well as up-to-date knowledge of the technological developments in this area
• Proven track record of successful working at a senior level in radiotherapy with experience of successfully leading a project within own area of expertise and facilitating and managing change
• Ability to assess complex situations and interpret detailed documents that may include legislation
• Ability to work independently and to take responsibility for own technical work and time
• Ability to present own work and provide training and discussion in a number of different formal and informal settings
• For full list of essential criteria, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Desirable

• Educated to PhD Level
• Experience of brachytherapy delivery or of novel radiotherapy systems

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).

Employer details

Employer name

UK Health Security Agency

Address

UKHSA RCE Chilton

Didcot

Oxfordshire

OX11 0RQ

Employer's website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-health-security-agency (Opens in a new tab)