Weekend Radiographer

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic Senior Radiographer (Band 6) to join the team at our cancer centre in Macclesfield. The Macclesfield unit is the first Christie satellite centre with radiotherapy and chemotherapy departments, offering a full patient experience. The centre is capable of scanning and delivering some of the most complex techniques in radiotherapy supported by state of art equipment.


Successful applicants will be highly motivated and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a commitment to developing themselves and helping develop our service.


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 and reporting any variances, faults and malfunctions.


o Interpret, monitor and evaluate the treatment prescriptions to ensure that radiotherapy is delivered accurately and reproducibly and in accordance with the quality system.


o Evaluate delivery of radiotherapy through application and interpretation of treatment verification procedures.
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.
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 and reporting any variances, faults and malfunctions.
Interpret, monitor and evaluate the treatment prescriptions to ensure that radiotherapy is delivered accurately and reproducibly and in accordance with the quality system.
Evaluate delivery of radiotherapy through application and interpretation of treatment verification procedures.
Be able to accurately position patient and operate highly complex radiotherapy and imaging equipment along the radiotherapy pathway.
Ensure the team keeps 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, and provide emotional support, to patients and their carers/relatives including children and the terminally ill. Provide information to patients and their carers regarding the radiotherapy pathway and expected side effects.
With the team on the unit, patients and the wider multidisciplinary team manage areas of conflict and escalate as necessary.
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 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 accredited quality management system and report any variances.
Contribute to development of the quality management system by reviewing and writing work instructions and operating procedures.
Ensure all work and actions comply with local rules and current UK Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999 and IR(ME)R 2000.
Be aware of and participate in the audit and research within the department and the implementation of new processes and techniques.
Undertake training and competency to dispense medication under Patient Group Direction (PGD)
Participate in the extended shift system, bank holidays, weekend working and on-call.
To achieve all the competencies as outlined by the radiotherapy education team within a time period as outlined by line manager.

As a band 6 you will be expected to lead, co-ordinate, supervise and manage a team of staff operating radiotherapy equipment and act as lead practitioner, making assessments and key decisions regarding workload management, patient care and treatment


Teaching and Training


As a band 6 you will be expected to provide mentorship and guidance for junior staff and be a good role model.
Participate in an annual Personal Development Review.
Attend all essential training and clinical updates as required and ensure your team also attend all relevant training.
Assist in the supervision and training/teaching of pre-registration students and new members of staff.
Highlight to line manager all issues of inadequate performance, including capability and poor professional standards, for students and employees. Graduate level qualification in radiotherapy
Evidence of attending post-registration training events
Management/leadership training

Clinical experience within a radiotherapy treatment setting as a Band 5 radiographer
Experience of quality, governance, and service improvement
Ability to use Elekta radiotherapy equipment
Ability to deliver training to and mentor radiographers, students and other disciplines.
Ability to analyse data and formulate plans based on this.

Knowledge of the principles in radiotherapy applied to all aspects of the radiotherapy pathway
Knowledge of other relevant legislation, guidance and national working parties in radiotherapy
Awareness of contemporary trends in advanced radiotherapy
Knowledge of relevant and up-to-date literature pertaining to radiotherapy delivery

Radiotherapy Macclesfield - E00864