Radiotherapist

**Job Title**:Mould Room Radiotherapist

**Grade**: Band 6

**Trust**:Nottingham University Hospital

**Location**:Nottingham Radiotherapy Centre, NG5 1PB

**Hours**:Monday to Friday, 08.15-16.45 (part time considered as close to full time as possible)

**Pay rate**:£24.34

**End Date**:TBC

NUH are currently seeking organised and motivated radiotherapy to work under a long-term placement contract. Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic individual with excellent communication skills looking to embark on a new opportunity within the NHS? If so, we would like to hear from you today

The Nottingham Radiotherapy Centre cares for cancer patients with fungating tumours, open wounds and tracheotomies. The post holder will participate in the provision of the technical clinical radiation physics services undertaken by the Radiotherapy Physics section of the Medical Physics Department. This will involve:

- The construction of immobilisation, shielding and beam modification devices for patients prescribed radiotherapy treatment
- The calibration and dosimetry quality assurance of radiotherapy equipment and treatment plans
- Measurement of patient doses for Total Body Irradiation

High levels of both written and oral communication are essential to this post with the ability to deliver or discuss difficult diagnosis and prognosis with tact, empathy, managing distressed or aggressive patients or carers/relatives. The post holder must be able to communicate accurate and sensitive information to patients, carers, and relatives as well as within their own team & colleagues.

**Role Details**:

- To construct customised immobilisation and shielding devices for patients prescribed external beam radiotherapy treatment. A high standard of accuracy is required as these devices are used to align and set-up radiation beams. The construction techniques require taking direct patient impressions.
- To design and construct other immobilisation, shielding and beam modification devices for patient treatments, dosimetry checks, etc.
- To measure patient organ doses on treatment when required for Total Body Irradiation.
- To assist in the calibration and dosimetry quality assurance of radiotherapy treatment equipment and plans.
- To perform IMRT verification as required.
- To assist in the development work in the department including involvement in clinical trials.
- To participate in the training of other staff and visitors.
- There may be opportunity to participate in treatment planning under the responsibility and guidance of the principal physicist in treatment planning.
- Other appropriate duties, as may be required, for which the post holder has adequate training
- Degree in clinical technology or therapeutic radiography
- HCPC registration
- Previous NHS experience
- Significant experience on Mould Room practices
- Specialist knowledge of Radiotherapy Physics Technology across areas of responsibility (to at least Post Graduate Diploma level) within an advanced radiotherapy department
- Experience to act as IR(ME)R 2000 operator

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**In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: -**
- Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week
- First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
- Dedicated consultants
- Flexible working options
- Free DBS and free training
- Build holiday allowance
- Support when you need it - 24/7 365 days - Call us anytime on 03332 407552
- Stakeholder pension scheme

**About the Trust**:
NUH was established in 2006 following the merger of Nottingham City Hospital and Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC). We have a budget of just under £1billion, 90 wards and 1,700 beds across three main sites: QMC, City Hospital and Ropewalk House. We deliver district general services to 2.5m residents of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and its surrounding communities. Our specialist services allow us to deliver care to 4.5m people from across the East Midlands and nationally for a handful of services. QMC is where our Emergency Department (ED), Major Trauma Centre and the Nottingham Children’s Hospital are based. It is also home to the University of Nottingham’s School of Nursing and Medical School. Nottingham City Hospital is our planned care site, where our cancer centre, heart centre and stroke services are based, and where some of our emergency admissions units are located. Ropewalk House is where we provide a range of outpatient service