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Senior Radiotherapy Radiographer

2 months ago

Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Radiotherapy Radiographer to join our team at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. As a key member of our specialist team, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality patient care and contributing to the development of our radiotherapy services.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide safe and accurate specialist technical service delivering therapeutic ionising radiation, while maintaining a high duty of care to all patients undergoing Radiotherapy.
  • Demonstrate effective patient management encompassing all patients' needs, using specialist knowledge of treatment side effects, skin reactions, and their management.
  • Resolve complex treatment and planning issues with problem-solving skills and effective autonomous decision-making.
  • Compute and check specialised calculations and complex planning data relating to patients' treatment delivery.
  • Maintain specialist knowledge of ARIA to enable autonomous registration, review, and decision-making on patients' Electronic Portal Images used to verify the patient position.
  • Communicate effectively with Oncology Consultants & Registrars regarding highly complex planning or treatment information to ensure safe and accurate delivery of treatment in accordance with trust and national legislation.
  • Demonstrate effective critical thinking to determine efficacy of treatment prescription, planned, and non-planned treatments, and departmental procedures.
  • Communicate and participate with the multi-disciplinary team involved in patient care and service delivery.
  • Ensure all new patients receive departmental information and documentation on radiotherapy prior to treatment consent and pre-treatment review.
  • Maintain specialist knowledge of pre-treatment procedures to provide safe and accurate pre-treatment planning service, ensuring a high quality of care to all patients.
  • Participate in CT planning, determine the position of the patient, and volume to be imaged, input data into the Planning computer and Prosoma Virtual Simulation Application.
  • May participate in HDR preparation and delivery.
  • Ensure equipment is available for QA and equipment maintenance at agreed times, to comply with local agreements, thus ensuring safety and reducing hazards associated with radiation exposure.
  • Provide a supportive and confidential environment for patients, carers, and junior staff.
  • Provide daily support for terminally ill and very distressed patients, of all ages, and their relatives.
  • Maintain a professional manner when frequently exposed to foul odours, due to tissues necrosis, and bodily fluids.
  • Maintain a high level of concentration at all times to deliver highly complex treatments with minimal tolerances.
  • High level of skill required enabling manipulation and positioning of the patient to achieve accurate set-up.
  • Participate in departmental on-call service.
  • Work flexible hours, participate in Bank holiday working, and work overtime as required.
  • Take personal responsibility for the safe use of highly complex, expensive equipment.
Requirements
  • Degree in Therapeutic Radiography or equivalent. DCR (T) or BSc (Hons)
  • HCPC Registration Radiographer
  • Robust Profile
Desirable Qualifications
  • Masters Level professional development
  • Additional professional qualifications