Senior Radiographer

### Job Title: Advanced Practitioner Radiographer - Breast

We are seeking an experienced Advanced Practitioner Radiographer to join our team in a forward-thinking radiotherapy department at Velindre Cancer Centre.

### Key Responsibilities:

* Managing and actively participating in Radiographer-led consent clinics for patients, including clinical assessment of patient fitness for treatment.
* Clinical mark-up and Non-Medical Outlining (NMO) of relevant sites.
* Contributing to enhancing service delivery and service development for specified tumour sites by implementing best and evidence-based practice across the Breast radiotherapy pathway.
* Being an effective team player in the tumour-specific multi-disciplinary team and involved in the total care of patients undergoing Radiotherapy treatment.
* Providing specialist radiotherapy knowledge to the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and Network as required.
* Providing information and support to relatives and carers instrumental in the patient's ongoing care and holistic well-being.

### About Us:

Velindre University NHS Trust is proud of the specialist services we provide across Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and award-winning Welsh Blood Service. We host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales, with strong partnership working with these expert services. Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce striving to provide prudent healthcare through various roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to improve services.

### Job Requirements:

* Registration with Health Professions Council.
* Expert Practice MSc module or equivalent in specific area.
* Working at Masters level or equivalent.
* Knowledge and understanding of principles and concepts underpinning applications and techniques used in radiotherapy.
* Knowledge and understanding of current oncology issues.
* Full knowledge of radiation regulations.
* Knowledge of clinical mark-up of breast radiotherapy.
* Evidence of further study to Masters Level.
* Consent MSc Module or equivalent.
* Leadership or management studies/qualification.

### Experience:

* Knowledge and understanding of principles and concepts underpinning applications and techniques used in radiotherapy.
* Sound practical ability.
* Experience in consent in radiotherapy.
* Experience in NMO.
* Audit.
* Quality assurance.
* Experience in Plan Authorisation.
* Experience in Non-Medical Prescribing for a relevant site.

### Aptitudes and Abilities:

* Technically sound.
* Organisational skills.
* Interpersonal skills.
* Organised.
* Reliable and punctual.
* Flexible approach to work and needs of the service.
* Adaptable to change.
* Shows initiative/drive.
* Self-motivated.
* Supervisory skills - MDT, radiographers, and students.
* Ability to speak Welsh to level 1.

### Values:

* Excellence in Patient care.
* Adhere to Trust values.

### Other:

* Flexibility of working times.
* Willing to work across 2/3 sites as required by role.
* Understanding that work may be required to cover: Emergency and on-call treatments/Routine working during evenings and weekends.

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.

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