Clinical Brachytherapy Specialist

1 week ago


Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Full time
Job Title: Clinical Brachytherapy Specialist

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Clinical Brachytherapy Specialist to join our team at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality brachytherapy treatment to our patients.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead the Brachytherapy service, streamlining the patient journey from referral to follow-up, anticipating problems, and implementing solutions.
  • Develop and maintain clinical expertise in Brachytherapy treatment, providing expert advice and disseminating knowledge to the radiotherapy team, Oncology Centre Trust, and nationally.
  • Lead a team of radiotherapists within the Brachytherapy unit, ensuring all treatments are performed according to trust and department policy within a quality environment.
  • Ensure working practices are consistent with the centre's strategic plan and meet professional and locally agreed standards, providing a multi-disciplinary approach to service development and provision.
About the Role:

As a Clinical Brachytherapy Specialist, you will have the opportunity to work with a range of Brachytherapy services, including insertion of Fiducials and Spaceoar, Gynaecological HDR, Prostate LDR & HDR. You will be responsible for developing specialized patient/disease management packages for your area and/or across the care pathway within professional boundaries.

You will also be responsible for managing bookings and scheduling appointments for Brachytherapy patients, liaising with theatres and recovery wards. Additionally, you will ensure that all staff working in the team operate within the correct policies and procedures regarding patient care.

You will liaise with radiotherapy physics, engineers, and representatives of companies providing equipment to the department on day-to-day issues such as servicing and breakdowns to minimize disruptions and maximize efficiencies.

You will develop working practices to facilitate an efficient and safe working environment, provide clinical cover on the Brachytherapy unit in a leadership and training capacity, and participate in out-of-hours telephone on-call.

You will manage and investigate Brachytherapy incidents and risks, offering advice to staff and ensuring that outcomes are identified, acted upon, and learning is shared.

You will communicate issues of service delivery to the head of radiotherapy services and participate in problem-solving exercises.

You will attend defined Brachytherapy meetings and feedback to the Head of Radiotherapy Services.

You will act as the radiation supervisor for Brachytherapy.

About Us:

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England, providing a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex.

We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff and provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.

We are committed to developing a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognize and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients.

We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints, and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible.



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