Band 7 Therapeutic Radiographer Team Leader

1 month ago

Birmingham, United Kingdom University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

UHB are looking to recruit 3 Band 7 Therapeutic Radiographer Team Leaders who are confident, highly motivated, and forward thinking with a passion for patient care and service development.

The department is currently undergoing significant change with the new Head of Operational Workforce together with the Radiotherapy Lead Manager implementing new programmes of work aimed directly at supporting our excellent Radiographers in their personal development as well as ensuring we have a culture of excellence and a professional approach to all we do.

The Radiotherapy service at QEHB, with circa 100 staff, provide approximately 4500 new patients per year with world class radiotherapy treatments. The service is of the highest calibre and makes us a leading department, providing exemplary patient care twinned with the latest in Radiotherapy technology that sees us treat over 300 patients per day.

Successful applicants will be joining a department that delivers one of the highest percentages of IG-IMRT treatments in the and treats a large number of SABR patients for all commissioned indications, all our breast patients are treated with SGRT & DIBH is offered to all appropriate patients who have left sided breast cancer.

You will also be joining a team who have a strong commitment and passion for radiographer development, and there have been opportunities for our staff to present their work at prestigious conferences such as ESTRO and UKIO.

Main duties of the job

You will be a highly experienced radiographer responsible for managing a treatment unit and leading a team of radiographers to provide safe and accurate highly specialised radiotherapy treatment.

You will manage a clinical workload ensuring that all treatments and procedures are delivered safely and correctly, maintaining high standards of technical and patient care. There is a requirement to work at an advanced level promoting best practice, giving expert advice, support and guidance to junior staff and the multidisciplinary team.

You will also Work with the wider band 7 team on operational input into the department and staff related matters as well as providing Mentoring, coaching to support the development of junior staff. In addition to the staff responsibilities within your control room, you will also take direct responsibility for your staff 1:1's, appraisals and work programmes to support their development.

As Team leaders there is a requirement to have a flexible approach to working hours to accommodate service demands and an essential requirement to be able to routinely cover extended day working Monday to Friday between to 8pm. In addition, there is a requirement to work bank holidays and some occasional weekend working.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join Radiotherapy at UHB and help shape the department and the future of its staff.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Qualified Radiographer (eg. Diploma of the College of Radiographers -- Therapy / Degree in Therapeutic Radiography) (E) * Current state registration (E) * Attendance of recent relevant post graduate courses and study days including assessment of undergraduates (E) * Evidence of interest and commitment in working towards further professional development and qualification (E)

Desirable

Evidence of relevant MSc level study (D)

Experience

Essential

Experience of working clinically at a senior radiographer grade with evidence of leading and organising a team of radiographers (E) * Experience in assessing and teaching radiographers and trainee radiographers (E) * Experience of developing staff clinically and professionally (E) * Specialist knowledge of cancer pathology and disease patterns (E) * Specialist knowledge of clinical radiotherapy including potential radiation risks, acute patient side effects and their effective management (E) * An active awareness of relevant legislation, national cancer standards and professional guidelines (E)

Desirable

Experience of undertaking clinical audits and surveys(D)

Additional Criteria

Essential

* Approachable (E) * Professional (E) * Reliable and punctual (E) * Team worker (E) * Ability to participate in extended hours and bank holiday working (E)

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