Senior Therapeutic Radiographer

Job summary
Senior Therapeutic Radiographer -- (B6)

Over the past 12 months we have successfully recruited several external applicants and have had the pleasure of promoting a few of our Senior Radiographers to Team Leaders. As our recruitment drive continues, we are looking for another 2 Senior Therapeutic Radiographers to join the team.

You will be confident, highly motivated, forward thinking and have a passion for patient care. We have undergone significant change in the past 18 months successfully introducing programmes of work aimed at supporting our Radiographers, as a Senior Radiographer you can expect 1:1 additional support from our Team Leaders, Tech Leads, & SMT with programmes aimed at developing you to achieve your career aspirations.

You will be joining a team of circa 120 staff that deliver one of the highest percentages of IG-IMRT treatments in the U.K and treats a large number of SABR patients for all commissioned indications. Our breast patients are treated with SGRT, & DIBH is offered to all appropriate patients who have left sided breast cancer.We are one of two leading centres delivering radiotherapy for paediatrics in the Midlands that specialises in SGRT, intensity-modulated TBI& CSRT.

Due to the demand on the service, we are looking for full time Radiographers committed to working 37.5 hours over 5 days (Mon -- Fri). We cannot offer flexible working patterns at this point.

Main duties of the job
You will be an experienced therapeutic radiographer used to working on a busy treatment unit supporting and working with a team of radiographers to provide safe and accurately highly specialised radiotherapy treatment.

You will support your Team Leader in managing 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.

We have a variety of specialised equipment including two Phillips CT scanners, CyberKnife, two Tomotherapy HD units, Radixact, HDR, and six Elekta linear accelerators all with AlignRT installed. You will have opportunity to be rotated throughout the various treatment rooms we have.

As a Senior Therapeutic Radiographer, you will need to have a flexible approach to working hours to accommodate service demands and an essential requirement to be able to cover extended day working Monday to Friday between 7.30am to 8pm. In addition, there is a requirement to work occasional bank holidays and some occasional weekends.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join Radiotherapy at UHB and help shape the department and the future of its staff and contribute to the exemplary service we provide our patients.

About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

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

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• *BSc (Hons) or Diploma in Therapeutic Radiography and/or experience to post-graduate diploma level or equivalent
• *Current HCPC registration
• *Attendance of recent relevant post graduate courses and study days including assessment of undergraduates
• *Evidence of interest and commitment in working towards further professional development and qualification

Desirable

• *Working towards or willing to undertake study for a further professional qualification

Experience
Essential

• *Experience of working clinically within the NHS as a radiographer on full range of radiotherapy equipment which will have led to the acquisition of sound and well established theoretical and practical knowledge and successful experience of working and learning in multi-professional teams
• *Experience in assessing and teaching trainee radiographers
• *Specialist knowledge of cancer pathology and disease patterns
• *Specialist knowledge of clinical radiotherapy including potential radiation risks, acute patient side effects and their effective management
• *An active awareness of relevant legislation, national cancer standards and professional guidelines

Desirable

• *Experience of undertaking clinical audits and surveys
• *Experience of working in the NHS

Additional Criteria
Essential

• *Ability to communicate articulately (written, verbal and non-verbal) and provide information across professional boundaries.
• *Good numerical skills for calculating and checking complex treatment plans.
• *Proven ability to accurately interpret planning images and radiotherapy treatment prescriptions.
• *Very good technical and manual dexterity skills required to physically operate equipment in a field of rapid technological change.
• *Good computer skills.
• *Good reasoning skills and an ability to use initiative and judgement in situations where there is a variance from routine/expected.
• *Able to assimilate information and formulate ideas/projects/developments.
• *Flexibility and the willingness to undertake a wide range of duties with the ability to work in all areas of the department.
• *Approachable
• *Professional
• *Team worker
• *Ability to participate in extended hours and bank holiday working

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).