Therapeutic Radiographer - Peterborough

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Health · Peterborough, East of England
Sponsors visaFull-time£32k-39k/yearPeterborough, East of EnglandHealth and Care Worker
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Job summary

Are you passionate about patient care and eager to make a meaningful impact? We are seeking a dedicated and highly skilled Therapeutic Radiographer to join our dynamic Pre-treatment and Treatment Delivery team.

As a Therapeutic Radiographer, you will play a crucial role in providing a highly specialist clinical and technical service. You will be involved in the comprehensive care of patients undergoing Radiotherapy treatment, ensuring that each patient receives optimal treatment delivery.

Main duties of the job

  • Patient Treatment Evaluation: Critically evaluate all aspects of patient treatment to ensure optimal delivery, working closely with senior team leaders.
  • Patient Support and Information: Provide essential support and information to cancer patients and their carers, maintaining a high level of patient care. Communicate complex and delicate information with the utmost tact and sensitivity.
  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work collaboratively with oncologists, physicists, radiographers, technicians, clerical staff, and other professionals to ensure seamless and effective patient care.

About us

Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • oDegree or DCR(T) in radiotherapy
  • oHas HCPC registration ( or has applied for registration)

Experience

Essential

  • oHas knowledge of working within IR(ME)R legislation
  • oHas understanding of radiotherapy

Knowledge

Essential

  • oWorking knowledge and understanding of the Data Protection Act

Desirable

  • oRecent knowledge of a scheduling/booking system
  • oKnowledge of cancer patient treatment pathway, and national targets

Key Skills

Essential

  • oProven good organisational skills
  • oGood IT skills: Microsoft word, excel, access, PowerPoint
  • oExcellent verbal and written communication skills
  • oThe ability to provide excellent efficient customer service under significant work pressures and remain calm at all times
  • oAbility to manage and prioritise own time and workload
  • oAbility to work effectively as part of a team
  • oWell-developed interpersonal skills - ability to liaise effectively with a wide range of people including medical staff and patients
  • oAbility to deal with difficult and distressed patients/carers in a calm manner

Other

Essential

  • oAwareness of a range of clinic and radiotherapy specific treatment terminology
  • oWilling to take on new tasks and learn new skills
  • oAbility to be flexible towards role requirements
  • oAbility to keep information confidential

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).

Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Peterborough City Hospital

Bretton gate

Peterborough

PE3 9GZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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