Job overview
The Radiotherapy service is based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, a leading, internationally renowned teaching hospital situated within the City of London. The department offers an opportunity to work within a dynamic organisation using and developing the latest techniques and technologies.
We are looking to recruit an outstanding, experienced and motivated Therapeutic Radiographer to help shape the future of the Radiotherapy service, ensuring high quality and innovative practice is provided.
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the operational management of either pre-treatment or treatment section. The successful candidate will play a key role in the operational management of the department to deliver a service of excellence, individualised to our patients. The post will provide technical leadership, for their section of responsibility. The ideal candidate whilst being a capable self-starter will also relish working as part of a team and will be able to provide strong leadership. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic for change, with a strong and compelling personality to be instrumental in the delivery of our vision to deliver safe and effective, world class Radiotherapy.
You will work closely with the Head of Radiotherapy and Operational Lead to provide clinical and technical expertise to the department, ensuring efficient pathways for specialised and innovative radiotherapy techniques.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this role is to support work within the existing operational radiotherapy management team, leading the operational management of the radiotherapy pre-treatment or treatment section at Barts Cancer Centre
To be a lead specialist for the Treatment area, working within codes of practice and professional guidelines with accountability for own actions.
Provide operational leadership for the Therapeutic Radiotherapy and support staff teams.
You will be responsible for the pre-treatment or treatment operational processes and KPIs of the radiotherapy service within the defined resources
To support the Head of Radiotherapy and Associate Head of Radiotherapy in ensuring and developing the provision of a high quality, patient centred and clinically led service.
The post holder will provide leadership across operational activity, to ensure a robust and high quality patient pathway is provided from referral to discharge.
The post holder will work with the wider team to ensure national cancer wait targets are adhered to.
To work with the team leader radiographers to develop, introduce and facilitate new techniques and equipment, ensuring teaching and training programs are implemented within defined time-scales and cost.
Work flexible hours and shift patterns, including weekends, according to the needs of the service. Full participation in on-call and bank holiday working is required. It may be necessary to work until 20:00 during periods of scheduled and unscheduled linac downtime
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
1. •Extensive clinical experience
2. •Advanced knowledge of radiotherapy techniques
3. •Able to work independently and manage own workload
Desirable criteria
4. •Experience of staff management, including the setting of objectives, team and individual appraisals, recruitment and disciplinary issues
5. •Evidence of significant technical developments
Skills
Essential criteria
6. •Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the management of change and a positive and forward thinking attitude to developing and implementing change
7. •Awareness of current trends in radiotherapy
8. •Uses evidence to make improvements, increase efficiencies and seeks out innovation
Knowledge
Essential criteria
9. •Knowledge of all legislation and national standards determining responsibilities relating to own professional practice
Qualifications
Essential criteria
10. •DCR(T) or BSc(Hons) in Therapeutic Radiography
11. •Registered with HCPC as a Therapeutic Radiographer
Desirable criteria
12. •MSc in relevant subject