Advanced Practitioner Radiographer - Breast
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Job Summary: We are offering an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Practitioner - Breast to join our team in a forward-thinking radiotherapy department at Velindre Cancer Service. Base site of Cardiff or Abergavenny to be negotiated.
Main Duties of the Job:
1. Providing information, support, and point of contact throughout the pathway.
2. Contributing to enhancing service delivery and service development for a specified tumour site by implementing best and evidence-based practice across their specific area of the Breast radiotherapy pathway.
3. Ensuring that the patient pathway is managed efficiently to ensure continuity of care, effective use of resources, and to ensure that all cancer targets both locally and nationally are achieved.
4. Being an effective team player in the tumour-specific multi-disciplinary team and being involved in the total care of patients undergoing Radiotherapy treatment.
5. Providing specialist radiotherapy knowledge to the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and Network as required.
6. Providing information and support to relatives and carers instrumental in the patient's ongoing care and holistic well-being.
Qualifications and Knowledge:
* B.Sc. (Hons) in Therapeutic Radiography or Diploma of College of Radiographers DCR (T).
* Registration with Health Professions Council.
* Expert Practice MSc module or equivalent in a specific area.
* Knowledge and understanding of principles and concepts underpinning applications and techniques used in radiotherapy.
* Knowledge and understanding of current oncology issues.
* Full knowledge of radiation regulations.
* Knowledge of clinical mark-up of breast radiotherapy.
Experience:
* Knowledge and understanding of principles and concepts underpinning applications and techniques used in radiotherapy.
* Sound practical ability.
Aptitudes and Abilities:
* Technically sound.
* Excellent communication and organisational skills.
* Reliable and punctual.
* Flexible approach to work and needs of the service.
* Self-motivated.
Values:
* Excellence in Patient care.
* Adhere to Trust values.
Other Requirements:
* Flexibility of working times.
* Willing to work across 2/3 sites as required by role.
* An understanding that work may be required to cover emergency and on-call treatments.
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.
For further information, visit the Velindre University NHS Trust website.
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