At UCLH our success starts with you. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest and most successful Foundation Trusts in the UK with an international reputation and a tradition of innovation. Based in the busy West End of London, we have a lively and vibrant working atmosphere, with quick and easy transport links to all our sites. Our size and resources enable us to offer a range of attractive benefits as well as unparalleled education and development opportunities for staff at all levels. This includes an extensive portfolio of academic and clinical courses and programmes ranging from ongoing personal development through to clinical excellence and leadership skills. UCLH prides itself on its investment in staff both in terms of developing career skills but also its commitment to staff health and wellbeing. Cancer care is one of the top three strategic priorities for UCLH. Our vision is to become Europes premier Cancer centre. An ambitious programme of transformation and investment underpins this vision. UCLH is seeking a committed individual with the energy and focus to continue building on the existing service of excellence and the ability to lead in their area of expertise. Main Duties and Responsibilities To take a leading role in the care of patients receiving radiotherapy treatment including: To work with the band 8 to co-ordinate and oversee the efficient running of treatment prep and the treatment units / PBT gantries. To provide professional leadership and effective management for staff rotating through their respective units. To train staff in radiotherapy techniques and facilitate the staff gaining the relevant competencies during their rotation onto the units. To engage positively with the trust appraisal cycle, taking responsibility for their own development, role modelling the constructive nature of this process and ensuring staff are given the opportunity to develop. To investigate research and be involved in the implementation of new radiotherapy techniques. To be an integral part of the oncology team, providing the highest possible standard of care for patients with cancer. To work and liaise with a multi-disciplinary team. Including but not limited to anaesthetics, physics, engineering, ward staff, chemo-day care and clinical oncologists. Must be qualified to practise as an operator in radiotherapy as defined by IR(ME)R. Provide appropriate information to patients and families regarding the proposed treatment as part of the informed consent process. Supporting patients and families throughout treatment, and liaising with appropriate healthcare professionals involved in their care. To ensure the safe and accurate use of ARIA and to research and develop new ways of working with the system. To collate departmental statistics. To undertake clinical audit and quality assurance programmes and ensure that the quality system framework is adhered to by all disciplines and any breaches are reported to the necessary personal. To ensure that standards, practices and radiotherapy protocols are maintained to a high level within the clinical environment and are continuously evaluated. To ensure the safe and accurate use of the radiotherapy equipment. To be responsible for ensuring that verification images are acquired to the highest standard, whilst minimising patient dose and that additional verification exposures for problem set-ups are justifiable. To advise, supervise and instruct medical staff providing expertise advice on technical aspects of treatment. To ensure that high professional attitudes and behaviour are maintained in the team and that a high standard of patient care is achieved. Develop long term relationships with patients, relatives and carers, offering advice and guidance to explain the management of radiotherapy side effects. Assess side effects daily, make appropriate referrals and arrange adequate follow-up care. Use effective communication skills to provide and receive highly confidential, sensitive and complicated patient information. The radiographer must seek and maintain patient cooperation and trust using these expert skills to support and empower them through the care pathway. The band 7 radiographer must draw on extensive knowledge and experience to converse effectively with patients and families from diverse age, ethnicity, social, and mental health backgrounds. Participate in the on-call rota. Participate in research & development and initiate clinical audits to propose changes in practice using an evidence-based approach and evaluative skills. Develop protocols, documentation systems, standards, policies and clinical guidelines for use by the multi-disciplinary teams. Devise new protocols and techniques to meet the needs of an ever evolving practice in terms of patient and disease management through participation in working parties amongst the multidisciplinary setting. The band 7 is responsible for ensuring all patient records are accurately maintained within quality system framework. It is the responsibility of the team leader to document, report and evaluate radiation and patient/staff/equipment related incidents/near misses to their line manager, instigating changes to practice where necessary. Work within ICRU 50/62 guidelines and ensure all professional parties are adhering to these guidelines in terms of tumour delineation and treatment. This vacancy has been advertised in accordance with the new NHS pay rate which will take effect from autumn 2024. Please note if your employment starts before the 24/25 pay scales are implemented you will be paid under the 23/24 pay scales and any backpay will be adjusted accordingly. Further information can be found at For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.