Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff
Site Nottingham Radiotherapy Centre, City Hospital Town Nottingham Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team at the Nottingham Radiotherapy Centre as a Band 6 Dosimetrist/Treatment planner. We would love to hear from any enthusiastic and motivated radiographers or clinical technologists who would be interested in further developing their careers as part of a supportive and friendly multi-disciplinary team which includes radiographers, technologists and physicists.
The Radiotherapy department at Nottingham offers the opportunity to be involved in a wide range of planning including VMAT, SABR and SRS techniques. We have both Monaco and Raystation planning systems, 2 Canon Exceed LB CT scanners (with 4D scanning), access to MRI/PET fusion for outlining and AI contouring technology including MVision.
Main duties of the job
1. The production of radiotherapy treatment plans in conjunction with Radiographers, Physicists, Technologists and Oncologists.
2. The calibration and dosimetry quality assurance of radiotherapy equipment and treatment plans.
3. To work and lead as part of a team of staff and to assist in the provision of a high quality Radiotherapy Service.
4. To comply with and contribute to the maintenance of ISO 9000 quality system for the department.
5. To participate in audit, and the clinical research and development of techniques and equipment.
6. To participate in the training and education programme of student and junior radiographers and technologists.
Working for our organisation
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person specification documents for further details of main responsibilities.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
* HCPC registration or eligible for registration with RCT.
* Evidence of radiotherapy planning specific education.
Experience
* Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience as therapeutic Radiographer or dosimetrist.
* Radiotherapy Treatment Planning or Pre-treatment (vSim) experience.
* Evidence of planning complex radiotherapy techniques (SABR/SRS).
* Evidence of working in NHS with Cancer Wait Time target knowledge.
Communication and relationship skills
* Evidence of working within a Multi-professional Team.
* Evidence of communicating complex information in an understandable manner.
Planning and Organisational skills
* Evidence of organising and prioritising workload taking into account complexity.
* Ability to adapt to changing workloads and priorities e.g. response to unpredictable requests.
Physical skills
* Able to use complex computer systems to support treatment planning.
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Closing Dates
Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication
All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
Salary:
The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence:
All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy:
NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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