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Full time (37 hrs) (flexible working hours and part time hours may be considered)
We are looking for a motivated, caring, pro-active individual(s) to join our friendly and dedicated radiotherapy team.
The Assistant role includes delivering hands on care for patients. You will be expected to welcome new and returning patients in a warm and welcoming manner. You will build a rapport with these patients as you will see some of them on a daily basis for up to 6 weeks.
You will deliver treatment preparation advice and inform patients of associated procedures to follow and internal clinic appointments. You will also be required to complete the relevant training modules in a timely manner that will enable you to be able to take blood samples from our patients.
In addition you will learn our IT systems, allowing you to navigate our patient management system, and additionally become competent in ordering and managing the supplies required throughout the department
We are a small, busy department, dedicated to delivering a high quality of care and service to our patients.
The Clinical Oncology Department has:
2 Varian True Beams, Siemens CT Scanner, mould room and several clinics.
The department of clinical Oncology provides non-surgical cancer treatment to a population of approximately 260,000, covering Highland, the Western Isles and part of Grampian Health Board areas. It is one of 5 cancer centres in Scotland. The department currently treats around 700 new patients per annum.
The unit provides clinical placements for therapy students from QMU in Edinburgh and GCU in Glasgow.
The Highlands offer an excellent quality of life. It is an area of outstanding natural beauty offering a range of leisure and sporting opportunities throughout the year. Inverness is compact but has all the amenities of a modern city, including well-established road, rail and air transport links.
Informal enquiries to: Susann McCracken: 01463 705450; email:susann.mccracken@nhs.scot
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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.
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NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.