Employer: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: City Hospital Nottingham
Town: Nottingham
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/11/2024 23:59
Pre-treatment Team Leader
Band 7
Job Overview
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic Therapeutic Radiographer to join our team at Nottingham Radiotherapy Centre.
You will act as team leader supporting the pre-treatment and CT teams in the busy area at NUH. You will provide expert knowledge in complex treatment localisation techniques and communicate with the wider MDT in this area.
Main Duties of the Job
* Provide expert knowledge and skills in specific areas of the pre-treatment section.
* Manage a team of staff and provide leadership and guidance to the team.
* Co-ordinate the clinical workload of the relevant section.
* Act as a focus for specialist clinical advice to staff, working closely with the Principal Radiographers.
* Contribute to the maintenance of ISO 9000 quality system for the department.
* Lead in the clinical research, audit and development of techniques and equipment.
* Ensure high technical standards and patient care standards are maintained during CT simulation and pre-treatment processes.
* Be proactive in the evaluation and implementation of new equipment and treatment techniques.
* Work closely with the Principal Radiographers, doctors, physicists and other members of the team to provide clinical expertise and support for the wider team.
* Participate in the staff training and education programme, including training junior medical staff and being involved in the recruitment, selection and retention of staff.
Working for Our Organisation
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the biggest and busiest acute hospitals in England, employing over 19,000 staff. We provide care to over 2.5 million residents of Nottingham and its surrounding communities and specialist services to a further 3-4 million people from neighbouring counties.
The Nottingham Radiotherapy Centre offers cutting-edge treatment delivery and pre-treatment technology including 6 Elekta Versa HD and Agility Linacs, 2 CT scanners, Raystation and Monaco planning systems, MVision auto contouring software and Mosaiq Oncology Management system.
The Radiotherapy Department provides complex treatments including paediatric radiotherapy, image-guided IMRT, SABR, SRS, and total body electron and photon treatments for patients across Nottinghamshire and the wider East Midlands region.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Please see attached job description which describes in full detail the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertised role.
Person Specification
Training + Qualifications
* HCPC registration or eligible for registration with RCT.
* Demonstrates good written and verbal communication skills.
* Evidence of working as part of a Multi-Disciplinary team.
* Demonstrates successful communication of complex technical information to multi and uni-professional teams.
Analytical + Judgement Skills
* Evidence of prioritising workload/deadlines.
* Experience of working within the NHS requirements for Cancer Wait Time targets.
Experience
* Minimum 4 years post-graduate experience as a therapeutic radiographer.
* Demonstrable ability to cannulate.
* Experience of leading the introduction of new techniques.
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.
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.
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.
Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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