Senior Radiographer - Therapeutic

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career as a Therapeutic Radiographer at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care (NCCC), Newcastle. We are a forward-thinking department with an active program of innovation, including MRI-based planning, Hypersight imaging, and Surface Guided Radiotherapy (SGRT) with plans to introduce online adaptive radiotherapy. As part of our friendly and supportive team, you will contribute to the delivery of radiotherapy treatments to approximately 8,000 patients each year, across both adult and paediatric services. We utilise a wide range of modern techniques, including VMAT, gating, SABR, SRS, and daily IGRT, on our fleet of Varian linear accelerators. We also provide specialist treatments such as SXT, TBI and TSEI. The post holder will provide technical expertise and radiographer leadership for the radiotherapy service within their specialist area. Join us and be part of a team dedicated to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care in a progressive and innovative environment.

Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will be responsible for the management of a team of radiographers and a clinical workload within a specified clinical area, ensuring the highest quality of technical practice and patient care.
• Accountable for the direct delivery of radiotherapy within a specified clinical area.
• Implement and deliver complex radiotherapy procedures including localisation, imaging, dose calculation and treatment delivery.
• Undertake radiotherapy practice independently and professionally in accordance with all protocols and procedures, and with care and accuracy.
• Ensure workload targets are achieved with optimal use of resources.
• Participate in and ensure staff & student training/development takes place.
• Contribute to holistic patient care as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing specialist advice and information regarding radiotherapy to patients and their carers.
• The post holder will be required to have a flexible approach to working hours to accommodate service demands.

Qualifications

• BSc in Radiotherapy or equivalent qualification (essential)
• State registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (essential)
• Evidence of continuing professional development through postgraduate training and study appropriate to the post (essential)
• Willing to undertake further education relevant to the post (essential)
• Postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience (desirable)

Knowledge

• Specialist knowledge in the delivery of radiotherapy across a broad range of techniques and complexity and of developments within this field (essential)
• Extensive knowledge of current treatment and imaging procedures, policies and working practices (essential)
• A working knowledge of standards and legislation in other relevant areas e.g. Health and Safety at work, COSHH, Risk Management and Clinical Governance (essential)

Skills

• Able to motivate others and self (essential)
• Able to negotiate (essential)
• Good time management skills (essential)
• Excellent communication skills – listening, written, verbal and non‑verbal (essential)
• Problem solver (essential)
• Able to use initiative appropriately (essential)
• IT skills (essential)

Experience

• Recent post‑qualification clinical experience in a modern radiotherapy department (essential)
• Previous experience working as a senior therapeutic radiographer (desirable)

Schedule

37 hours 30 minutes per week