Job summary
An exciting role within the Oxford Cancer Centre @ Oxford - a split role between Pre-treatment & Treatment.

Join the Oxford Cancer Centre in an exciting split-role across Pre-Treatment and Treatment, giving you the opportunity to develop expertise across the full patient pathway. We're looking for a motivated and compassionate Therapeutic Radiographer to join our friendly team and help deliver outstanding patient care using some of the most advanced radiotherapy technology available.

This post attracts a 5% Recruitment & Retention Premium (reviewed annually).

You'll rotate approximately every 9 months between treatment & pre-treatment and gain experience working with Varian Halcyon and TrueBeam linacs, HyperArc, 6DoF couches, GoSim CT scanners, virtual simulation and auto-contouring software.

We deliver a wide range of advanced techniques including IMRT, VMAT, DIBH, IGRT, SABR, SRS/SRT and TBI, with all radiographers encouraged to develop their skills and get involved.

If you're looking for a role that combines cutting-edge technology, career development and the chance to make a real difference to patients every day, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job
Work as a senior member of the team of Radiographers covering all sections of the department including mould room, CT scanning, virtual simulation and contouring, delivery of a wide range of both simple & complex treatment and IGRT techniques.

Work on a rotational basis through all clinical areas; treatment floor, pre-treatment area approx. 9 months per rotation.

Support the team leader in the day-to-day management of their assigned pre-treatment or treatment work area, assisting in the organisation and management of the clinical workload.

Liaising with the multidisciplinary team.

Assist with the day-to-day organisation of a treatment unit to ensure an efficient service is delivered and workload targets are achieved.

Supervise, support & teach junior members of staff and students

About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Job responsibilities
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Visits to the department can be arranged. Please contact Sharon Duxbury sharon.duxbuty@ouh.nhs.uk / 01865 235476 to arrange a visit or for more information about this post.

Person Specification
Essential

• Post registration experience of working as a Therapeutic Radiographer with rotations through pre-treatment and treatment
• BSc (Hon) in Radiotherapy
• HCPC Therapeutic Radiographer registration
• Core knowledge of a range of radiotherapy equipment and techniques together with the principles underlying them
• Core knowledge of the principles of radiotherapy treatment planning and radiation dosimetry as applied to radiotherapy treatments
• Ability to work well within a team environment
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Able to use treatment planning systems and virtual simulation software.
• Knowledge of current IR(ME) Regulations and responsibilities relating to own professional practice

Desirable

• Experience of complex techniques delivery e.g. SABR, SRS
• Evidence of post graduate training

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).