Senior Radiographer - Radiotherapy

Senior Radiographer – Radiotherapy

London, London Bridge Hospital Radiotherapy at Guy’s

Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

7.5 hour shifts between 08:00 and 17:30

Permanent

Competitive, depending on experience

We’re looking for a Senior Therapy Radiographer to join our team at London Bridge Hospital Radiotherapy at Guy’s.

Located at Guy’s Hospital, this facility offers fast access to private radiotherapy services for patients in London, the City and across Kent and the Home Counties. Just a stone’s throw from London Bridge Station, this convenient setting offers comprehensive radiotherapy planning and treatment on one site using two TrueBeam linacs, Eclipse treatment planning system, dedicated GE CT scanner and AlignRT SGRT system. The facility offers a range of techniques including SABR, VMAT and breath-hold treatments.

Duties & responsibilities:

• Work across the treatment and pre-treatment areas in the provision of the clinical service.
• Ensure the safe and accurate administration of radiotherapy treatments, including accurate documentation, in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Operate radiotherapy equipment in accordance with operational procedures and local rules.
• Schedule patients for radiotherapy treatment, and competently carry out administration aspects of the patient pathway, in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Maintain effective liaison with relevant multi-disciplinary staff to ensure the provision of a high-quality service and a smooth and efficient work flow through the department.
• Act as a mentor, and support with training and induction of new staff and students within the clinical environment.
• Assist in maintaining an effective quality assurance programme for policies and procedures, reporting of errors, and risk and audit management.
• Ensure all errors and incidents are recorded and reported in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.

Skills & Experience

• BSc or DCR(T) in Therapeutic Radiography or equivalent
• HCPC registration
• Clinical radiotherapy experience
• Professional expertise, gained in a variety of techniques
• Comprehensive knowledge of electronic patient management systems, experience using Varian and ARIA
• Experience working in the pre-treatment setting is desirable