Advanced practitioner post in the Radiotherapy department at Gloucestershire Oncology Centre, sitting in its Hereford department at the County Hospital. The role centres on operating and supervising complex treatments, volumetric imaging and palliative imaging decisions, alongside training junior staff and students. The department runs IMRT, SABR and adaptive therapy, takes part in national research trials and runs a late effects service, and the post holder acts up for the Band 7 Team Lead. Candidates need HCPC registration and must have been qualified for 18 months.
What the job involves
- Operate and organise the treatment machine as an IRMER-entitled operator, delivering and supervising complex radiotherapy with precise positioning of patients and machinery
- Act up for the Band 7 Team Lead in their absence
- Carry out volumetric imaging and make decisions on treatment placement
- Carry out palliative KV imaging on-set planning
- Become an imaging practitioner for concomitant exposures
- Give evidence-based advice on treatment-related side effects
- Administer medication under PGD guidelines
- Supervise and train junior staff and students
- Carry out staff appraisals
- Update the department's Quality Management System
- Ensure equipment is safe and accurate to operate, reporting faults and incidents
- Undertake Category 1 cover for bank holidays and work at the Cheltenham site if required
Qualifications
- BSc in Radiotherapy or equivalent
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration
Experience
- Experience of working in an advanced Radiotherapy centre
- Experience of IGRT skills
Skills & knowledge
- Working well under pressure
- Good problem solving
- IT competency
Nice to have
- Evidence of post-registration experience
- MSc module in Patient Review
- Use of the department's computerised system (Aria)
- Use of hospital computerised systems
- Experience of periods of acting up into advanced positions
- Good administrative skills
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