Advanced Practitioner Radiographer - Skin

The Advanced Practitioner Radiographer- Skin will be responsible for:

Managing and actively participating in the patient preparation in Mould room and delivery of radiotherapy to the skin across all treatment modalities including electrons, photons and orthovoltage.

The post holder shall ensure that the patient pathway is managed efficiently to ensure continuity of care, effective use of resources and to ensure that all cancer targets both locally and nationally are achieved.

To be an effective team player in the tumour specific multi-disciplinary team and to be involved in the total care of patients undergoing Radiotherapy treatment.

To provide radiotherapy knowledge to the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and Network as required.

Provide information and support to relatives and carers instrumental in the patient's on-going care and holistic well-being.

Operate inter-professionally between the MDT, medical physics, medical staff, radiographers and other allied health care professionals advising and referring to other healthcare providers as necessary for each patient.

The post holder must be qualified to practice as an Operator within Radiotherapy as defined by IR(ME)R.

To undertake working hours that suit the demands of the service.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply., The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and ouraward-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.

Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.

If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.