Pre-treatment Team leader | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic Therapeutic Radiographer to join our team at Nottingham Radiotherapy Centre.

You will act as team leader supporting the pre-treatment and CT teams in the busy area at NUH. You will provide expert knowledge in complex treatment localisation techniques and communicate with the wider MDT in this area.

1. Provide expert knowledge and skills in specific areas of the pre-treatment section.
2. To manage a team of staff and provide leadership and guidance to the team
3. Co-ordinate the clinical workload of the relevant section
4. Act as a focus for specialist clinical advice to staff, working closely with the Principal Radiographers.
5. To contribute to the maintenance of ISO 9000 quality system for the department.
6. To lead in the clinical research, audit and development of techniques and equipment.
7. To ensure high technical standards and patient care standards are maintained during CT simulation and pre-treatment processes
8. To be proactive in the evaluation and implementation of new equipment and treatment techniques.
9. To work closely with the Principal Radiographers, doctors, physicists and other members of the team as appropriate to provide clinical expertise and support for wider team
10. To participate in the staff training and education programme, which includes training the junior medical staff, and to be involved in the recruitment, selection and retention of staff.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the biggest and busiest acute hospitals in England, employing over 19,000 staff. We provide care to over 2.5million residents of Nottingham and its surrounding communities and specialist services to a further 3-4million people from neighbouring counties.

The Nottingham Radiotherapy Centre offers cutting edge treatment delivery and pre-treatment technology including 6 Elekta Versa HD and Agility Linacs (2 with Brainlab and Exactrac with further surface guided solutions to be added with our latest Linacs), 2 CT scanners (Canon Exceed LB CT 4D ) , Raystation and Monaco planning systems, MVision auto contouring software and Mosaiq Oncology Management system.

The Radiotherapy Department provides complex treatments including: paediatric radiotherapy, image guided IMRT, SABR, SRS and total body electron and photon treatments for patients across Nottinghamshire and the wider East Midlands region. The department has a major commitment to evidence based practice and participates in multi-centre clinical research trials.