Principal Pre-Treatment Therapeutic Radiographer

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and experienced registered Therapy Radiographer to join the leadership team in Radiotherapy.

The role of principal pretreatment radiographer will lead our CT and planning sections. Providing expert knowledge the post holder will be able to shape the future of the service and work with an enthusiastic team to deliver this.

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 and 2 with VisionRTs SGRT solution), 2 Canon Exceed LB CT 4D scanners, Raystation and Monaco planning systems and Mosaiq Oncology Management system.

The Radiotherapy Department serves a population of 1.1 million and provides complex treatments including: Paediatric radiotherapy, image guided IMRT, SABR, SRS and total body electron and photon treatments. The department has a major commitment to evidence based practice and participates in multi-centre clinical research trials. We encourage post-graduate study, research and development and clinical audit and we work closely with Sheffield Hallam University at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

This post will provide the ambitious professional with an opportunity to expand themselves and to have a direct impact on the quality of service provided and to shape the future in this excellent radiotherapy service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead the pre-treatment and planning sections. to do this effectively they will;

co-ordinate the clinical workload in Radiotherapy planning and CT areas and act as an expert resource for clinical advice to staff. These areas included treatment planning, Calcs, fusion and CT

Be responsible for the management and delivery of planning and patient localisation in the Radiotherapy service through the deployment of therapy radiographers, students and support staff, equipment and other resources ensuring a high quality, safe and efficient patient centred service

Co-ordinate and communicate with members of the multi-professional team, including the Consultant and Registrar Clinical Oncologists, medical physicists and technicians

Act as an expert resource for clinical advice to staff, wherever possible based on evidence based practice, and to evaluate best practice.

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.