Specialist Planning Radiographer / Dosimetrist (B7)

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic Therapeutic Radiographer or Dosimetrist to join our treatment planning team here at Nottingham. The role will include undertaking all aspects of treatment planning including OAR contouring, Image Fusion, a full range of simple and complex planning techniques including IMRT, SABR across multiple sites and Linac delivered SRS, production of patient specific QA and planning for patients within national trials and associated data collection.

• Working from home would be considered for this post for the right candidate, 1. Have expert knowledge on all aspects of the pre-treatment planning pathways in the department and to provide support and expert advice on planning techniques.
2. Act clinically as a specialist treatment planner, including OAR contouring, image fusion, delivering a full range of planning solutions including simple planning, IMRT, SABR and SRS, production of patient specific QA plans and planning for patients within national trials. 3. Maintain knowledge of all current Radiotherapy studies and trials being carried out within the department and the planning Radiographer/Dosimetrists role within them. 4. Co-ordinate the clinical workload of the within treatment planning, prioritising as required. Working with wider MDT to facilitate completion of treatment plans. 5. Lead on development and introduction of new planning techniques. Ensuring local change management processes are adhered to while working with a technical MDT. 6. Interpret and explain technical information for other staff members / students as required. 7. Appropriate delegation of duties to staff within the pre-treatment/planning team. 8. Analyse the feasibility of the treatment prescription and be available to discuss treatment problems with the relevant parties 9. In association with the Principal Radiographers regulate the daily activity and highlighting where national cancer targets cannot be met. 10. Develop and maintain skills in the use of all planning equipment and techniques.

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., 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 the 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. Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms. Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly. Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. Please follow the link to book onto our sessions: Support for NUH Job Applications If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following: + Stay in full-time education, for example at a college + Start an Apprenticeship + Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

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