Therapeutic Radiographer

Full time staff currently work their contracted hours over 4 days and are given a rolling day off each week. The post is based at Poole with a rotation between the main and satellite unit at Dorchester during a typical year.

Applicants must be educated to DCR(T) / BSc Hons or equivalent and be registered with the HCPC

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.

Our radiotherapy service has a wide range of different modern, tattooless techniques with a strong commitment to both patient care and staff development, including a well-developed competency and preceptorship program to help new staff integrate into the service. Our department uses the four tier structure for radiographers and you would be working along side radiographers which have developed to band 8b.

We offer regular opportunities for educational funding (such as MSc modules) as well as possible paid attendance at conferences both nationally and internationally. (such as ESTRO)

The department has a fleet of Linacs to Varian True Beams, two Philips Big Bore CT scanners. Orthovoltage and Brachytherapy service. We have Implemented Surface Guided Radiotherapy (SGRT) and Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy.

The department is a reference site for 3 manufactures in the field of radiotherapy, often hosting visits to help other departments develop.

Our oncology management system is Mosaiq and our planning system Eclipse.

Poole also runs a satellite radiotherapy service in the neighbouring town of Dorchester where we operate one of our four Linacs.