Therapeutic Radiographer | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

This is a fantastic career development opportunity for radiographers to join an innovative, friendly and social department. We strive for excellence in all aspects of patient care and promote and support health and wellbeing in all our staff. The Radiotherapy Service in Truro is looking for Therapeutic Radiographers with a professional manner and high personal standards and drive. The department has a wide bore CT scanner with contrast and 4DCT, two beam matched TrueBeam linear accelerators with cone beam CT, SGRT, 6DoF couches, 4D CBCT & electron facilities, and a Superficial Treatment Unit. In addition to this, the service runs Radiographer-led clinics involving prostate support, on-treatment review, late effects , and follow up clinics. We are looking for someone to work within the pre-treatment and treatment teams during this exciting time of continued service development across all areas. Applicants must have a high level of technical competence, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be self-motivated and hardworking with a positive can-do attitude. The ability to remain calm under pressure and to integrate well with the existing teams are essential attributes of any applicants. Hours of work may be flexible and will reflect the needs of the Service. Radiotherapy treatment is routinely delivered with shifts between 7.30am and 6.00pm, Monday to Friday, some shift working may be required on Service days until 8pm. As part of the team, you will be responsible for the accurate delivery of radiotherapy and the management and supervision of patients through the review, pre-treatment and treatment processes. Responsible for maintaining the highest professional standards in the care and treatment of patients undergoing radiotherapy in line with nationally and locally agreed standards. Responsible for the accurate pre and post processing of treatments / checking and interpretation of treatment plans and prescriptions. Responsible for calculation of v-sim treatments and checking correct data entry on the treatment computer. Responsible for the safe use of highly complex and expensive equipment Responsible for ensuring that junior members of staff and students are trained appropriately and follow departmental procedures. The Radiotherapy Service is excellently located close to the City of Truro, beautiful beaches, coast line and countryside, where all our staff enjoy a high quality of life. Come and join our innovative team working with state of the art radiotherapy equipment. We are a friendly team passionate about delivering world class radiotherapy. We are currently undergoing a linac replacement programme for two new TrueBeam Linear Accelerators. The first one being installed in April 2025. We commissioned SGRT last year and are working towards going tattooless for all patients. We have an active Clinical Trials department and participate in many trials. We are currently expanding the service to include radiographer specialist roles to support patients along their treatment pathway. As a department we actively support our staff undertaking MSc modules, and courses. We encourage our staff of all bands to be involved in departmental projects developing their skill set and knowledge. PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-handside To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

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For further information please visit: https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation Many of our staff work flexibly inmany different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants. We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when theallocatednumber of applications has been reached. Pleasesubmityour application at the earliest opportunity.