Job Description

This role offers a rare and exciting opportunity to be part of the radiotherapy team at UCLH and become a key member of the UCLH brachytherapy and molecular targeted therapies service.

The post will require the applicant to co-ordinate and support the molecular radiotherapy department, taking responsibility for the training of junior staff rotating through the serviceand working closely and in conjunction with the Nuclear Medicine department to deliver the service.

Radioisotope therapy offered together with the nuclear medicine department and includes, in addition to radioiodine and MIBG, therapies targeted to bone, octreotide receptors and lymphoma. Ten protected rooms are provided in the building, 6 of which are in regular clinical use.

In addition to maintaining a clinical service the post holder will be required update and produce work instructions and procedures as well as taking an active role in clinical audit. The UCLH molecular radiotherapy department is a national referral centre.

This role will enable patients to have access to a key-worker who will provide highly specialised support in molecular targeted therapies. This support will be available for patients and their families at diagnosis, during decision-making, during treatment, post treatment and during symptom management. Their knowledge, skill, care, and support are essential to ensuring that the outcomes and experiences of patients are as successful and as positive as possible.



The post holder will provide professional clinical leadership and effective management of the MRT service staff, deputising for the MRT Lead on the care of our MRT patients and be an integral part of the oncology team, providing the highest possible standard of care for patients requiring MRT.



The post holder will be recognised and accessible as an expert in MRT, promoting best practice, giving expert advice to patients and carers, delegating, and disseminating knowledge to the profession and to the wider multi discipline team. Ensuring highly accurate, complex MRT procedures are delivered safely to patients.



The post holder will play a key role in the overall pathway management of MRT patients within the radiotherapy service and for meeting national and local targets. They will ensure national and trust guidelines and directives are implemented and monitored.



The post holder will work with the MRT Lead to develop policies and protocols and will play an active role in research and in exploring and developing new ways of working to achieve the tri-fold goal of the service: improving quality of MRT treatment, improving patient care, and improving staff satisfaction.



University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.



We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:



University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital Eastman Dental Hospital Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre The Hospital for Tropical Diseases University College Hospitals at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.



At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.



For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached .



Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*



UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff - To find out more, visit: Flexible working.



To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?