Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the radiotherapy treatment department at Colchester Hospital for a Treatment Specialist Radiographer.



We are looking for an experienced Therapeutic Radiographer, who shares our vision of providing state of the art treatment, delivered by caring and supportive professionals.

ESNEFT currently has:

1 Varian Ethos, 1 Varian Halcyon, 5 Varian TrueBeam Linear Accelerators, two with 6 degrees of freedom couch. ARIA R&V system and Eclipse treatment planning system



Orthovoltage Units with a range of energies



Philips & Siemens CT Scanners. 4DCT scans are completed for lung patients and DIBH scans for left sided breast patients



MR Treatment planning



Mould room and planning services are radiographer led



Macmillan Radiographers are key workers for major tumour sites, and provide psychological support for patients and their carers



The department is accredited to ISO 9001:2015, and uses QPulse as the document management system



You will work in all areas of the Radiotherapy department ensuring the highest quality of technical practice, patient care and ensuring targets are achieved. You will work closely with the leadership team for treatment in the radiotherapy department.



You will also participate in the training and mentoring of our undergraduate therapeutic radiography students.



Cross site working to our Ipswich Hospital may be required.



To work closely with the Band 8A operational lead to ensure the workload is managed to minimise waiting times and staff work efficiently and effectively as a team



Daily planning and organisation of treatment units, to ensure activities are prioritised appropriately. Investigating and mitigating breaches where possible, escalating patient pathways where necessary



Supervise and participate in all aspects of clinical work related to the preparation, delivery and verification of Radiotherapy to maintain the highest professional and technical standards of Radiotherapy and patient care, liaising with the multi-disciplinary team to troubleshoot and resolve issues



Review and update Risk assessments and ensure appropriate documentation is in place to facilitate safe working practices in line with current legislation, and propose and implement changes



Actively participate in the Quality System and other quality initiatives within the directorate and profession to develop, implement and evaluate practice and techniques



Undertake appraisal and development of a personal development plan for junior radiographers in the department



Perform other duties, delegated by the Radiotherapy Service Manager, or deputy, after consultation with the post holder, to meet the needs of the department



Be prepared to vary working hours as may be necessary to meet the demands of the Department



Be prepared to work at either Radiotherapy Department site within ESNEFT, should the need arise



We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes



We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England , employing more than 12,000 staff



We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options



Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services



Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients



We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients



If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you



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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.