Pre-Treatment Superintendent Radiographer

The post holder is expected to troubleshoot patient care or technical issues in all pre-treatment areas. Work as a subject matter expert on all aspects of pre-treatment radiotherapy.The candidate will supervise, instruct and take part in pre-treatment imaging for radiotherapy planning and virtual simulation planning of patients for radiotherapy and make decisions pertaining to patient care and treatment.Supervise, instruct and take part in production of required immobilisation of patients for radiotherapy. Supervise, instruct and take part in the cannulation of patients and administration of radiographic contrast. Identify normal anatomy and pathological appearances, make analytical judgement on imaging and pre-treatment actions.Work closely with the other Superintendents and the Quality manager, to monitor the work across the service, to maintain high quality service delivery and professional standards in line with established quality systems.

Take a lead role in reviewing and writing work instructions and operating procedures. They will ensure all errors are reported and handled in an appropriate manner and continually assess and monitor risk in their practice and that of others

Possess an in-depth knowledge of UK radiation legislation IRR 2019 and IR(ME)R 2019 and act as an expert resource in interpretation of the legislation with regards standard operating procedures and error reporting.

An opportunity has arisen for a committed and enthusiastic, expert Therapeutic Radiographer, to work in our Pre-Treatment Team as a Superintendent. This is a full-time and permanent Band 7 post.

The post holder will be based at the Withington site, Manchester M20 4BX but, be expected to work across all Christie sites as required.

Successful applicants will be highly motivated and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. As subject matter experts in their field, they will be committed to developing themselves and helping develop our service.

All candidates must be already registered with the HCPC.

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.