Senior Therapeutic Radiographer

We are looking for a hardworking team player to join us in the friendly Proton Beam Therapy team. We have been operational for several years, have an excellent new starter induction package and great opportunities for training and development across the service. These include encouragement for personal development alongside our specialist education team and opportunities to attend/present at our Proton School. There are many more! This position enables a high level of multidisciplinary working including close working with anaesthetics, nursing and physics teams. The Band 6 position is a key member of the treatment team and is encouraged to contribute towards the development of the treatment delivery service. The centre is a Varian site and has state of the art ProBeam spot-scanning equipment and a warm, welcoming environment. We are looking for an experienced radiographer in treatment delivery, who is enthusiastic and motivated to take responsibility for running a proton gantry and
managing a diverse workload of patients in the proton service. They will be expected to lead and supervise staff operating the equipment under the direct supervision of the Proton Superintendent Radiographers.Successful applicants will have wide experience with radiotherapy equipment and treatment techniques, be highly motivated and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. We are looking for applicants with a commitment to developing themselves, the team, and the Proton Service.

Main duties of the job

Shift patterns between 06:00 and 23:00pm.

Example shift times 7am-15.00pm and 11am-19.00pm, finish time flexible to meet the needs of the service.

Main duties include:

o To lead, co-ordinate, supervise and manage a team of staff operating radiotherapy equipment and act as lead practitioner, making assessments and key decisions regarding workload management, patient care, and treatment.o To ensure that the highly complex radiotherapy and imaging equipment is safe and accurate to operate, both for staff and patients, undertaking the appropriate machine checks, reporting any variances, faults, and malfunctions as necessary.o Evaluate delivery of radiotherapy through application and interpretation of treatment verification procedures.o Follow appropriate systems and working methods to achieve the safe, timely achievement of workload targets.o Be able to accurately position patient and operate highly complex radiotherapy and imaging equipment along the radiotherapy pathway. Keep accurate records and comply with necessary policies and procedures.

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.