26 Oct
Oxford University Hospitals
Oxford
Job description
Job overview
An exciting role within the Oxford Cancer Centre @ Oxford!
We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring, highly motivated and experienced Therapeutic Radiographer to join our friendly and welcoming team at the Oxford Cancer Centre to work in a split role between Physics Planning & Pre-treatment / Treatment .
Our equipment refresh programme is complete with two Varian Halcyon linacs & Truebeams with RGSC & Dof couches, one of which has Hyperarc .
Pre-treatment houses GoSim CT scanners with auto-contouring software. Our satellite unit in Swindon houses Trubeam linacs with DoF couches and a GoSim CT scanner and our single linac with a GoSim CT scanner satellite centre in Milton Keynes opens later this year.
Patients are at the heart of what we do, and we are looking for Therapeutic Radiographers who can deliver excellent care with compassion and respect.
We deliver a range of techniques including IMRT, VMAT, DIBH, IGRT, complex SABR, SRS / SRT, TBI - all grades are expected and encouraged to participate in these treatment and verification techniques.
We are proud of our strong culture of learning, education, and support and we offer a comprehensive induction programme.
Our Practice Educator team can assist with professional development; we strongly encourage Radiographers to get involved in audit & service development.
There is access to CPD funding for both academic modules and conferences.
Main duties of the job
Work as a senior member of the team of Radiographers covering all sections of the department including mould room, CT scanning, virtual simulation and contouring, delivery of a wide range of both simple & complex treatment and IGRT techniques.
Work on a rotational basis through all clinical areas; treatment floor,
pre-treatment area and Radiotherapy Physics treatment planning.
Participate in all aspects of the treatment planning service. This includes carrying out highly complex treatment planning, introducing new techniques and carrying out applied research.
Support the team leader in the day-to-day management of their assigned pre-treatment or treatment work area, assisting in the organisation and management of the clinical workload.
Liaising with the multidisciplinary team.
Assist with the day-to-day organisation of a treatment unit to ensure an efficient service is delivered and workload targets are achieved.
Supervise, support & teach junior members of staff and students
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
For more information on OUH please view
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family.
Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the .
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