Job vacancy: Band 5 Therapeutic Radiographer (Fixed Term 12 Months), North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, London

Job summary

Main area: Radiotherapy
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 393-NMUH-1374

Employer: North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
Town: London
Salary: £32,720 - £39,769 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/05/2024 23:59

Band 5 Therapeutic Radiographer (Fixed Term 12 Months)

Band 5

The North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.

The hospital has been on its present site for over 100 years and was established as an NHS trust by statute in December 1990. The Trust’s services are provided on the North Middlesex University Hospital site as well as a range of community sites across the London Borough of Enfield, including at partner hospitals. They provide services in collaboration with a range of partners, including local GPs, acute, mental health and other community health service providers across North Central London.

In the year ending 31 March 2022, the Trust reported a turnover of £419.7m and employed almost 4,000 staff. Following the transfer of Enfield Community Services on 1st April 2023, this has increased as we have welcomed over 600 new staff including District Nurses, Community Matrons, Community Physiotherapists, Psychologists and many more across a wide range of adult and children’s community services in Enfield. It is an exciting time to join North Mid as we continue our journey to become an integrated care organisation to deliver high quality, seamless care in our local communities, with a focus on tackling health inequalities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Practice

To develop and maintain good working relationships with all staff and departments, liaising with all members of the multidisciplinary team and other professional health care groups to ensure a quality, patient centred, seamless service.

To be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team, providing the highest possible standard of care for patients
Provide the information necessary in order that decisions can be made regarding patient management; seeking advice and reflecting on practice where appropriate to develop the necessary skills for the role
To recognise limitations and to seek support as per departmental escalation policies
To communicate, guide and encourage patients and carers through all stages of the radiotherapy process, with sensitive support for both their physical and emotional reactions. Including signposting for any Holistic Needs and psychological and/or counselling services if required.
To provide advice about treatment and side effects for patients, relatives and carers, in a timely, appropriate and sensitive manner
To assess, recognise and manage radiotherapy radiation-induced toxicity and cancer-related side effects during treatment
To respect the ethical, moral, cultural, religious and social values that underpins a patient’s identity.
To generate and sustain relationships that maintains and promotes human dignity, rights and responsibilities and ensures confidentiality.
To provide the above elements of patient care to those suffering with dementia as per trust policy
To report any injury to patients, visitors or contractors in accordance with Trust policy, completing appropriate documentation and informing the Head of Radiotherapy.
To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of the post-holders own practice, practising within the framework of current legislation, fulfilling the duty of care to the patient, public and the Profession.
To comply with departmental policies for IR(ME)R 2017 compliance.
To work under the supervision of senior/superintendent radiographers to review departmental protocol in their respective designated areas
To comply with professional, statutory and Trust policies and procedures (e.g. Code of Professional Conduct, SoR Guidelines on Professional Practice and CPD, Health and Safety at Work Act etc.)
To undertake other duties that may occasionally be required as per service needs

Education & Training

To demonstrate management of personal and professional development, maintaining and improving skills and knowledge through appraisal, and a portfolio of sustained and effective life-long learning.
To participate in the clinical teaching and support of students, and to act as Student mentors, with regard to the under graduate degree in Radiotherapy
To provide support, advice and education for the student cohort using effective communication skills
To promote the Profession, demonstrate equipment, and contribute to the education of visitors, students, other health care professionals, patients and the wider community.
To participate in presentations when appropriate, promoting knowledge and awareness of radiotherapy, developing the service as one team.

Practice & Service Development

To participate in the department’s on-going clinical & quality audit programme and appropriate work related developmental projects.
To remain appraised of the evidence base in the practice of the specialism through relevant reading on current research projects, trends and developments.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria

HCPC registration as a Therapy Radiographer
DCR(T) or BSc (hons) in Therapy Radiography

Desirable criteria

Applicable MSc modules
Radiotherapy Training courses

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Able to concentrate and keep focused with interruptions from other staff, patients and relatives
Practical experience delivering radiotherapy
Demonstrate problem solving and decision making skills
Strong organisational ability with good time management skills and ability to prioritise tasks
Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills
Demonstrate understanding of the principles of radiotherapy treatment planning and delivery
Flexible approach to work to meet the exigencies of the service i.e. hours/shifts/on call rota. Able to work nonstandard hours between 07:15 and 20:00
To be an effective communicator using both written and spoken English; including being able to manage sensitive information and to deal with anxious and demanding individuals using diplomacy and persuasion
Knowledge and ability to ensure compliance with quality system
Understands the risks associated with radiation and patient treatments / imaging

Desirable criteria

Undertaken presentations
Writing Standard Operating Procedures
Undertaking risk assessments

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience in radiotherapy planning & imaging techniques. Able to analyse images
Significant clinical experience

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Time management skill
Knowledge of current professional issues
Highly self-motivated
Having assured demeanour with appropriate confidence in own abilities, being able to seek support as necessary

Desirable criteria

Good IT skills

Values

Essential criteria

Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

Demonstrate ability to cope with moving and handling of patients and equipment
Generally good eyesight adjusted to work in artificial lighting conditions and with VDU
Good spatial and hand eye coordination as required to manoeuvre machinery, patient and equipment avoiding collision and resulting in proper alignment
Complies with HCPC Professional Code of Conduct

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

You will only be contacted by the Recruitment Team via email if you are shortlisted for this post. Please ensure therefore that you check your e-mail account regularly.

Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3^rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, (NLPSS) who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of NMUH.

If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk

NMUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of NMUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to NMUH transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system and other secure, internal NHS workforce systems.

By applying for this role, you accept in the event you are successful that your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which is aimed at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers. Therefore we want you to complete your e-learning modules prior to joining our organisation.

If you are an EU/EEA citizen who does not have EU Settlement or Pre-Settled status, you will require a visa to work in the UK.

If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Sharif Shaykhoun
Job title: Head of Radiotherapy
Email address: [email protected]

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