Radiographer | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 06 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £34,521 - £41,956 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 June 2025 |
| Location: | Sutton, SM2 5PT |
| Company: | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7181507/282-SB467 |
Summary
Band 5 Therapeutic Radiographer- Sutton site.
Would you like the opportunity to work in the largest cancer centre in Europe with an international reputation for high quality patient care, research and education? In addition to 6 Elekta linear accelerators, the Sutton dept has an Elekta MR linear accelerator, Cyberknife unit, Gulmay superficial unit and a Radixact unit with another Radixact currently being installed. The department has a Siemens Confidence CT scanner and utilises multi- modality imaging for planning. The Royal Marsden Hospital is the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe. We have an international reputation for high quality patient care, research and education, and want you to be part of our team.
1.1. The post-holder will be responsible for carrying out Radiotherapy processes at a specialist highly complex radiotherapy work base, which may be a treatment unit, a brachytherapy unit, a CT scanner, a VS area or a treatment preparation area as prescribed, carefully and accurately and will participate as appropriate with clinical research activity in the department.
1.2. The post-holder will liaise with medical, physics, nursing, clerical and support staff within the department and throughout the institution. The key working relationships will be with the Senior radiographers.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification :-
2.1 Responsible for the accurate preparation, planning and delivery of treatment by self
2.2 Participate as part of the team in the organisation of the radiotherapy work base.
2.3 Be able to operate all equipment safely and efficiently as per manufacturers’ instructions, including local guidelines.
2.4 Meet the regulatory responsibilities defined for an operator as delegated by the Trust under the IR(ME)R regulations.
2.5 Analyse and approve planning images and verification images following designated training and adhere to guidelines.
2.6 Be responsible for accurate record keeping and that information required for statistics is provided as required by self.
2.7 Participate in day to day and weekly quality control of equipment at the work base in accordance with ISO 9001 documentation.
2.8 Comply with department ISO 9001 quality assurance programme.
This advert closes on Tuesday 20 May 2025
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