About this role
Job summary
We are recruiting for an Associate Healthcare Science Practitioner - Radiotherapy Physics who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The Associate practitioner works with the radiotherapy physics team providing support for routine tasks. This will involve co-ordinating input of patient scans and data into the department and assigning appropriate care paths, inputting CT and other image data into the treatment planning systems, outlining standard organs, assisting with brachytherapy theatre sessions, performing standard tests on quality assurance equipment.
This role plays a practical part in the patient's treatment pathway and as such the postholder is classified as an operator under IR(ME)R and must take responsibility for following departmental IR(ME)R procedures.
The post holder also provides administrative support to the physics team with approximately 75% of the time spent on healthcare science duties and 25% on administration.
This post is 0.5Wte for 1 year. Hours of work will be discussed with candidates during interview. The department currently prefers candidate who are able to work in the morning.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
Book in patient data into the physics department and assigns appropriate care path from a list of options. Assess urgency of the plan and inform lead clinical scientist of any urgent plans
Contact patients whose treatment start dates need to be changed
Transfers patient CT data from the scanner to the treatment planning system - this is done electronically
Fuses image sets from different imaging modalities ensuring correct orientation of scans and that correct scan set is used
Prepares CT data for clinician contouring and treatment planning
Submits patient data for clinical trials
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
In addition, you will receive a High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,870 and a maximum payment of £6,137 per annum pro rata.
Please see the attached job description which outlines more fully the roles and responsibilities of this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training Essential
5 GCSE or equivalent including English and Maths 2 A level or equivalent (eg NVQ level 3) in a Science or health related subject
Desirable
Education to foundation degree level or equivalent ECDL or alternative qualification indicating computer literacy
Previous Experience Essential
Keyboard and basic computer skills Scientific background
Desirable
Experience of working in a healthcare setting or interaction with patients Experience in an office environment
Skills Essential
Computer literate able to use word, excel Able to learn additional software packages for example treatment planning system Attention to detail as required for outlining anatomy Good verbal communication skills to communicate with patients in a sensitive manner on the telephone and to Communicate with other departments regarding patient scans and appointments (radiotherapy, scanner centre) Able to manage several tasks at one time and demonstrates ability to cope with unpredictable behaviour Able to concentrate for sustained periods of time for example when outlining anatomy Able to sit for long periods of time at a desk in front of a computer workstation.
Knowledge Desirable
Some Knowledge of standard human anatomy on CT scans
Other Requirements Essential
Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion Role model our Trust values every day The post holder works in an environment of cancer patients, and may have to interact with them on the telephone and in theatre (for example; assisting with brachytherapy procedures). Therefore there may be occasional exposure to distressing circumstances and also exposure to bodily fluids. The post holder must be prepared to work in an environment where there is a radiation hazard, training will be provided if required The post holder must be prepared to work flexible shifts between 7am and 9pm. Monday to Friday. Occasional weekend work may be required
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
Rickmansworth Road
Northwood
HA6 2RN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)