About this role
Job summary
We are recruiting for a Superintendent Radiographer within the treatment planning team who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC) is one of Europe's leading and largest cancer treatment centres. External Beam radiotherapy equipment comprises of seven linear accelerators including four Truebeam units, two Halcyon and an Ethos linear accelerator all with Hypersight and IDENTIFY. This technology supports a comprehensive stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) and adaptive radiotherapy programme Pre treatment includes two dedicated CT simulators with the most recent installation a Siemens SOMATOM go.Open Pro. Treatment planning is performed on the Eclipse treatment planning system.A High Dose Rate (HDR) brachytherapy suite is also situated at the cancer centre with a dedicated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner.
The Radiotherapy department is operational routinely between 8am-7pm Monday - Friday including bank holidays.
In addition, you will receive a High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,870and a maximum payment of £6,137per annum pro rata.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
As part of the treatment planning leadership team you will act as a clinical expert and line manager for radiographers in treatment planning.
To act as a clinical expert within treatment planning.
To partake in lead in developing new techniques in treatment planning
To be a member of the treatment planning management team.
The post holder is required to undertake a specialist managment role within the treatment planning team, areas of management expertise could include staff training and development, quality system, audit, clinical trials.
To act as an expert in the field of treatment planning for radiotherapy.
To be available to take a lead in the design of new radiotherapy planning techniques.
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
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of developing the cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training Essential
DCR(T) / BSc. in Therapeutic Radiography Evidence of further study i.e. MSc modules Expert clinical knowledge
Previous Experience Essential
Evidence of experience in a supervisory capacity Variety of experiences as a radiographer in all aspects of treatment and pre-treatment areas Experience as a band 7 radiographer Evidence of implementation of change (for example a new technique or a new way of working) Planning and checking of a wide range of treatment sites
Desirable
Worked in more than one department
Skills Essential
Presentation skills - both verbal and written Motivational skills, tact, diplomacy, and negotiating skills Decision-making skills Problem-solving skill Able to work on own initiatives Able to assess and deal with staff interaction/confrontational issues when necessary
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of standard radiographic techniques in multiple departments Advanced knowledge of radiographic techniques Understanding of advanced treatment planning techniques
Other Requirements Essential
Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff Role model our Trust values every day Flexible regarding working hours
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
Rickmansworth Rd
Northwood
HA6 2RN
Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)