About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced radiotherapy professional ready for the next step in your career? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced therapeutic radiographer to join the Late Effects and Review teams at Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre.
This is an exciting opportunity to support patients through their radiotherapy treatment and help shape the continued development of a service supporting people living with the longer-term effects of radiotherapy. You will provide expert assessment, advice and management of radiotherapy acute and late side effects attending new patient and follow-up clinics, both in the Trust and at other sites.
You will work autonomously while collaborating closely with clinical oncology, radiotherapy and wider multidisciplinary teams. You will also build effective partnerships across the Trust, primary care, voluntary organisations and regional services to improve awareness and access.
This exciting opportunity spans both our Radiotherapy Late Effects and On-Treatment Review services. We welcome applications from candidates interested in undertaking the full role across both services, however we would also be happy to consider applicants wishing to focus on either the Late Effects (22.5 hours per week) or Review (15 hours) element of the post.
Main duties of the job
As Late Effects/Review Therapeutic Radiographer, you will combine specialist clinical practice with service development and professional leadership.
Your key responsibilities will include
Plan and coordinate the on-treatment review clinics for patients attending for radiotherapy treatment.
Running new patient and follow-up clinics and undertaking specialist assessment of complex radiotherapy late effects.
Providing expert advice on symptom and side-effect management, recommending and reviewing treatment and care interventions.
Assessing patients' psychosocial needs and coordinating appropriate onward referrals and support.
Prescribing within your professional scope of practice, where appropriately qualified.
Working collaboratively with clinical oncology, radiotherapy and wider multidisciplinary teams.
Leading service improvement, clinical governance, audit, evaluation and research relevant to late effects.
Working with the South West Radiotherapy Late Effects Service to promote consistent standards, expertise and data collection across the region.
Developing standards of care, supporting colleagues through education and training, contributing to audit and research, and ensuring the service continues to evolve in response to evidence and patient need.
About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit andretaina workforce whichrepresentsthe rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your applicationin order toensurewe'remeeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- DCR (T), BSc (Hons) or MSc State Registered Therapeutic Radiographer
- Registered Non-medical prescriber on the HCPC register or working towards
- Post graduate education / training appropriate to their area of practice
Knowledge,skills and abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of national developments in radiotherapy techniques/advances
- Ability to work autonomously whilst aligning to the late effects and review services aims and objectives
- Show initiative and be responsive to service needs
- Reflect on practice for continuing self-audit
- Ability to communicate well at individual, team and departmental and interdepartmental levels
Desirable
- Knowledge of the late effects of radiotherapy and their management
Experience
Essential
- Wide experience of radiotherapy treatment and review
- Experience of managing radiotherapy side effects
- Experience with student /support worker education
- Experience of clinical leadership with example
- Experience of service development with example
- Experience of auditing and Research
Desirable
- Experience of working in a Late Effects Service
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Patient focused
- Able to think quickly and to make decisions
- Able to work under pressure
Desirable
- Demonstrate ambition in personal and service development
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Specialised Services Management Offices
Myrtle Road
Bristol
BS2 8BL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)