Team Manager Therapeutic Radiographer - XRT Treatment

Team Manager Therapeutic Radiographer - XRT Treatment

We are looking for a hardworking team player to join us in the friendly Radiotherapy treatment delivery team at our Withington site. We have an excellent new starter induction package and great opportunities for training and development across the service. These include encouragement for personal development alongside our specialist education team and opportunities to attend local and national courses and conferences.

There are many more! The Band 7 position is a key member of the treatment team and will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of a clinical area. The Withington site comprises of 8 Elekta Lin Acs, an XStrahl Superficial machine and 2 Phillips Big Bore CT Scanners, providing opportunity to gain skills in all these areas.

We are looking for an enthusiastic radiographer with significant experience in treatment delivery who is motivated to lead the implementation of new techniques for treatment delivery, along with the development of protocols. They should be able to motivate their team and have the flexibility to problem solve effectively. They will be responsible for supporting and managing a team of radiographers.

Provide professional, technical, operational, and clinical leadership, advising and supporting radiographic staff across the service.

Troubleshoot patient care or technical issues in designated area.

Supervise, instruct and take part in treatment delivery and image guided  pro-active in the development and implementation of evidence based clinical practice in line with local and national initiatives, facilitating changes in service where necessary.

Act as an expert resource on treatment delivery equipment, imaging, and oncology management systems. Providing support and advice as appropriate.

Work closely with the other Superintendents and the Quality Manager, to monitor the work across the service, in order to maintain high quality service delivery and professional standards, helping to further develop and maintain the accredited Quality Management  depth knowledge of UK radiation legislation IRR 1999 and IR(ME)
R 2017 and to act as an expert resource in interpretation of the legislation, with regards standard operating procedures and error reporting.

Establish and maintain good communication links between multi-disciplinary team.

Promote opportunities for team development and individual role enhancement.

Undertake clinical operational responsibility in the absence of the lead/principal radiographer.

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world;

chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The post holder is expected to troubleshoot patient care or technical issues in designated area. To supervise, instruct and take part in the use of complex radiotherapy calculations. To supervise, instruct and take part in treatment delivery and image-guided radiotherapy. To supervise and participate in CT Scanning and Virtual simulation when required. To be pro-active in the development and implementation of evidence based clinical practice in line with local and national initiatives, facilitating changes in service where necessary.

To act as an expert resource on treatment delivery equipment, imaging, and oncology management systems. Providing support and advice as…