Band 7 Therapeutic Radiographer

Job Title: Therapeutic Radiographer

Trust: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Location: London Road, Reading RG1 5AN

Ward: A H P Radiotherapy

Pay Rates: £27.01 per hour

Shift Patterns: 37.5 Hours p/w Mon-Fri 08:30-17:00

Why might this job interest you?

Are you fascinated by the human body, technology and in making a real impact in patient care?Join the dedicated team at Royal Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust as a Radiographer, where you'll use advanced technology to help diagnose and monitor and understand the root cause of illnesses, medical conditions and guiding crucial treatment decisions. If you’re passionate about precision and patient care, we want to hear from you.

What you can add:

• The postholder will act as a State Registered Radiographer and will participate in the provision of multi-modality imaging services to a diversity of patient presentations in a range of clinical environments.
• Have specialist/expert knowledge on all aspects of the treatments administered in the department and to provide support and expert advice on treatment techniques and any associated pre-treatment tasks. This includes specialised knowledge on the implications of treatment for the patients, providing specialist support for patients.
• Ensure accurate delivery of pre-treatment clinical exposures by appropriate delegation of duties to staff, by checking prescriptions and to ensure that extra supervisory support is organised where necessary.
• Accurately complete all specialist pre-treatment tasks requiring highly developed physical skills in order to provide highly precise accurate treatments, ensuring all QA protocols are adhered to.
• Use specialist knowledge to make clinical judgements whilst adhering to clinical protocols and giving consideration to complex factors, such as validity/safety/ accuracy of treatment (in relation to technique, patient etc).

What you’ll need:

• State Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Masters Degree or Degree in Therapeutic Radiography
• Radiotherapy Planning and CT experience is essential
• Senior Radiotherapy Pre-Treatment experience is essential

In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of

• Relevant Qualifications
• Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.

The benefits we can offer you in return

· Putting People in Places to Care - be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.

• Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.

• Blue Light Card - NHS Discount Provider

• First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.

• Our team is always happy to help - access our support line any time.

• Working options to suit your lifestyle?- being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.

• Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSP’s own academy.
• Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.
• Being part of the NHSP Community means you’ll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.

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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.