Treatment Specialist Radiographer • Colchester East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nTreatment Specialist Radiographer with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Colchester\n\n An exciting opportunity has arisen in the radiotherapy treatment department at Colchester Hospital for a Treatment Specialist Radiographer. Applications are invited from suitably experienced Therapeutic Radiographers, who share our vision of providing state of the art treatment, delivered by caring and supportive professionals. ESNEFT currently has: 1 Varian Ethos, 1 Varian Halcyon, 5 Varian TrueBeam Linear Accelerators, two with 6 degrees of freedom couch. ARIA R&V system and Eclipse treatment planning system Orthovoltage Units with a range of energies Philips & Siemens CT Scanners. 4DCT scans are completed for lung patients and DIBH scans for left sided breast patients MR Treatment planning Mould room and planning services are radiographer led Macmillan Radiographers are key workers for major tumour sites, and provide psychological support for patients and their carers The department is accredited to ISO 9001:2015, and uses QPulse as the document management system You will work in all areas of the Radiotherapy department ensuring the highest quality of technical practice, patient care and ensuring targets are achieved. You will work closely with the leadership team for treatment in the radiotherapy department. You will also participate in the training and mentoring of our undergraduate therapeutic radiography students. Cross site working to our Ipswich Hospital may be required. To work closely with the Band 8A operational lead to ensure the workload is managed to minimise waiting times and staff work efficiently and effectively as a team Daily planning and organisation of treatment units, to ensure activities are prioritised appropriately. Investigating and mitigating breaches where possible, escalating patient pathways where necessary Supervise and participate in all aspects of clinical work related to the preparation, delivery and verification of Radiotherapy to maintain the highest professional and technical standards of Radiotherapy and patient care, liaising with the multi-disciplinary team to troubleshoot and resolve issues Review and update Risk assessments and ensure appropriate documentation is in place to facilitate safe working practices in line with current legislation, and propose and implement changes Actively participate in the Quality System and other quality initiatives within the directorate and profession to develop, implement and evaluate practice and techniques Undertake appraisal and development of a personal development plan for junior radiographers in the department Perform other duties, delegated by the Radiotherapy Service Manager, or deputy, after consultation with the post holder, to meet the needs of the department Be prepared to vary working hours as may be necessary to meet the demands of the Department Be prepared to work at either Radiotherapy Department site within ESNEFT, should the need arise About us For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. "}