Job summary
Working within the Patient Review Team you will support primarily gynaecological and colorectal patients receiving treatment to the pelvic area (although work will include other tumour sites). This involves anticipating, identifying and actively managing common and complex treatment related side effects, routinely undertaking assessment of a patient’s symptoms using advanced knowledge and skills to analyse often highly complex clinical situations. You will evaluate all data and information relevant to patients’ treatments and ensure that the patient and their relatives are treated with dignity and respect at all times. This includes assessing the psychosocial needs of the patient and family and providing skilled support, signposting and making appropriate referrals to other services both within the hospital and the wider community setting.
As a Review Radiographer you will be responsible for providing emotional and holistic support to patients with gynaecological or colorectal cancer discussing matters of a highly sensitive nature. You will act as the patient’s voice, assist in conducting audits and studies to improve patient experience within the department and participate in the production of patient information material.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this role is to support gynaecological and colorectal patients undergoing radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy to the pelvic area, to support the continuous improvement of supportive care and the development of education and information resources.
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn’t the Trust’s normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Job description and responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
As a review radiographer you will be working as part of a radiotherapy Patient Review Team under the supervision of the Review Operations Manager. You will support patients through on‑treatment review, patient information, patient education and patient and carer support.
As a key element of the role, the post holder will provide information, education, practical and emotional support to patients and carers during their radiotherapy. The post holder will be required to support the work of the various areas of the department.
The Royal Surrey Cancer Centre Radiotherapy Department is based at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford and operates a satellite service from the East Surrey Hospital in Redhill. This post is based at Guildford but will include regular attendance at both sites.
The Royal Surrey Cancer Centre is focused on providing excellent patient pathways and patient‑centred care. We strive to continuously evolve to reflect the technical advances within Radiotherapy. To that end, we have recently completed the replacement of two of our Varian TrueBeams with a Varian ETHOS and a Varian Halcyon at our satellite centre. These units are the first in the NHS for in‑bore SGRT and we are scheduled to be the first Centre to implement Hypersight later this year. Surface guided radiotherapy system installation will further improve the accuracy of treatment and present the opportunity for tattoo‑less radiotherapy. Our patients benefit from access to two ETHOS units, one Halcyon and four TrueBeams across our two radiotherapy centres.
Our main site is based at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford and our satellite centre is based at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill. Guildford gives easy access to the beautiful North & South Downs Way, is an hour from the coast and has great transport links to the surrounding counties of Berkshire, Hampshire and Sussex. The city offers cultural diversity, is home to the University of Surrey and it is great place to reside and explore.
Our satellite centre in Redhill is closely integrated with our main site. Situated within easy access to London, and surrounded by beautiful Surrey countryside. It offers you the opportunity to work in a smaller team and broaden your clinical skills with the chance to follow a patient throughout their treatment pathway. This is an excellent opportunity for CPD which is not always achievable in larger departments and establishments. Additionally, your wellbeing is important to us and as such we offer clinical staff a 9 day fortnight working pattern giving you the opportunity to have a fixed day off every two weeks.
You will, no matter what your grade banding, be empowered to learn, grow and progress your career. We offer a variety of CPD opportunities and have strong links with Macmillan giving us access to valuable learning to ensure that our staff are the best that they can be.
We look forward to meeting with you should you feel that you would like to become part of our Royal Surrey Cancer Centre team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Evidence of continuous personal, professional and academic development
- HCPC Registration ? A
- BSc Radiotherapy or DCR (T)
- Evidence of relevant post qualification training and education
Desirable
- SoR Advanced Practitioner Registration
- MSc in relevant subject or evidence of working towards
Knowledge
- Significant demonstrable post qualification experience in therapy radiography
- Advanced all round knowledge of radiotherapy techniques
- Advanced use of computerised department record and verify systems
Desirable Knowledge
- Experience of delivering service improvements or other major projects
- Experience in managing people
- Experience in managing projects
- Experience of collaborating with other staff-groups outside of Radiotherapy
- Experience of conducting on-treatment reviews
- Understanding of radiotherapy pre-treatment and planning theory
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
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Surrey Cancer Centre Radiotherapy Department, Royal Surrey County Hospital
Egerton Road
Guildford
GU2 7XX
Employer website
https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
