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PBT Radiotherapy - E00625
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
413-98141-CNS-SD
Employer
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
PBT Radiotherapy - E00625
Town
Manchester
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/09/2025 23:59

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Pre-Treatment Senior Radiographer

Band 6

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Therapy Radiographer to join the pre-treatment team at The Christie Proton Beam Therapy Centre.  This role is working within a unique, combined therapy and diagnostic workforce required to deliver a cutting-edge pre-treatment service in one of the UK’s NHS PBT centres.  The pre-treatment area and team operate a mould room for the production of relevant immobilisation equipment as well as a CT and MR scanners, which are used almost exclusively to deliver pre-treatment imaging as well as research in the novel use of MRI for radiotherapy.  The team is looking for enthusiastic and motivated individuals with a good team work ethic and the ability to lead a team contributing to the continuous development of the PBT service and profession.  
Permanent full-time position. 37.5hrs per week. 

Main duties of the job

The senior radiographer is a key member of the pre-treatment team.  The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the day to day running of the pre-treatment areas, taking the lead daily on the scanners supporting a team of permanent and rotational radiographers, deputising for the superintendent radiographers and daily organisation of the workload, workforce and resources in order to provide safe effective and timely pre-treatment service.  The post holder will be required to be competent in immobilisation production, CT and MR scanning as well as other skills such as cannulation, acting as a subject matter expert, training new and rotational team members.  The pre-treatment service is a key stakeholder in the delivery of several important imaging trials within MRRT and all members of the team are expected to contribute to research as well as taking the lead on behalf of the pre-treat service in managing current trials and audits

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Main duties and responsibilities
•    To ensure that the highly complex pre-treatment radiotherapy imaging
equipment is safe and accurate to operate, both for staff and patient, undertaking the appropriate machine checks and reporting any variances, faults and malfunctions.
•    Using highly complex equipment such as CT simulators and MR scanners, including the administration of contrast, to provide accurate radiotherapy planning scans, in order to plan radiotherapy treatment for a diverse range of patients.
•    Providing accurate written instructions of patient positioning to ensure accurate treatment reproducibility ensuring that treatment may be delivered accurately and reproducibly and in accordance with the quality system.

•    Using highly complex equipment and software for virtual simulation of radiotherapy treatments in order to produce accurate treatment plans in accordance with the quality system.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria
  • DCR(T) or BSc (Hons) Therapeutic Radiographer State
  • Registered Therapeutic Radiographer
  • HPC Registration
Desirable criteria
  • Further post-graduate qualification/intention for further study or evidence of continued educational development
  • Management/leadership training
  • ECDL/equivalent

EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria
  • Wide experience with equipment and techniques
  • Working with ISO 9001/2008 or equivalent
  • Evidence of clinical placements
  • Extensive pre-treatment and treatment experience
  • Experience of on-the-job teaching new technologies to other qualified staff
Desirable criteria
  • Clinical experience gained in more than one department
  • Evidence of participation in research and-or radiotherapy development work
  • Evidence of active role in the setting and maintenance of quality standards

SKILLS

Essential criteria
  • Ability to communicate well; individual, team, multidisciplinary team
  • Ability to supervise and motivate junior staff, support workers and student radiographers, lead by Example
  • Ability or willingness to learn to cannulate patients for IV contrast
  • Ability to deal effectively with predictable and routine problems using defined and familiar procedures and guidelines
  • Able to adapt skills to all areas of Department
  • Reliability to work well under Pressure
  • Organised but flexible and adaptable approach to work
Desirable criteria
  • Demonstrate ambition in personal development and in service development
  • Ability to produce a range of immobilisation devices for radiotherapy

KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge and understanding of current pre-treatment radiotherapy technologies including CT, virtual simulation, MR scanning, PET scanning
  • Maintenance of knowledge and understanding of advanced radiotherapy techniques and technology including VMAT, IMRT, FFF, Stereotactic and Protons
  • Knowledge and understanding of advanced radiotherapy techniques and technology including Stereotactic and protons
  • Experience of radiotherapy virtual simulation planning
  • Detailed knowledge of anatomy, oncology, radiobiology and physics
  • Knowledge of Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations (IRMER) and other relevant policies and regulations
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of current Health Service and Oncology specific legislation and DoH plans e.g. Cancer Plan, NICE guidelines and how these impact on

VALUES

Essential criteria
  • Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

OTHER

Essential criteria
  • Expected to work shifts patterns between 7:00 am and 21:00 pm
  • Physically fit to perform job (as confirmed by Occupational Health department)

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Fadzai Nolan
Job title
Proton Pre-treatment Superintendent
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 918 7561
Additional information

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