Job summary
Employer heading
Radiotherapy Assistant Team Leader
NHS AfC: Band 4
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
Band 4 Radiotherapy Assistant Team Leader
The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and supporting the admin team within Radiotherapy across both our sites (Reading and Bracknell).
You must have good communication skills and be able to communicate with both staff and patients and offer patients advice within their scope of practice.
You must also be organised and be aware and able to act on service delivery requirements and be confident with change management.
Skills associated with the procedures within the mould room setting would be highly beneficial.
Main duties of the job
To work within the Radiotherapy department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital within the admin and support team.
To supervise and manage the radiotherapy Admin and support team within the radiotherapy department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. This will involve working across both our Reading and Bracknell sites.
The successful candidate will need to be confident communicating with patients and answering queries within their own scope of practice.
To be aware of service delivery requirements and to be able to suggest changes as required.
Working for our organisation
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Maths and English GCSE or equivalent
- Computer skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Supervision or leadership skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in a hospital
- Experience in a radiotherapy department
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Azma Siddiqui
- Job title
- Lead Therapeutic Radiographer - Education
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07961747122
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