Band 7 Specialist Neuro - Oncology Radiographer

Job summary

The Radiotherapy service at QEHB, with circa 100 staff, provide approximately 4500 new patients per year with world class radiotherapy treatments. The service is of the highest calibre and makes us a leading department, providing exemplary patient care twinned with the latest in Radiotherapy technology.

Due to an internal promotion, we have an opportunity for a Neuro-Oncology Radiographer to join our team. Your passion for wanting to work with neuro-oncology patients should determine the way in which you approach and expand the role.

Wanting to provide the best care & treatment possible, you will be committed to expand & develop your knowledge enabling you to attend oncologist led clinics to support patients throughout their radiotherapy pathway. You will work closely with colleagues to be competent at delineating organs at risk, independently reviewing patients and become an independent prescriber to support patients and manage side effects of treatment. If you feel you are driven to help develop the care we provide, have a genuine interest in neuro-oncology, are emotionally resilient, compassionate, empathetic and a team player, then this could be the role for you.

You will also be joining a team who have a strong commitment and passion for radiographer development, and there have been opportunities for our staff to present their work at prestigious conferences such as ESTRO and UKIO.

Main duties of the job

As the Neuro-Oncology Radiographer your day will be varied and a full list of the main duties of the role can be found in the attached job specification. However, as a key member of the team we would expect you to:

*Work with a wide multi-disciplinary team

*Attend new patient clinics, supporting the patient through their radiotherapy journey

*Take responsibility for the management, leadership and development of the pathway

*Be committed to expanding your knowledge and skills for interpretation of MRI sequences

*Cover one day a week clinically to maintain and develop your clinical competencies, working on CyberKnife is a potential option

*Escalate and triage queries to the wider MDT

*Opportunity to audit and present findings at meetings

*Take on the key worker role for the duration of the radiotherapy pathway, focussing on liaising and supporting patients, carers and families.

*Work with the wider band 7 team on operational input into the department and staff related matters

*Mentor, coach and support the development of junior staff

Applications are encouraged from Radiographers wishing to diversify into Neuro-oncology.

Job responsibilities

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.