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Job reference: 173304
Salary: Band 5 (£30,229 - £37,664)
Job closing date: 22/12/2023
Job Type: Allied Health Professions
Location: Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Job posted date: 08/12/2023
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Department: Radiotherapy

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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

We have a vacancies for Band 5 Therapy Radiographers within the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre.

The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre provides an integrated cancer management and treatment service for patients from the West of Scotland and beyond. Facilities are situated in the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre on the Gartnavel Hospitals site. Approximately 6500 courses of radiotherapy are provided annually requiring over 100,000 patient attendances. The Radiotherapy Department is equipped with the most up-to-date facilities currently available which include 11 Varian Truebeam linear accelerators, 3 CT Scanners, 1 MRI scanner, Eclipse planning system and all are networked via the ARIA Radiotherapy Management System.

The Band 5 Therapy Radiographer is required to accurately and efficiently plan and deliver radiotherapy and to provide highest possible standards of care and support to patients with a wide range of clinical pathologies and varying presentations. The Band 5 Therapy Radiographer will be responsible for accurate planning of treatment, accurate calculation and delivery of radiation treatment while conducting checks and verification on all treatment prescriptions and treatment field positions. The post-holder is also responsible for the maintenance of accurate treatment records for each patient.

They will rotate through specialist areas such as pre-treatment, CT simulator and all treatment machines, and with supervision they will assist in the day to day operation of a treatment unit, CT simulator or other area of the department.

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.

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