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Band 7 Advanced Practice Therapeutic Radiographer
SABR & IGRT Lead
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team and take on this recently established advanced practice post.
As a successful candidate, you’ll lead the radiography team in all aspect of stereotactic adaptive radiotherapy (SABR) service delivery in Aberdeen. This is for lung and oligometastatic disease. This post has responsibilities for clinical service delivery, staff training, growing audit and research, as well as providing SABR education both locally and within Scotland. Where indicated, there may involvement within the wider MDT and in peripheral clinics.
You need to be a clinically experienced and innovative thinker! Able to successfully embed this exciting role locally, whilst also connecting with colleagues across Scotland to develop a supportive SABR delivery network.
Our Department has:
- 2 Varian Ethos
- 1 Varian Truebeam
- Cannon CT Simulator
- HDR brachytherapy with a purpose built theatre facility
- New! Surface-guided radiotherapy, implementation, Spring 2025
- New! Varian Truebeam with 6DoF couch & Hypersight, Spring 2025
Radiographer-led:
- Adaptors
- Breast simulation sessions
- Image review
- On-treatment Review Clinic
We can offer:
- Clinical service development, with significant Adaptive and SABR (lung & Oligomets) experience.
- Career development opportunities: Band 5 to Consultant Radiographer.
- Protected CPD time with funded MSc study and conference packages.
- A supportive, collaborative team.
Since time away from work is just as important, Aberdeen can offer:
- A vibrant city: theatre, music, museums, pubs, restaurants, etc.
- Outdoor space: Aberdeen has a long sandy beach, many parks, surfing & rowing clubs.
- Indoor sports: world class aquatic centre & a specialist climbing wall
- Mountains: The Cairngorm mountains are approx 2 hours drive away, offering mountain scenery, walking, biking, and skiing!
- Excellent transport links: Aberdeen airport is just 15 minutes away, the train and bus station only10 mins away.
Proposed Interview date: Friday 21st February
For further information: please contact the Radiotherapy Manager:
Nicola Redgwell: (01224) 552140, e-mail nicola.redgwell@nhs.scot