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We have a vacancy for a Band 7 Therapeutic Radiographer within the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre (Glasgow Gartnavel site)
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, Advantage Windows Virtual Simulation system, Eclipse planning system and all are networked via the ARIA Radiotherapy Management System. You will be required to manage a designated area of responsibility (Pre- Treatment or Treatment area) of the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre or satellite centre(s) providing a highly specialised clinical service to patients suffering with cancer and to manage staff within that area. You will be required to carry out complex planning, calculations and delivery of radiotherapy and will contribute to the development of an ever- improving service to patients, by optimum use of new technologies and refinement of techniques. You will also responsible for the maintenance of accurate treatment records for each patient. You will rotate through specialist areas such as pre-treatment, CT simulator and all treatment machines, and with supervision you will assist in the day to day operation of a treatment unit, simulator or other area of the department. It is essential that you have a BSc or DCR(T) in Therapy Radiography (or equivalent) and it is essential that you are currently registered with the HCPC as a Therapy Radiographer. You should have substantial post qualification experience including time spent as a Band 6. The shift pattern for this post is Monday – Friday.
For further information about the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre please visit www.beatson.scot.nhs.uk
Informal Contact: Barry Caldwell, Pre-Treatment Lead Radiographer, Tel No: 0141 301 7287
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs .