Apprentice Therapeutic RadiographerNHS

Job summary

NHS Band 2 Salary: £25,272 per annum (pay agreement for apprentice Therapeutic Radiographers may change to Annex 21/30).

Hours Per Week: Full time, 37.5 hrs.

Contract Type: Permanent.

Main duties of the job

• To complete a 2- or 3-year University led BSc/MSc Therapeutic Radiography Apprenticeship and to obtain HCPC registration in order to be able to progress to a Band 5 radiographer post.
• To develop the knowledge and skills required of a Therapeutic Radiographer as listed in the job description.
• To attend the mandatory block academic attendance at the selected Higher Education Institute (HEI).
• To participate in the departmental shift pattern between the hours of 07:00-20:00, 7 days a week.
• To engage in the mandatory minimum 20% off the job directed and self-directed study, either locally at the apprenticeship placement or at a Trust hub.
• To engage with the learning, clinical training and portfolio activities, and discussions with named mentors and visiting HEI Assessor.

Job description

• To learn and undertake, under suitable supervision, all the radiotherapy techniques outlined in the apprenticeship program/scope of practice.
• To support and assist the radiographers to contribute to the safe and efficient running of the radiotherapy department.
• To operate, in a safe and controlled manner, the linear accelerators, superficial, and CT scanner on a rota basis, working under the supervision of a Senior Therapy Radiographer and as part of a clinical team. To report all equipment faults to the Team lead and/or clinical engineering.
• To operate the treatment and CT console in accordance with departmental protocols, under the supervision of a Senior Therapy Radiographer, safely and appropriately use the interruption, termination, and emergency off facilities.
• To learn to conduct and complete a range of radiotherapy treatment and planning techniques, upon a range of patient types both as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a multi professional team, in a manner that meets professional, departmental, and legal standards and requirements.
• Correctly identify the patient in line with departmental protocol and assess the patients fitness for treatment and to recognize when advice from a senior member of staff should be sought and to take appropriate action
• To learn to acquire and assess treatment verification images against accepted local protocols, and to act appropriately according to findings.

For further information about the role please refer to the Job Description.

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust