A Clinical Specialist Radiation Therapist, as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, is responsible for the preparation and treatment of patients with a cancer diagnosis or other benign conditions requiring radiotherapy, providing psychosocial support throughout the course of treatment.
Key Responsibilities:
* Delivers radiation treatment according to written prescription and treatment plan.
* Provides safety in patient care through the consistent practice of Departmental Procedures for treatment administration.
* Assures the quality of treatment delivery through the complete and accurate documentation of treatment records.
* Explains treatment procedures to patient and/or family.
Additional Responsibilities:
* At the request of a Radiation Oncologist, performs CT simulation/clinical mark ups after identifying and performing the optimal and most appropriate immobilization procedure for the specific patient.
* Performs measurements for use during treatment calculation.
* Collects and documents data acquired during the simulation procedure and accurately inputs this data into ARIA.
Leadership and Development:
* Trains and supervises more junior Radiotherapy staff and ensures competencies in the different areas are complete.
* Is involved in the individual performance review process and contributes to the implementation of staff development.
Qualifications & Experience:
* Candidates must have completion of a qualification in Radiation Therapy recognised by the Radiographers Registration Board at CORU.
* Maintain annual registration with CORU.
* Have a minimum of 6 years fulltime (or an aggregate of 6 years) post qualification clinical experience.
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