Senior Radiation Therapist - Limerick Cancer Centre
Location:
Limerick Cancer Centre |
Job type:
Permanent
Overview of Role
A Senior 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.
The role includes justification of pre-treatment imaging and accurate delivery of treatment.
The therapist must adhere to and implement all radiation safety regulations, continuously assess the quality of their own work, engage in professional development in line with CORU registration guidelines, and encourage and monitor junior team members to maintain high standards.
Strong leadership and efficient management of workflow within the designated clinical area are essential.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Maintains an atmosphere of caring, concern and support for patients of all age ranges, visitors, medical staff and co-workers consistently.
Delivers radiation treatment according to prescription and treatment plan.
Provides safety in patient care through consistent practice of Departmental Procedures for treatment administration.
Recognises deviation from prescribed treatment delivery and reports all deviations to the Clinical Specialist.
Assures the quality of treatment delivery through complete and accurate documentation of treatment records.
Acquires, interprets and evaluates electronic images and implements required changes according to departmental procedures.
Explains treatment procedures to patient and/or family.
Refers medical questions to appropriate personnel.
At the request of a Radiation Oncologist, performs CT simulation/clinical mark-ups after identifying and performing the optimal and most appropriate immobilisation procedure for the specific patient.
Responsible for the administration of oral contrast and IV contrast agents requested by a Radiation Oncologist for simulation procedures.
Performs measurements for use during treatment calculation.
Collects and documents data acquired during the simulation procedure and accurately inputs this data into ARIA.
Assists in the orientation and supervision of students during clinical rotations.
Assists the appointed Student Liaison Radiation Therapists in evaluation of student performance.
Assists as needed in all treatment-related procedures.
Assists at other UPMC Ireland locations as needed.
Uses effective communication techniques and interpersonal skills to provide explanations for treatment-related procedures.
Responds effectively to patient concerns.
Observes patients for expected and unexpected reactions to treatments and communicates this to appropriate staff members.
Reinforces patient education/side-effect management information and indicates non-compliance to medical/nursing staff.
Performs and documents daily and weekly QA activity for assigned equipment.
Documents findings outside the range established by Physics.
Notifies the Physics team immediately of findings outside the normal range of operations.
Participates in programs to measure and improve the quality of care within the Department.
Attends multidisciplinary team meetings for coordination of patient care.
Maintains a safe, orderly treatment room.
Provides on-call cover for the treatment of patients in emergency situations.
Ensures the smooth running of the daily treatment list.
Works alongside more junior members of staff, makes decisions and takes responsibility for those decisions made relating to treatment of individual patients.
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.
Assists the Clinical Specialist team in developing and implementing new technology and procedures.
Maintains familiarity with the administrative tasks associated with the running of the Department, providing cover for these tasks as necessary.
Beresponsible for your own continuous professional development in line with the state registration guidelines of CORU.
Standard Responsibilities
Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviours.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Lives the UPMC Values.
Qualifications & Experience
Qualifications
Completion of a qualification in Radiation Therapy recognised by the Radiographers Registration Board at CORU.
Maintain annual registration with CORU.
Experience
Have a minimum of 2 years full-time post-qualification clinical experience.
Job Specific Competencies and Knowledge
Act in accordance with the vision, mission, and values of the company and in compliance with the corporate policies, JCI and HIQA quality standards.
Salary Scale
€53,****** - €69,****** per annum based on a 35-hour week.
Equal Opportunity Statement and Benefits
UPMC is an equal-opportunity employer.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Benefits
Fully paid maternity and paternity leave for new parents.
Competitive pension plan.
Company-funded Death in Service Benefit x 3 times.
Critical illness cover for all employees up to the age of 66.
Enhanced annual leave up to a maximum of 27 days.
Flexible working opportunities to support work around external family commitments.
Opportunities for each employee to reach career goals through continued learning and/or advancement.
Rewards for performance that support the goals and mission of UPMC through the annual ACES programme.
Competitive pay for the work employees do – base pay, performance-related pay and premium pay where applicable.
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