NHS

Radiotherapy Assistant


Pay24,071.00 - 25,674.00 / year
LocationOxford/England
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

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      Job summary

      Be at the heart of patient care by providing essential support across both the clinicaland administrative areas of the radiotherapy department.

      This role offers the opportunity to engage with patients directly whilst also ensuring smooth day-to-dayoperations.

      You'll play a vital role in reception, handling patient bookings and coordinating hospital transport for those attending planning and treatment appointments. In addition, you'll take on a variety of clerical, housekeeping, and clerking-in duties, making a real difference in the patient experience and contributing to a well-organised, welcoming environment.

      Main duties of the job

      Greet patients and visitors in a courteous, professional and friendly manner - providing assistance and guidance and ensuring a warm and reassuring experience

      Provide informative first-day discussions to patients, ensuring they feel comfortable, informed, and confident about their treatment journey. Explain the treatment process, answer questions, and offer reassurance to help ease any concerns, creating a supportive and positive experience from day one

      Complete end-of-treatment tasks, including EOT letters on the ARIA patient management system and revenue cycle management on EPR

      Assist radiographers in both pre-treatment and treatment areas as needed

      Help patients with dressing and undressing, offering dignity and care

      Provide compassionate toileting assistance and patient care

      Assist with ultrasound bladder scanning and pregnancy testing when required

      Assist with insertion and removal of cannulas

      Identify patients needing routine treatment reviews and schedule appointments with the appropriate clinician, nurse, or radiographer

      Coordinate transport bookings and amendments, ensuring patients have seamless travel arrangements

      Maintain cleanliness and tidiness in all patients waiting areas

      Adhere strictly to departmental policies and procedures

      Ensure meticulous record-keeping to support patient care

      Understand and comply with Radiation Regulations (IR(ME)R), maintaining safety protocols at all times

      About us

      Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

      Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

      We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

      These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

      In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles

      Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

      If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

      Date posted

      02 April 2025

      Pay scheme

      Agenda for change

      Band

      Band 3

      Salary

      £24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Full-time

      Reference number

      321-SWO-7074761-B3

      Job locations

      Radiotherapy Department, Churchill Hospital

      Old Road, Headington

      Oxford

      OX3 7LE


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      For a detailed job description - please see the description attached to this vacancy.

      If you would like more information, please contact Sharon Duxbury via email : sharon.duxbury@ouh.nhs.uk

      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      For a detailed job description - please see the description attached to this vacancy.

      If you would like more information, please contact Sharon Duxbury via email : sharon.duxbury@ouh.nhs.uk

      Person Specification

      Essential & Desirable

      Essential

      • Education to secondary level with GCSE English and maths or equivalent.
      • Experience in dealing with members of the public
      • Basic computer skills

      Desirable

      • NVQ3 in diagnostic and therapy care
      • Previous hospital work
      • Experience of dealing with patients
      • Knowledge of EPR/ARIA & other hospital systems
      Person Specification

      Essential & Desirable

      Essential

      • Education to secondary level with GCSE English and maths or equivalent.
      • Experience in dealing with members of the public
      • Basic computer skills

      Desirable

      • NVQ3 in diagnostic and therapy care
      • Previous hospital work
      • Experience of dealing with patients
      • Knowledge of EPR/ARIA & other hospital systems

      Disclosure and Barring Service Check

      This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

      Address

      Radiotherapy Department, Churchill Hospital

      Old Road, Headington

      Oxford

      OX3 7LE


      Employer's website

      https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

      Address

      Radiotherapy Department, Churchill Hospital

      Old Road, Headington

      Oxford

      OX3 7LE


      Employer's website

      https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  • About the company

      National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.