Radiotherapy Assistant

Role Overview

To work in a collaborative and cooperative manner with members of the support worker, radiotherapy, and radiotherapy clinic team, fulfilling operational policy and procedure requirements for service provision.

To assist with and participate in the provision of direct and indirect patient care activities in the Radiotherapy department.

To carry out an identified range of clerical and administrative duties related to the requirements of the department and the maintenance of communications and service.

All duties will be carried out under direct or indirect supervision from qualified radiographers and other members of the support worker team.

To assist and support radiographers and other healthcare professionals in providing patient/client activities associated with the Radiotherapy department and ensure a high quality of personalised service.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Radiotherapy clinics and the clinical operation of the department.
• Work at times as an integral member of the radiotherapy clinic staff team.
• Work through varied shift patterns to suit service need.
• Ensure appropriate resources are available for the effective running of the clinics.
• Appropriate identification of patients and patient chaperoning as required.
• Support the effective time management of scheduled radiotherapy clinics.
• High levels of patient communication to support keeping patients informed of various aspects of the radiotherapy pathway i.e., clinic wait times, explaining appointment letters, and procedures.
• Requesting relevant tests according to defined protocols.
• Obtaining weekly weights of patients during treatment.