What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Technologist position at Freeman Hospital?
Employer heading
Clinical Technologist
Band 5 to Band 6
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job Overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic Technologist or Radiographer to join our mould room team.
This post is for a Band 5 with a training period of between 6 to 18 months towards a Band 6 post in both Mould Room and Brachytherapy. This is in the form of a comprehensive competency training pack for both services.
As a Clinical Technologist, you will be responsible for creating immobilisation devices for patients undergoing radiotherapy.
You will work closely within a small team of technologists to meet the needs of service users, while ensuring high-quality patient care.
Working closely with patients in a clinical setting, the job role will give you the opportunity to provide support and care from the onset of their treatment. You will also develop skills that will enable you to offer technical support for ensuring patients have the highest degree of care.
This exciting position is provided with comprehensive competency training to help you develop a range of skills to be considered an expert in this speciality.
Main duties of the job
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
The job role is multifaceted and additionally you will support the brachytherapy service in delivering a specialized treatment, carrying out brachytherapy procedures for primarily endometrial and cervical cancers.
Working closely together in a wider MDT setting such as attending theatre sessions, you will offer a professional and high level of service and expertise in a sensitive field. Working with radioactive sources you will work as a practitioner for concomitant exposures under IR(ME)R with regard to gynaecolgical treatments, adhering to strict policies and procedures.
Band 5
Person specification
Qualifications & Education (Band 5)
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Dave Andrews Job title Head Of Service Clinical Technologist Email address d.andrews@nhs.net Telephone number 01912448725
Clinical Technologist
Band 5 to Band 6
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job Overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic Technologist or Radiographer to join our mould room team.
This post is for a Band 5 with a training period of between 6 to 18 months towards a Band 6 post in both Mould Room and Brachytherapy. This is in the form of a comprehensive competency training pack for both services.
As a Clinical Technologist, you will be responsible for creating immobilisation devices for patients undergoing radiotherapy.
You will work closely within a small team of technologists to meet the needs of service users, while ensuring high-quality patient care.
Working closely with patients in a clinical setting, the job role will give you the opportunity to provide support and care from the onset of their treatment. You will also develop skills that will enable you to offer technical support for ensuring patients have the highest degree of care.
This exciting position is provided with comprehensive competency training to help you develop a range of skills to be considered an expert in this speciality.
- Interview Date Friday 04 April 2025
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
- Providing support for radiotherapy service by preparing and maintaining immobilization devices for patients
- Manufacturing both standard and custom immobilization devices to ensure precise patient positioning for their radiotherapy treatment
- Completing documentation and traceability for all mould room devices
- Work effectively as a team member to problem solve patient positioning
- Quality control and detail of all devices
- Working within departmental quality control, policies and procedures
- Provide accurate information both orally and written
- Working in a small team of brachytherapy specialists to deliver High Dose radiation to patients
- Handling specialist equipment for complex brachytherapy procedures
- Carrying out Quality control procedures of manufacturer’s equipment
- Identifying and reporting equipment not fit for service
- Ensure trust standards on infection control are followed
- Participate in developments of new technologies and treatment techniques
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
- Freeman Hospital
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
- Cramlington Manor Walks
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
The job role is multifaceted and additionally you will support the brachytherapy service in delivering a specialized treatment, carrying out brachytherapy procedures for primarily endometrial and cervical cancers.
Working closely together in a wider MDT setting such as attending theatre sessions, you will offer a professional and high level of service and expertise in a sensitive field. Working with radioactive sources you will work as a practitioner for concomitant exposures under IR(ME)R with regard to gynaecolgical treatments, adhering to strict policies and procedures.
Band 5
- Providing the technical aspects of mould room, at Freeman Hospital site
- Performs a range of specialist healthcare science activities
- Involvement in research and development projects
- Providing the technical aspects of mould room, at Freeman Hospital site
- Assist in the delivery of the technical aspects of radiotherapy service
- Performs a range of specialist healthcare science activities
- Involvement in research and development projects
Person specification
Qualifications & Education (Band 5)
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent in relevant subject
- Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent experience
- The post-holder is expected to be on the HCPC register or the register of Clinical Technologists (RCT) or working towards qualification
- Completion of a recognized training scheme
- Literacy, numeracy and accuracy of a high order
Essential criteria
- Good knowledge of IT software packages (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) and experience of applying them
- Good knowledge of safe moving and handling techniques in both clinical and non-clinical environment
- Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology relevant to area of work
- Knowledge of clinical hazards and infection control
- Knowledge, skill and experience necessary to respond calmly, competently and professionally in the event of a patient experiencing problems, including CPR
Essential criteria
- Ability to work in a team environment
- Ability to work under pressure
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
- JD & PS Band 5 (PDF, 296.4KB)
- JD & PS Band 6 (PDF, 200.4KB)
- Newcastle Staff Benefits (PDF, 274.4KB)
- Behaviour and Civility Charter (PDF, 93.8KB)
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Dave Andrews Job title Head Of Service Clinical Technologist Email address d.andrews@nhs.net Telephone number 01912448725
