Radiation Therapist at Kano Cancer Treatment Centre (KCTC) in Kano Cancer Treatment Center, Kano

Position Overview

• The Radiation Therapist at Kano Cancer Treatment Center (KCTC) plays a vital position in supplying safe, precise, and compassionate radiotherapy treatments to cancer patients.
• The position exists to guarantee precise setup, process, and supervising of radiotherapy tools in alignment with prescribed treatment strategies.
• As part of a multidisciplinary oncology team, the therapist supports to delivering most effective clinical results, patient safety, and a positive treatment expertise.
• This role is central to KCTC's purpose of offering world-class cancer care to patients in Nigeria and across Africa.

Primary duties

• Manage radiotherapy treatments precisely in accordance with Oncologist's prescriptions and treatment strategies.
• Operate, calibrate, and preserve linear accelerators and other radiotherapy tools to guarantee safe, premium quality dispatch.
• Carry out patient positioning and immobilization, making sure comfort and reproducibility of treatment setup.
• Track patients during treatment, promptly status updates side outcomes, adverse reactions, or matters to the oncologist.
• Team up with radiation oncologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists, and nurses to enhance treatment dispatch.
• Preserve thorough treatment records, patient files, and recordkeeping in line with compliance-related and institutional guidelines.
• Teach and reassure patients and their families about treatment standardized processes, anticipated results, and possibility side outcomes.
• Guarantee adherence with radiation safety procedures and infection prevention and regulatory actions
• Engage in QA programs, uninterrupted career advancement, and analysis programs.
• Support to unit-specific organizing, audits, and enhancements to improve service dispatch and patient expertise.

Qualifications Credentials

• Bsc in Radiography, Radiotherapy, or relevant field.
• Ongoing registration with the Radiologic technologists Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN).
• Accreditation/development in PGD Radiotherapy compulsory.
• Expertise in radiotherapy tools (eg., Varian Halcyon, TrueBeam and Brachytherapy operational structures) preferred.

Expertise Qualifications

• At least 2 - 3 years post-certification hands-on patient care in radiotherapy.
• Expertise in operating with modern linear accelerators and image-directed radiotherapy is highly preferred.
• Prior expertise in oncology settings with cross-functional teams will be a plus.

Core Skills & Competencies

• Technical expertise in radiotherapy treatment organizing and dispatch.
• Robust interpersonal and verbal abilities, with the capability to comfort and assist patients.
• Critical thinking and analytical abilities in a high-stakes clinical environment.
• Outstanding collaboration, partnership, and respect for multidisciplinary positions.
• Specialist honesty and reliability, empathy, and dedication to patient-centered care.
• Capability to oversee stress and preserve composure under pressure.
• Close focus to description

Necessary documents:

• A thorough Resume/resume.
• Cover letter clarifying appropriateness for the position.
• Copies of applicable academic and specialist certifications.
• Contact information of a minimum of two referees.

Note:

Only select applicants will be reached Kano Cancer Treatment Center (KCTC) is an fair access company. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to producing an supportive setting for all employees. All certified candidates will accept regard for job without regard to race, religion, gender, disability, or any other protected status.