Therapeutic Radiography is a very rewarding yet little known profession.
To find out what it's really like to work in Radiotherapy, we’ve talked to some of our alumni about their work and why they love being Therapeutic Radiographers.
[00:00:14] Mark The patients of one of the best parts about this job, they're going through such a hard time. They've had so much information and tests, scans and by the time they come to us, it's kind of, they're like a rabbit in the headlights kind of thing. But if we can make them feel comfortable and we can do our best to make this whole process as easy as possible. But when you leave at the end of the day, you know you've done your best for the patient, and that's all you can ask of yourself.
[00:00:45] Sally We do treat patients who are very poorly, and we're just trying to make the last period of their life more comfortable. But the vast majority of our patients, we're just trying to fit into their day as best they can. They still work. They're still working. They're taking their kids to school. We're trying to manage their side effects so that they barely noticed that we're happening, and we just have a bit of a chat with them, have a bit of a laugh. It's a brilliant place to work
[00:01:14] Mark and it's...we have a lot of fun in here, don't we?
[00:01:17] Sally Yeah, I think you really see people kind of at their best.
[00:01:22] Mark I suppose memorable is when patients, you know, come in after their treatment and they personally seek you out.
[00:01:28] Sally That's brilliant. Yeah.
[00:01:30] Mark And they personally seek you out and and thank you for what you've done for them.
[00:01:34] Sally And it's so nice to see them, you know, months or years later. And they're doing really well and they want to tell you about everything they've done.
[00:01:41] Mark We don't do it for the thanks from the patient. We do it out of care and, you know, we want...but when they come in and personally seek you out or mention your name, it's just kind of like a little uplift, a boost, because you know you've done a good job with them. So that is... Those are memorable aren't they?
[00:02:04] Sally Go for it, do it. It's a really good role for someone who wants to have clinical experience, who wants to work with patients and also wants to have a bit more of a technical side of things.
[00:02:15] Mark But it's also having a good mix of people. Not everybody's going to be the same
[00:02:20] Sally ...and it takes a village. So you need you need a lot of personalities.
[00:02:25] Mark Yeah, I would definitely say you've got nothing to lose, to do this and everything to gain. So if you if you enjoy, you know, working with patients, if you're caring and compassionate I can't see why you wouldn't want to do this.