Job overview
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a highly motivated, compassionate individual who is a qualified associate practitioner / assistant practitioner in Mammography. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are necessary. The candidate will need experience of working with patients as part of the NHS breast screening programme.
The role includes carrying out mammography under the supervision of a state registered Radiographer as part of the NHS breast screening programme and symptomatic breast imaging service.
Applicant will be required to complete Mammography Associate Apprenticeship
This role has a "genuine occupational qualification" as an exception to the Equality Act therefore only applications from females will be considered.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our dedicated breast imaging team at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a mammography associate practitioner / assistant practitioner.
Applications will be accepted from qualified mammography associates/assistant practitioner in breast (band qualified)
About us
The breast imaging team at Oxford includes four Consultant Radiologists, Consultant Radiographers, Advanced Practitioners, Radiographers, Assistant Practitioners/Mammography Associates and Radiology Assistants.
The breast screening service provides a screening service to the Oxfordshire community with mobile screening vans and static screening sites. In addition, the service supports a symptomatic breast service at the Horton General Hospital at Banbury and the Churchill Hospital in Oxford.
Mammography Associates will work as an Assistant Practitioner within the breast imaging workforce undertaking routine view mammography (x- ray images of breasts) as part of the NHS breast screening programme and on individuals with symptoms of breast disease.
Enquires should be directed to Debbie Sykora, Mammography Modality Manager at k
Working for our organisation
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. Find out more here
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.