Trainee Mammographer
Salary: Dependant on experience and current salary
We are seeking to recruit a qualified or newly qualified Radiographer with a passion for working to the highest standards. This is a training post aimed at developing into a Qualified Mammographer. Our friendly, dedicated multi-disciplinary team is committed to providing a first-class service to our patients from our purpose-built Breast Care Centre, static unit at the Leicester General Hospital, or one of our four mobile units.
Our breast screening programme is the largest in the East Midlands and one of the largest in England, serving a population of 160,000. In addition to screening activity, our symptomatic and surveillance demand is approximately 17,000 per year. We are a centre actively involved in clinical trials and up-to-date techniques including Tomosynthesis and CESM.
The successful candidate will assist in planning and providing a high standard of care to all patients and will contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the Breast Care Unit.
You will need to be highly motivated, passionate, and able to work as part of a team with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Interviews will be face to face only.
Main duties of the job
* To provide all aspects of mammographic Imaging to agreed standards.
* Be a professional role model for staff facilitating positive working relationships, good communication, and co-operation within the radiology multidisciplinary team and other areas within the Trust.
* Supervise and mentor junior members of staff.
* Ensure the quality assurance programme is adhered to.
* Assist in the placement and supervision of student radiographers.
About us
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
* High-quality care for all,
* Being a great place to work,
* Partnerships for impact, and
* Research and education excellence.
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
* We are compassionate,
* We are proud,
* We are inclusive, and
* We are one team.
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
* Provide a high-quality mammographic service, including screening and symptomatic breast clinics, adhering to NHSBSP guidelines including monitoring of the equipment and quality standards.
* Prepare all mammographic equipment prior to use to ensure that equipment is working correctly and safely following agreed protocols.
* Ensure that women attending for Breast Imaging are interviewed appropriately, displaying an encouraging attitude and supporting them through the mammographic process.
* Manage the mammographic workflow.
* Assist in the development of systems of work including operational policies and procedures.
* Initiate and make recommendations towards changes in clinical practice for new ways of working.
* Adhere to the NHSBSP Quality Assurance Guidelines for Radiographers and maintain high standards of clinical expertise in all aspects of Breast Imaging.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
* Diploma of the College of Radiographers/BSc in Radiography.
Desirable
* UK NHS Breast Screening Programme Certificate of Competency/Postgraduate award in mammographic practice.
Experience
Essential
* Suitable Band 5/6 or newly qualified radiographer with sound experience and clinical knowledge of radiography.
* Ability to carry out radiographic procedures to a high standard.
* Previous experience working/training in an NHS hospital.
Desirable
* Knowledge or experience of working in the UK NHS breast screening programme.
* Knowledge of Quality Assurance and Quality Control Test of mammography equipment.
Communication and relationship skills
Essential
* Ability to work as part of a team.
* Ability to organise and prioritise work using own initiative.
* Ability to communicate easily and effectively with staff and clients, particularly empathising with distressed women.
Desirable
* Be able to speak, receive and issue instructions in English concerning patients without risk of misunderstanding.
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Address
Glenfield Hospital
Leicester
LE3 9PQ
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