Job summary
This is an opportunity for an Assistant Practitioner in Mammography to join our team and help provide high quality breast imaging to the residents of Lincolnshire.
For this role you will possess a Foundation Degree in Breast Imaging (FdSc), Certificate of Higher Education in Mammography or equivalent training. We are looking for an experienced Assistant Practitioner.
The post holder should be enthusiastic, hard-working and hold excellent communication skills. The post will be based at either Lincoln or Boston and the post holder will be expected to have the ability to travel across the County, when required, in the provision of the Trust Wide service. Knowledge of the National Health Service Breast Screening Programme and it's aims are essential as well as the symptomatic breast cancer pathway.
The post holder should be able to provide a high quality mammography service in order to comply with departmental and national standards.
Due to the nature of the work, mammography posts have a gender protected character. This is a genuine occupational requirement and as a result this post is exempt under Schedule 9; Part1 of the Equality Act 2010 and therefore only female applicants should apply.
If you are interested and would like more information or an informal visit to look around the department then please contact Heather Tod on 07920750201.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high quality mammography service as part of the NHSBSP (National Health Service Breast Screening Programme) and Symptomatic Service under the supervision of a qualified Mammographer.
Work within a prescribed protocol as laid down by departmental protocol and Scope of Practice.
To provide assistance to Radiologists, Radiographers and other staff in the multi-disciplinary breast imaging team.
You will need to have a flexible approach to service provision which will involve working cross site and adapting to last minute rota changes. Duties will be undertaken at the three static breast units at hospitals in Lincoln, Boston and Grantham. Screening is also carried out on two mobile screening units presently located at various sites across Lincolnshire. Travel is essential to this role.
About us
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
1. oFoundation Degree in Breast Imaging (FdSc) OR Certificate of Higher Education in Mammography OR equivalent training which must include the M2, M8 and M11 occupational standards.
Desirable
2. SCoR Accreditation
Experience
Essential
3. Experience of working within a breast screening unit
4. Basic IT skills
5. Ability to demonstrate literacy and numeracy skills
Desirable
6. Previous use of IT systems such as CRIS and NBSS
Knowledge, skills, aptitudes
Essential
7. Understanding of the role of the assistant practitioner in breast imaging
8. Understanding of and adherence to boundaries of practice and professional conduct
9. Ability to work alone or as part of a team
10. Ability to collect record and organise information systematically.
11. Good communication skills
Desirable
12. Basic understanding of common conditions relating to breast screening
Specific Requirements
Essential
13. Ability to work without direct supervision
14. Flexible in approach to work - must be flexible in working location, duties and hours.
15. Ability to travel to all screening locations as directed and where appropriate, transport equipment and relevant screening materials
Desirable
16. Driving license