Bank Mammographer - Band 7

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Essex; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Essex is seeking a Senior Radiographer for the Breast Mammography service. The role includes providing high-quality imaging, supervising junior staff, and maintaining standards of care. Candidates should demonstrate expertise in Breast Imaging techniques and have the ability to work under their own initiative. The position offers the chance to work within a large and innovative organization dedicated to improving health services for a diverse population. Applicants must have the unrestricted right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in Breast Imaging techniques.
• Ability to promote high standards of diagnostic radiography.
• Experience in coordinating staff rotations in mammography.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high-quality mammography service and patient care.
• Support in organizing staff and workload in mammography areas.
• Supervise and mentor junior radiographers and students.

Skills

Breast Imaging techniques

Diagnostic radiography

Clinical decision-making

Patient communication

Job description

The post holder will be responsible for providing a safe, efficient and effective imaging and Breast Mammography service for the Trust and South Essex Screening service in accordance with Screening and Trust protocols. They will ensure a high-quality Mammography service is maintained at all times.

The post holder will support the superintendent in organising staff and workload to maintain adequate staffing in each area and respond to changes in demand in a positive and constructive manner.

The post holder will demonstrate expertise in Breast Imaging techniques by promoting high standards of diagnostic radiography through best practice and education and by maintaining and developing high standards of patient care and best practice amongst peers, student colleagues and users of the breast imaging service. They will take an active role in the development of the breast mammography service in order to continuously improve patient safety and experience and will be responsible for the organisation and coordination of the staff rotating through the mammography rooms.

The senior radiographer will support the breast unit senior team in achieving the department and trust objectives and will supervise and advise newly qualified/junior radiographers, undergraduate students and assistant practitioners.

(We are not able to offer sponsorship on any bank vacancies at MSE so all applicants must possess unrestricted right to work in the UK)

Main duties of the job

• Undertaking screening responsibilities.
• Taking responsibility for justification of imaging clients who are over the current upper age limit for screening as self‑referrals.
• When working on the mobile screening vans, be able to work under own initiative, making clinical decisions when necessary, act on the QA information gathered and liaise with the host mobile site staff for supplies (water, electricity, etc.).
• Relay important, detailed and sometimes difficult information to patients and other health service professionals.
• Rapidly assess patient personality type and respond accordingly to elicit relevant clinical history within time allowed, while also explaining the procedure, gaining consent, informing and advising the patient.
• Operate in accordance with NICE Guidelines and Quality Standards in line with Trust policy.
• As an experienced autonomous radiographer producing mammograms of optimum quality including specialist mammography services to all patients across a broad range of imaging techniques, maintaining a quality experience for the clients while adhering to time constraints.
• When x‑raying the breast, the radiographer must be aware of the very sensitive nature of the examination and have empathy with the vulnerability of the patient/client.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest Trust in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people. Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon, and Southend, is determined to provide the best health services for its local population. We are a well‑led, high‑performing, and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve.

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.