Breast Imaging Lead Radiographer, Band 8a

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites an experienced leader to direct the Breast Imaging Service across screening and symptomatic pathways. You will ensure safe, high-quality care, achieve performance targets, and drive ongoing service improvements with multidisciplinary teams across Gloucestershire.

The role involves clinical leadership in mammography, staff development, and fostering a patient-centered culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Breast Imaging Service across screening and symptomatic pathways, ensuring safe, high‑quality care aligned with national standards.
• Oversee day‑to‑day operations, workforce management and service performance, including activity and waiting time targets.
• Drive service improvement and innovation, working with multidisciplinary teams and regional partners.
• Provide clinical leadership in mammography, staff development and training, promoting continuous quality improvement and excellent patient experience.

Job description

Lead and manage the Breast Imaging Service across screening and symptomatic pathways, ensuring delivery of safe, high-quality care in line with national standards. Oversee day-to-day operations, workforce management and service performance, including meeting activity and waiting time targets. Drive service improvement, development and innovation, working closely with multidisciplinary teams and regional partners. Provide clinical leadership in mammography, support staff development and training, and promote a culture of continuous quality improvement and excellent patient experience. Our Breast Imaging department is a welcoming and supportive environment, equipped with four state-of-the-art digital mammography units, all offering Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) to enhance diagnostic accuracy and patient care. We also provide Contrast Enhanced Mammography (CEM), enabling advanced assessment within the service. In addition to our static sites, we operate two modern mobile units, bringing high-quality screening services closer to our communities across Gloucestershire. Our friendly, experienced team is passionate about delivering compassionate, patient-centred care, and we pride ourselves on creating a positive, inclusive atmosphere for both patients and staff.