Clinical Specialist Radiographer Breast Imaging

Job summary

Closing Date:09/05/2025 (this may change dependent on response)

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 12/05/2025

Interview expected to take place on 19/05/2025

Training option is available on Band 7.

This post requires an experienced Breast Radiographer with additional advanced practice skills in Film Reading, Breast Ultrasound and Intervention, to work as part of the Pennine Breast team delivering a high quality patient service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an autonomous clinical practitioner working independently. They will be responsible for carrying out interventional procedures, breast ultrasound and film reading within the breast symptomatic and screening servic

They will be an expert in their area and part of the breast senior leadership team managing staff on a day to day basis when necessary.

Together with the Breast Radiology Consultants and Principal Superintendent, they will work to promote the service and develop policy and procedure, instigating and carrying out audit when appropriate.

The post holder will provide support, training, supervision and competency assess trainees, qualified Radiographers, and Registrars.

They will provide a consultancy and advisory function to the MDT utilising expert knowledge and skills. They will provide a teaching and education service to students, medical and nursing staff.

The post holder will be active on the rota to cover their own patient lists and provide planned and reactive cover for consultant lists when required.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Extensive post degree experience
• Experience as an Advanced Practitioner Radiographer
• Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines
• Leadership in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
• Leading a team
• Audit
• Radiological interventional procedures (biopsy / line insertion / contrast studies)
• Radiographer Reporting

Desirable

• Research
• Project management

Skills

Essential

• Clinical leadership skills
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Communication of difficult messages to patients and families
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Teaching and mentorship in the clinical setting
• Resource management

Desirable

• Change management

Knowledge

Essential

• Advanced Radiographer Practitioner skills
• Management of patients presenting for radiological intervention / examination
• Knowledge of the legal issue surrounding reporting radiological examination
• Accountability of own role and other roles in a multi-disciplinary team
• Local and national health policy
• Patient group directions and associated policy
• Clinical governance

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC registered Radiographer
• Completed Post Graduate Certificate in advanced radiographer practice working towards Masters level or Masters level/equivalent
• Relevant radiography degree / DCR

Desirable

• Mentorship/teaching qualification
• Demonstrates CPD/ Portfolio of evidence to support clinical practice

Person Specification
Experience

Essential

• Extensive post degree experience
• Experience as an Advanced Practitioner Radiographer
• Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines
• Leadership in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
• Leading a team
• Audit
• Radiological interventional procedures (biopsy / line insertion / contrast studies)
• Radiographer Reporting

Desirable

• Research
• Project management

Skills

Essential

• Clinical leadership skills
• Communication skills, both written and verbal
• Communication of difficult messages to patients and families
• Negotiation and conflict management skills
• Teaching and mentorship in the clinical setting
• Resource management

Desirable

• Change management

Knowledge

Essential

• Advanced Radiographer Practitioner skills
• Management of patients presenting for radiological intervention / examination
• Knowledge of the legal issue surrounding reporting radiological examination
• Accountability of own role and other roles in a multi-disciplinary team
• Local and national health policy
• Patient group directions and associated policy
• Clinical governance

Qualifications

Essential

• HCPC registered Radiographer
• Completed Post Graduate Certificate in advanced radiographer practice working towards Masters level or Masters level/equivalent
• Relevant radiography degree / DCR

Desirable

• Mentorship/teaching qualification
• Demonstrates CPD/ Portfolio of evidence to support clinical practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Bradford Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Little Horton Lane

Bradford

BD5 0NA

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