Consultant Radiographer – Breast Imaging

NHS Scotland; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days incl. holidays

NHS pension scheme

Annual incremental salary progression

Paid sick leave increasing with length

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking an experienced Breast Imaging specialist to provide strategic direction in the Breast Imaging Service. You will report mammograms, perform ultrasound, and issue comprehensive reports with imaging recommendations.

You will act as Clinical Lead in Mammography and mentor radiography staff, while leading research initiatives within the breast service. The role requires a driving licence and willingness to travel to meetings as needed.

Qualifications

• Must be able to travel to attend meetings.
• Full UK/EU/EEA driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Report mammograms independently and advise on additional views; perform and report breast ultrasound and correlate with clinical features.
• Provide Clinical Lead in Mammography for NHS Lanarkshire and mentor radiography colleagues.
• Lead and participate in collaborative research within the breast service.
• Undertake CPD to maintain HCPC registration requirements.

Job description

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

The post holder will provide strategic direction and leadership to further develop clinical practice in the Breast Imaging Service. This will involve working across professional and organisational boundaries, as part of Lanarkshire’s Managed Clinical Network for Breast and in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholder groups. These include breast service multidisciplinary teams, Radiologists, Radiographers Breast Surgeons, Breast Care Nurses, practice development centre, higher education providers, service users and carers, NHS Education for Scotland and NHS Quality Improvement Scotland.

In this key role, you will:

• Report mammograms independently. Advising and arranging additional views as necessary. Perform and report breast ultrasound independently and correlate findings with clinical and mammographic features. Issue comprehensive and timely reports with recommendations for further imaging and/or biopsy.
• Clinical Lead in Mammography for the NHS Lanarkshire
• Provide professional leadership to radiology colleagues to initiate and mentor for role development in radiographers and advanced practitioners.
• Undertake CPD to maintain registration requirements of the Health Profession Council
• Lead, develop and participate in collaborative research projects within breast service in NHS Lanarkshire.

What You'll Bring:

• Report mammograms independently. Advising and arranging additional views as necessary. Perform and report breast ultrasound independently and correlate findings with clinical and mammographic features. Issue comprehensive and timely reports with recommendations for further imaging and/or biopsy
• A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
• Must be able to travel to attend meetings

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children's settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Anne Lang, Consultant Radiographer on [e-mail]

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