Consultant Radiographer - Mammography

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare foundation in Newcastle upon Tyne seeks a Consultant Radiographer specializing in mammography. The successful candidate will work independently with a team to provide expert clinical care and support breast imaging processes. A Master's degree in breast imaging is required, along with experience in advanced clinical practice. The role involves leading clinical developments, delivering training, and ensuring high-quality standards in a dynamic environment. This full-time role emphasizes patient care, advanced imaging techniques, and team collaboration.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Comprehensive staff benefits

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• MSc in breast imaging and extensive education in breast procedures.
• Significant experience in working independently in the breast imaging field.
• Registered with HCPC and evidence of ongoing CPD.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical knowledge in breast imaging for patients.
• Work independently in a busy clinic environment.
• Lead clinical development of mammography practice.

Skills

Expert clinical judgement

Breast imaging techniques

Leadership skills

Excellent communication

Education

HCPC registered BSc Diagnostic Radiography

Post Graduate Certificate in Mammography practice

MSc in breast imaging

Tools

Radiology Information Systems (RIS)

Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS)

Job description

Go back The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Radiographer - Mammography

The closing date is 20 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of a dynamic and high performing team, delivering the highest quality care to both symptomatic and breast screening patients. The Newcastle Breast Screening Unit serves a total screening population of around 140,000 clients and provides a high quality symptomatic service as part of a multi-disciplinary team. A full range of diagnostic and treatment techniques are carried out including contrast enhanced mammography, ultrasound and stereotactic biopsies and MRI breast biopsy.

As a Consultant Breast Radiographer, you will work alongside Consultant Radiologists and other experienced Consultant Radiographers to deliver expert clinical care in a range of clinics including breast assessment clinic and onestop breast clinic. You must have an MSc in Breast Imaging and be able to work autonomously, utilising advanced practice skills in breast ultrasound, image interpretation and interventional procedures.

The role requires an experienced, highly skilled Consultant Radiographer who works well in a team but is also able to work autonomously effectively under pressure in a busy clinic environment. You will have a patient-centered approach and a passion for delivering the highest possible quality of care as part of a high performing multi-disciplinary team.

• Interview Date Thursday 05 February 2026

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

You will work in a busy clinic environment, working alongside Radiologists and other Consultant Radiographers to provide a high quality symptomatic and screening service.

Significant autonomous practice post qualification in the three advanced practice disciplines in breast of ultrasound, image interpretation and interventional procedures, is required. You will use expert clinical judgement to make decisions based on interpretation of multiple imaging modalities including mammography, ultrasound and contrast enhanced mammography. A key element of the role is to undertake assessment of clients recalled under the NHS Breast Screening Programme according to national guidance and quality standards. You will also provide highly specialist advice regarding patient diagnosis, care and treatment relating to breast imaging to colleagues within the breast unit and across professional boundaries. You will have the skills, knowledge and experience to provide a consultant radiographer service that is interchangeable with a Consultant Radiologist to ensure seamless service delivery, as appropriate.

As well as the clinical aspect of the role, you will work closely with the operational management team to shape and implement service delivery, promoting best practice and auditing current practice. You will also provide education and training to other professionals, multidisciplinary groups, patients and carers.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting‑edge care (supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

• To act as an autonomous practitioner working alongside Consultant Radiologists to lead on the clinical development of mammography practice.
• To provide expert clinical knowledge in the field of breast imaging for the benefit of patients.
• Work independently and unsupervised as an expert practitioner in performing diagnostic breast procedures.
• Exercise and demonstrate advanced levels of clinical judgement, discretion and clinical decision making.
• To act as a source of expert knowledge for the clinical aspects of breast imaging, underpinned by theory and experience.
• Be responsible for diagnosing benign and malignant breast conditions and discussing the findings of such examinations with the patients.
• To work closely with consultant colleagues to drive the clinical development of the breast imaging service.
• Work closely with the operational management team to shape and implement service delivery, promoting best practice and auditing current practice.
• To provide education and training in their specialist field to other professionals, multidisciplinary groups, patients and carers.
• Delivers and takes responsibility for training and education within mammography.
• To work in collaboration with other professional groups and provide consultant level leadership.
• To work closely with consultant colleagues to drive the clinical development of the mammography service.
• Leads and takes responsibility for research within and involving mammography practice.
• Member of a team delivering a high quality efficient and effective mammographic service, performing and independently reporting examinations on a daily basis.
• Play a pivotal role in the integration of research evidence into clinical practice, delivering enhanced quality in breast imaging and improving the outcomes for patients.
• To provide a consultant radiographer service which is interchangeable with a consultant radiologist to ensure seamless service delivery.
• Provide specialist radiological expertise and advice in advanced clinical practice with a defined focus. To be an agent for change within defined clinical and organisational boundaries. To function at a higher level of practice demonstrating higher levels of decision making, planning and collaborative working.
• To analyse complex information from multiple sources and translate findings into recommendations, policy decisions and actions.
• To lead quality initiatives to continuously improve clinical care standards in line with the clinical governance framework to ensure the highest quality of care is provide in the safest manner.
• Able to demonstrate a professional and caring approach to patients.

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Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

• HCPC registered BSc Diagnostic Radiography or equivalent with relevant post-graduation experience
• Post Graduate Certificate in Mammography practice
• MSc in breast imaging and post graduate certificates in all areas of breast imaging with specialist knowledge at consultant level
• Significant experience working as an advanced practitioner in breast imaging
• Research qualification at least to an MSc level with relevant research experience

Knowledge & Experience

• Evidence of significant autonomous practice post qualification of 3 advanced practice disciplines in breast and working alongside Breast Radiologists to cement and develop advanced levels of knowledge
• Must have expert knowledge of all breast diagnostic techniques and related anatomy and pathology. Along with local protocols for the surgical and oncological management of breast cancer
• Relevant experience in teaching and education
• Working knowledge of all relevant professional and NHS policies and procedures
• Evidence of ongoing CPD
• Involvement in regional and national professional committees

Skills & Abilities

• Able to use expert clinical judgement to make decisions based on interpretation of multiple imaging modalities that may be conflicting and require expert analysis to recommend next steps in patient care/diagnosis
• Ability to perform all required advanced clinical techniques and be able to do this whilst being the only person in the unit to have these skills when breast Radiologists are unavailable
• IT skills for Radiology Information Systems (RIS) and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS)
• Ability to concentrate for long periods of time when film reading
• Very high levels of dexterity and precision when taking core biopsies of lesions that are just mm in size
• Evidence of leadership skills

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.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust