Lead Radiographer

NHS; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nottingham Breast Institute seeks an experienced Senior Mammographer to lead its breast imaging services. This role offers an excellent opportunity to enhance leadership skills while working in a supportive environment dedicated to patient care and professional development. Applicants must hold a UK-recognised Masters level qualification in mammography and be HCPC registered.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of working as a mammographer within the breast screening and symptomatic service.
• Experience of leading a team or project.
• Registered Practitioner with HCPC.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and strategic leadership for the breast imaging team.
• Supervise the mammography team in clinical settings.
• Communicate effectively with patients and multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

BSc Degree Diagnostic Radiography

Post Graduate Award in Mammography Practice

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job summary

Are you looking for an opportunity to lead a team and influence the delivery of breast imaging services? An exciting secondment opportunity to cover maternity leave has arisen for an experienced and driven radiographer looking to further develop their leadership skills to join the team at the Nottingham Breast Institute.

The successful candidate will be part of a multi-disciplinary breast team based at the City Hospital Campus of the Nottingham University HospitalsNHS Trust. You will work in both clinical and admin roles providing operational and strategic leadership for the breast imagingteam in the delivery of both the symptomatic and breast screening services,and have the opportunity to advance your leadership skills by leading the daily supervision of the breast imaging mammography team.

You will hold a Masters level mammography qualification (UK recognised) and be HCPC registered.

Mammography posts have a gendered protected character, due to the nature of the work. This is an occupational requirement, as a result the post is exempt under section 9; part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 and therefore only female applicants should apply.

Main duties of the job

You will have a sound knowledge of the NHS Breast Screening Service and significant experience of working as a mammographer within the NHSbreast screening and symptomatic services.

You will have excellent communication skills and be able to communicate effectively with patients, their families and health professionals. You willprovide the daily operational leadership for the mammography team so previous experience in a supervisory capacityand a desire to develop your leadership skills further are essential.

You will need to be able to think quickly and strategically to delegate tasks appropriately as you problem solve and advise the team on a range of equipment and workflow issues to ensure the daily clinics run smoothly and that the team are well informed and supported. You will haveconsiderable experience of working effectively within a multi-disciplinary team.

As a mammographer you will work clinically within both screening and symptomatic clinics.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Details Date posted

12 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

164-7254987

Job locations

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham Breast Institute, City Hospital

Hucknall road

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

Job description Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

Job description Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• BSc Degree Diagnostic Radiography or DCR (Diploma of College of Radiography)
• Post Graduate Award in Mammography Practice (Masters level), or equivalent
• Registered Practitioner with Health Professions Council (HCPC)

Experience Essential

• Significant experience of working as a mammographer within the breast screening and symptomatic service.
• Experience of leading a team or project.
• Experience in the use of Microsoft office packages e.g. power point / excel to produce reports, analyse statistics etc.
• Experience of finance and budgetary responsibilities

Communication & relationships Essential

• Ablility to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, including management
• Ablility to delegate appropriately
• Ability to communicate and negotiate with external personnel
• Ability to initiate, communicate and develop ideas

analytical Essential

• Ablility to problem solve and advise staff on complex cases, taking into account a variety of options
• Ablility to judge when to escalate.
• Ability to produce and interpret verbal and numerical information
• Ability to evaluate the long term strategic development of the screening service.

Planning and organisation Essential

• Ability to prioritise own workload.
• Ability to manage a series of concurrent and consecutive pieces of work.
• Ability to adapt to interruptions and changing priorities.
• Ablility to manage own time to enable management and clinical work to be undertaken in a timely manner

Physical skills Essential

• Access to a car for work purposes to travel between remote screening locations

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• BSc Degree Diagnostic Radiography or DCR (Diploma of College of Radiography)
• Post Graduate Award in Mammography Practice (Masters level), or equivalent
• Registered Practitioner with Health Professions Council (HCPC)

Experience Essential

• Significant experience of working as a mammographer within the breast screening and symptomatic service.
• Experience of leading a team or project.
• Experience in the use of Microsoft office packages e.g. power point / excel to produce reports, analyse statistics etc.
• Experience of finance and budgetary responsibilities

Communication & relationships Essential

• Ablility to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team, including management
• Ablility to delegate appropriately
• Ability to communicate and negotiate with external personnel
• Ability to initiate, communicate and develop ideas

analytical Essential

• Ablility to problem solve and advise staff on complex cases, taking into account a variety of options
• Ablility to judge when to escalate.
• Ability to produce and interpret verbal and numerical information
• Ability to evaluate the long term strategic development of the screening service.

Planning and organisation Essential

• Ability to prioritise own workload.
• Ability to manage a series of concurrent and consecutive pieces of work.
• Ability to adapt to interruptions and changing priorities.
• Ablility to manage own time to enable management and clinical work to be undertaken in a timely manner

Physical skills Essential

• Access to a car for work purposes to travel between remote screening locations

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham Breast Institute, City Hospital

Hucknall road

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham Breast Institute, City Hospital

Hucknall road

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

Employer's website

https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)