mammographer

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust; Truro; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Cornwall is looking for a motivated mammographer to join their team at the Mermaid Centre. The role involves performing various breast imaging examinations and ensuring quality assurance of equipment. The successful applicant will have a keen interest in breast imaging and a commitment to professional development, with opportunities to complete a PGC in the first year. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute in a friendly, multi-disciplinary environment while serving patients from Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Benefits

Optional pension and life assurance

Childcare Coordination Team

Qualifications

• Must have an interest or experience in Breast Imaging.
• Completion of PGC within the first year is essential.
• Satisfactory Occupational Health clearance and DBS check required.

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of breast imaging examinations.
• Ensure quality assurance of imaging equipment.
• Participate in family history clinics and follow-up screenings.

Skills

Breast Imaging

Quality Assurance

Occupational Health Compliance

Education

Professional registration in Radiography

Job description

Working as a mammographer will enable you to be involved in a variety of examinations including, but not exhaustively, mammograms, stereo interventions, ultrasound interventions, follow up and screening mammograms, tomograms and family history clinics. Completing the PGC in 9-12 months with dedicated study time and mentor will be your main target for the first year in post. Quality Assurance tests form an important part of the ongoing safety of equipment and are a requirement for all of our imaging staff to undertake. PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

Employment and NHS Requirements

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

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We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

Thank you for your application if you have not received a reply within 21 days of the closing date you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please be aware that your application and related documents will be retained confidentially for a period of 12 months.

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. To work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require a visa - we may be able to provide sponsorship, but this is not guaranteed.

Benefits

• Optional pension and life assurance and a dedicated Childcare Co-ordination Team

We are committed to ensuring our staff are developed, engaged and supported to work in different ways to support the ever-changing environment in which we operate.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust is a non-smoking organisation.

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Job Opportunity

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated radiographer with an interest in, or experience of Breast Imaging to join our friendly multi-disciplinary team at The Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust's Mermaid Centre. The Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust's (RCHT) Breast Unit within the Mermaid Centre provides comprehensive breast care to patients from Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The successful applicant will work in the department and on the screening units, which serve the county. The centre has a variety of staff roles and encourage progression in each of these.

About the Trust

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non‑clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.

It's established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.