Mammographer

NHS; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A National Health Service provider is seeking a qualified Female Mammographer to join their breast imaging team in Whitehaven. This role requires HCPC registration and involves providing screening services and patient care in a multi-disciplinary environment. Ideal candidates will have experience in breast imaging and excellent communication skills. This position offers a salary of £38,682 to £46,580 per annum pro rata along with benefits including NHS discounts and a generous holiday scheme.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Free counselling service

Qualifications

• Qualified Female Mammographer with HCPC registration.
• Good command of English with literacy and numeracy.
• Experience in breast imaging and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide screening and symptomatic breast imaging.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Support existing breast imaging team for experience.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

BSc Radiography or equivalent

Current HCPC registration

Post Graduate qualifications at Masters level in Mammographic practice

Job description

Mammographer

Closing date: 07 January 2026

Position: Mammographer Band 6, 37.5 hours based at West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven.

The North Cumbria Breast Imaging Unit offers a wide range of high-quality services for all patients with breast problems. It is also the centre for the North Cumbria Breast Screening Programme. All care is patient-centred and is delivered within a supportive environment by a team of experts, who are all specialists within their own field.

We are a friendly department based across two sites making the most of the skills of both Radiographers and Assistant Practitioners by encouraging role development and advanced practice having adopted the four-tier structure with Consultant Mammographers and Advanced Practitioners in post.

We are looking for a qualified Female* Mammographer to join our breast imaging team. The Post holder will be based at West Cumberland Hospital Whitehaven but will be expected to travel Cumberland Infirmary if required.

* Due to the nature of the work this post is only open to female applicants. This provision applies under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 section 7 (2)(d)

Main duties of the job

• You must have HCPC registration as a radiographer and Postgraduate Award in Mammography.
• You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing both screening and symptomatic breast imaging to the population of North and West Cumbria.
• You will gain a wealth of experience in breast imaging supported by the existing breast imaging team.
• The North Cumbria Breast Screening Unit provides screening to approximately 22,500 women per year between the ages of 50-70 as part of the National Health Service Breast Programme.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service

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 cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

• Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
• Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Benefits

• 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• NHS Discounts*
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
• Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
• *Subject to eligibility

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc Radiography or equivalent.
• Current HCPC registration.
• Good command of the English language with a good standard of literacy and numeracy.
• Post Graduate qualifications at Masters level in Mammographic practice.
• Essential IT skills or equivalent.

Experience

• Radiography
• Wide range of practical experience
• Experience of supervision of less experienced radiographers, students and departmental staff.
• Breast Imaging.
• National Health Service Breast Screening Service Programme for England.
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of National Health Service Breast Screening Programme and symptomatic services
• Radiation Protection
• Continuing professional development with portfolio.
• Knowledge of screening services.

Skills and Aptitudes

• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills whilst respecting confidentiality
• Demonstrate good organisational and time management skills
• Demonstrate problem solving and decision making skills
• Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure in an unpredictable environment, maintaining a calm & professional manner.
• Ability to exercise own initiative and judgement, and assess clinical situations.

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.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearPer annum pro rata