Mammographer/Trainee Mammographer (Band 6) - Mammography - Manchester University NHS Foundation[...]

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust seeks a qualified Mammographer to join a busy breast multi-professional team. The role involves conducting symptomatic mammography, supervising trainees, and delivering high standards of patient care. The Trust emphasizes training opportunities and a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• HPC Registered.
• Clinical experience in general imaging.
• Knowledge of NHS BSP.

Responsibilities

• Assist in follow-up and symptomatic mammography.
• Produce high quality images in a safe manner.
• Supervise and train students and trainee Mammographers.

Skills

Team work

Teaching/mentoring skills

Sound knowledge of IRMER and IR99

Experience in mammography

Education

HPC Registered

Certificate of competence in mammography/Post Graduate award in Mammography Principles and Practice

Job description

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The Breast radiology Team at NMGH has a vacancy for a full time Mammographer to join their friendly and busy breast multi-professional team. We offer a state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment service.

Our department is committed to Radiographer role extension and CPD. We have a Consultant Radiographer, Clinical Specialists and Advanced Practitioners undertaking Ultrasound guided examination and intervention, stereotactic interventional procedures and film-reading, and Mammography Associates performing symptomatic mammography.

A flexible approach to work will be required as weekend and evening sessions are occasionally scheduled to meet the demands of the expanding symptomatic workload.

You must have HCPC registration as a Radiographer. A Postgraduate Award in Mammography is desirable, but training will be provided if the qualification is not held.

We would be delighted to discuss the post in more detail or arrange an informal visit to the department

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assist in the provision and delivery of follow-up and symptomatic and Family History mammography . Further requirements include assisting in stereo-tactic interventional.

As a qualified mammographer supervision and training of students, trainee Mammographers and Assistant Practitioners is a requirement.

A mammographer is expected to produce high quality images in a safe and caring manner. It necessitates working within a multidisciplinary team to provide the highest standards of patient care.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail] .

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Education

• HPC Registered
• Certificate of competence in mammography/Post Graduate award in Mammography Principles and Practice

Experience

• Clinical experience in general imaging
• Sound knowledge of IRMER and IR99
• Experience in mammography
• Knowledge of NHS BSP
• Teaching/mentoring skills
• Evidence of team work

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.