Trainee Associate Mammographer/ Associate Mammographer

The Methodist Church in Britain; Macclesfield; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

East Cheshire NHS Trust is recruiting for a Trainee Associate Mammographer or Associate Mammographer within the Cheshire & Stockport Breast Screening Programme. You will perform mammography under supervision while building towards further competencies, including travel to mobile screening sites.

The role involves evening and weekend clinics and work across multiple sites, with support to achieve professional progression in a regulated clinical environment.

Qualifications

• Foundation Degree in Assisting Professional Practice or equivalent.
• Mammography Associate apprenticeship at Level 4.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality mammography service under NHSBSP and symptomatic service, supervised by a qualified mammographer.
• Work within competencies to agreed protocols and progress towards further competencies.
• Assist radiologists, radiographers and other staff in all department areas.
• Offer flexible service, including evenings and weekends at the breast screening centre and on mobile sites.
• Travel between sites including mobile screening in Stockport.

Skills

Clear communication

IT skills

Patient-centric

Clinical judgment

Teamwork

Willingness to learn

IRMER knowledge

Infection control

Education

Foundation Degree or equivalent

Mammography Associate apprenticeship Level 4

Job description

A Trainee Associate Mammographer or Associate Mammographer post with East Cheshire NHS Trust, sitting within the Cheshire & Stockport Breast Screening Programme team. The work is mammography for the national breast screening programme and symptomatic clinics, done under a qualified mammographer's supervision while building towards further competencies. The role involves evening and weekend clinics, mobile van screening and essential travel, and the post is restricted to female applicants as a genuine occupational qualification. Skilled Worker visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Provide a high-quality mammography service under the NHSBSP and symptomatic service, supervised by a qualified mammographer
• Work within achieved competencies to agreed protocols, and progress towards further competencies, which may be in a wider diagnostic modality as workload dictates
• Assist radiologists, radiographers and other staff in all areas of the department
• Provide a flexible service, including evening and weekend clinics at the breast screening centre and on mobile van sites
• Travel between sites, including mobile screening in Stockport on a Siemens digital mammography van

What’s required

Qualifications

• Foundation Degree in Assisting Professional Practice, or equivalent qualification or apprenticeship
• GCSE Maths and English grade C/4 or above, or Functional Skills Level 2 Maths and English, or equivalent
• Mammography Associate apprenticeship at Level 4

Experience

• Experience of working in a breast screening programme
• Understanding of working in a regulated clinical environment, or exposure to radiation safety

Skills & knowledge

• Effective written and verbal communication, and IT skills
• Caring attitude towards patients, clients and staff
• Good clinical and safety judgement within scope of practice; basic manual handling skills
• Team working, self-motivation and following instructions under supervision
• Knowledge of NHSBSP procedures and IRMER
• Knowledge of infection control, quality assurance, confidentiality and GDPR principles

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check with barred lists, cost payable by the successful candidate
• Overseas police clearance if lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years
• Female applicant only (genuine occupational qualification)

Other

• Consistent and reliable
• Commitment to continuous professional development

Nice to have

• Experience of working in a radiology unit
• Knowledge of CRIS and PACS
• Knowledge of the symptomatic breast cancer pathway
• Ability to prioritise
• Attendance at study days
• Attendance at conferences

What’s offered

• Variety of learning and development opportunities