Trainee Mammographer/Mammographer - Breast Imaging

Integrated Care System; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a Trainee Mammographer/Mammographer to join its dedicated Breast team in Runcorn. The role involves conducting mammographic procedures as part of the NHS Breast Screening Programme and contributing to breast screening clinics. The successful candidate will benefit from full support in gaining necessary qualifications while making a difference in patient care.

Qualifications

• Must be willing to undertake post graduate certificate course.
• Experience in National Breast Screening Programme and symptomatic breast clinics is essential.
• Clinical mammography experience is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality diagnostic mammography examinations.
• Involve in clinics for family history and follow-up.
• Assist in imaging procedures and perform additional imaging tasks.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Patient Care

Teamwork

Education

UK Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) level 7 postgraduate qualification in Mammography

Current HCPC registration

Member of the SOR

Tools

Mammography equipment

Job description

Go back Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT

Trainee Mammographer/Mammographer - Breast Imaging

The closing date is 17 July 2025

Would you like to join our friendly, multi-disciplinary Breast team at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust?

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic radiographer who either holds a UK regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) level 7 postgraduate qualification in Mammography, or has a willingness to complete the Post- Graduate Award in Breast Imaging, for which you will be fully supported.

Our clinical breast service is based at The Breast Care Centre within the Captain Sir Tom Moore Building at Halton Hospital in Runcorn. This role is primarily clinically based where you will undertake a range of mammographic procedures as part of the NHS Breast Screening Programme and our Symptomatic Breast Service.

Part-time hours will be considered.

Female applicants only should apply. This is anoccupational requirement, as a result the post is exempt under section 9; part 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work as part of our highly skilled team and be actively involved in producing high quality, diagnostic mammography examinations for the NHS Breast Screening Programme and our Symptomatic Breast Service.

You will contribute to our family history, breast cancer follow-up and screening assessment clinics. You will perform additional imaging including, magnification views and digital breast tomosynthesis, also assisting our Advanced Practitioners and Radiologists with stereotactic interventional breast procedures.

Rotation between our 3 static screening/symptomatic sites to include The Breast Care Centre at Halton Hospital, St Helen's Hospital (Burney Breast Unit) and Bath Street Health and wellbeing Centre. We also have a brand-new, state of the art mobile breast screening unit which visits 5 sites within the 4 boroughs that our screening service covers.

Access to transport will be required.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.

Job responsibilities

*** For a full list of roles and responsibilities please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification***

Person Specification

Experience

• Willingness to undertake post graduate certificate course
• Experience of working within National Breast Screening Programme
• Experience of working in symptomatic breast clinics.
• Experience of assisting with Breast stereotactic procedures
• Experience of assisting within Breast Ultrasound Clinics
• Clinical mammography experience

Qualifications

• UK Regulated Qualifications Framework (RFQ) level 7 postgraduate qualification in mammography
• Current HCPC registration
• Member of the SOR

skills, knowledge and competencies

• Able to work alone or as part of a team.
• Demonstrate organisational skills.
• Ability to work to a high standard, both technically and in patient care.
• Ability to cope with working in a demanding environment with emotional patients.

Specific role requirements

• Commitment to quality
• Commitment to CPD
• Knowledge of IR(ME)R20 and IRR17
• Good health and attendance record
• Adherence to trust uniform policy.
• Willing and able to travel to mobile screening locations.
• Must possess a current UK driving licence and have access to a car.
• Interest in further study

Physical Skills

• Use of mammography equipment
• Use of specimen cabinet
• Hand/eye co-ordination.

Emotional Effort

• Responsible, caring and friendly attitude.
• To be empathetic to all patients attending the Breast Care Centre
• Working with patients who are distressed and anxious.

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.

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT

Address

The Breast Care Centre, Captain Sir Tom Moore Building, Halton Hospital Site

The Breast Care Centre, Captain Sir Tom Moore Building, Halton Hospital Site