Mammographer

Band 6

**Main area**
- Breast Services
- **Grade**
- Band 6
- **Contract**
- Permanent
- **Hours**
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
- **Job ref**
- 164-5062637**Site**
- Nottingham City Hospital
- **Town**
- Nottingham
- **Salary**
- £33,706 - £40,588 per annum
- **Salary period**
- Yearly
- **Closing**
- Today at 23:59Job overview

An opportunity has opened for a radiographer with an interest in breast imaging to come & join our friendly multi-disciplinary breast team based at the Nottingham Breast Institute. You will undertake mammography practice within the NHS Breast Screening Programme & the Symptomatic Breast Service, meeting the needs of our patients by delivering high-quality care.

You will hold a BSc. in Radiography or equivalent, hold a UK recognised mammography post graduate qualification, have current mammography experience and be registered with the Health Care Professions Council. A full UK driving license and use of a vehicle for work purposes is essential.

Mammography posts have a gendered protected character, due to the nature of the work. This is an occupational requirement, as a result the post is exempt under section 9; part 1 of the Equality Act 2010 and therefore only female applicants should apply.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Rotate between static and mobile sites completing high quality mammography examinations for symptomatic and asymptomatic patients.

Complete specialised mammography techniques including, contrast enhanced spectral mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis.

Analyse the quality of both your own and the mammograms of junior staff making appropriate adjustments as necessary.

Plan and prioritise your own workload, and the workload of junior staff to maintain service and clinic workflow.

Complete quality assurance tests for digital mammography equipment analysing the results and acting appropriately according to local rules and NHSBSP guidelines.

Provide a high standard of patient care and communication to your patients and their relatives and communicate effectively across a wide range of health care professions.

Supervise and support Assistant Practitioners.

Working for our organisation

Our breast screening service operates over 2 static and 2 mobile sites. You will rotate to each of these locations whilst supporting and supervising our assistant practitioners.

As a Training Centre we train mammographers as part of the Post Graduate Award in Breast Imaging Practice and provide a variety of study days which our staff have opportunity to attend. We actively encourage and support CPD activities and have won "Best Poster" at the Symposium Mammographicum on multiple occasions.

The Nottingham Breast institute provides outpatient symptomatic services and delivers breast screening to a screening population of over 100,000 women. You will work alongside our experienced team of advanced practitioners, radiographers and assistant practitioners in both screening and symptomatic mammography. You will also contribute to our family history, breast cancer follow-up and screening assessment clinics and will perform Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

**KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**

Mammography Provision

Mammography examinations on symptomatic and asymptomatic patients at both static and mobile sites.

Specialised mammography techniques including stereotactic localisation, contrast enhanced spectral mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis.

To consistently carry out mammography examinations to a standard which meets the NHSBSP Quality Assurance Guidelines for Mammography

Analyse the quality of own and others mammograms on a day to day basis and make appropriate adjustments or actions.

Plan and prioritise own workload in order to maintain service and clinic workflow.

To adhere to Breast Service Clinical Protocols and Guidelines and Local Rules of Practice with particular regard to IR(ME)R

To be a fully participating member of the multi-disciplinary breast team including attending multi-disciplinary team meetings

To participate in peer review activities to measure, monitor and maintain high mammography standards

Other duties as required to maintain the mammography service to a high standard of delivery

Quality Assurance

To perform regular quality assurance tests on direct digital mammography equipment at mobile and static sites, analyse the results and act appropriately according to local rules and NHSBSP guidelines.

Assist the Quality Assurance Lead Radiographer as required

Patient/Client Care /Communication

Provide high standard of patient care and communication

Be aware of individual client and patient needs and demonstrate empathy and sensitivity in sometimes highly emotive situations

Communicat