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MammographerNHS Professionals Limited • Southampton, United Kingdom
Mammographer

Mammographer

NHS Professionals Limited • Southampton, United Kingdom
18 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • Temporary
Job description
Job summary
a) To undertake an unsupervised role in mammography and to assess and treat own patient workload and maintain associated records in an unsupervised area of responsibility.
b) Actively participate in and be responsible for the organisation of the radiographic team and patient workload in an allocated area, working as the duty coordinator.
c) Undertake specialised mammographic examinations.
d) To work alongside the multidisciplinary team in the symptomatic and screening setting.
e) To undertake a specific allocated role in the management of the department.

Main duties of the job
  • Undertake a specialised clinical caseload of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including complex patients, using clinical reasoning skills, to provide daily patient assessment and treatment, supporting appropriate and early discharge.
  • Obtain verbal informed consent from patients, or their carers.
  • Follow and proposes changes to standards and policies for clinical practice to ensure a co-ordinated and effective service. This includes infection prevention.
  • Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure effective communication and facilitate appropriate patient care.
  • Communicate sensitive information to patients/carers/staff, where there may be barriers to communication ensuring confidentiality and sensitivity to the audiences level of understanding and prior knowledge.
  • Be responsible for keeping accurate and timely written and electronic patient records and statistical information. This may include written reports of functional ability and specialist assessments.
  • Manage own time by prioritising competing service requirements, seeking guidance from senior staff where necessary.
  • Day to day supervision, including training, of relevant team members when required including practical, theoretical and clinical teaching of new staff entering speciality, medical and nursing students.

About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Details
Date posted: 24 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £19.97 to £28.90 an hour
Welcome Band 6 to Band 7
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 6 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: M0042-26-0240
Job locations: University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
  • Undertake a specialised clinical caseload of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including complex patients, using clinical reasoning skills, to provide daily patient assessment and treatment, supporting appropriate and early discharge.
  • Obtain verbal informed consent from patients, or their carers.
  • Follow and proposes changes to standards and policies for clinical practice to ensure a co-ordinated and effective service. This includes infection prevention.
  • Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure effective communication and facilitate appropriate patient care.
  • Communicate sensitive information to patients/carers/staff, where there may be barriers to communication ensuring confidentiality and sensitivity to the audiences level of understanding and prior knowledge.
  • Be responsible for keeping accurate and timely written and electronic patient records and statistical information. This may include written reports of functional ability and specialist assessments.
  • Manage own time by prioritising competing service requirements, seeking guidance from senior staff where necessary.
  • Day to day supervision, including training, of relevant team members when required including practical, theoretical and clinical teaching of new staff entering speciality, medical and nursing students.
  • Ensure that all equipment is in good working order and ready for immediate use and report any defective equipment or provision of supplies to managers.
  • Keep up to date with clinical developments, through audit and research, and participate in innovation and change concerned with improving the standards of care for patients.
  • Report and act on adverse incidents.
  • Managing own workload and organisation of colleagues as a daily duty co-ordinator and contribute to staff rotas and daily planning.
  • Carry out front line patient care and mammographic examinations essential to diagnosis and treatment. Be able to communicate with and reassure patients and deal with complex distressing situations such as patients who have had a recent cancer diagnosis.
  • Use dexterity, co-ordination and sensory skills for accurate positioning and adapting technique for patients with additional needs.
  • Responsible for quality assurance of imaging and determining if additional views or repeats are necessary.
  • Assess the ability of patients who undergo mammographic examinations and modify techniques accordingly such as for patients in additional needs clinics.
  • Using own initiative, respond to patients and /or carers who are anxious about their condition and its consequences and be able to communicate with patients regarding complaints.
  • Ensure correct justification of mammographic procedures keeping radiation doses as low as reasonably achievable.
  • Responsible for adjusting exposure factors based on breast thickness for implant in situ.
  • Ensure comfort for patients fitted with cardiac devices adjusting technique as required.
  • Undertake tomosynthesis mammograms as well as paddle and magnification views as necessary.
  • Responsible for checking the position of the wire placement prior to surgery, including different views such as a lateral view.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential
  • Sound knowledge of IR(me)R 2000, IRR regulations and clinical governance
  • Knowledge and understanding of the NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP and Quality Assurance Programmes (QA)
  • Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Experience of working in a breast screening unit
  • Microsoft Office skills
  • Communication
  • Working under pressure
  • Teamwork
  • Leadership
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Time management
  • Working autonomously
  • Taking the initiative
  • Interpersonal skills

Desirable
  • Experience of working in a breast screening unit

Qualifications
Essential
  • Degree in Radiotherapy diagnostic or therapeutic or equivalent
  • Post Graduate Qualification in Mammography
  • HCPC registered

Desirable
  • Experience of working in a breast screening unit

Person Specification
Experience
Essential
  • Sound knowledge of IR(me)R 2000, IRR regulations and clinical governance
  • Knowledge and understanding of the NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP and Quality Assurance Programmes (QA)
  • Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Experience of working in a breast screening unit
  • Microsoft Office skills
  • Communication
  • Working under pressure
  • Teamwork
  • Leadership
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Time management
  • Working autonomously
  • Taking the initiative
  • Interpersonal skills

Desirable
  • Experience of working in a breast screening unit

Qualifications
Essential
  • Degree in Radiotherapy diagnostic or therapeutic or equivalent
  • Post Graduate Qualification in Mammography
  • HCPC registered

Desirable
  • Experience of working in a breast screening unit

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: NHS Professionals Limited
Address: University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Senior Recruiter
Vanessa Chung
UHS@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk
03330143694
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