Mammographer
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
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Job summary
We are currently seeking enthusiastic and motivated HCPC registered Radiographers that have Post Graduate Mammography Certification to join our friendly, patient centred breast imaging team.
Hereford and Worcestershire Breast Screening Service provide mammography to an eligible population of approximately 130,000 within the rural counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire and also a symptomatic service within Worcestershire.
We are based in a new dedicated Breast Unit at Worcestershire Royal Hospital site with new, state-of-art equipment. We also have new, enhanced breast imaging facilities at Alexandra Hospital and Kidderminster Treatment Centre.
We have 3 new mobile units, one permanently at Princess of Wales Community Hospital and 2 which move between eight sites throughout the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
You will have the opportunity to rotate around mobile and static screening, assessment and symptomatic clinics to develop your skills, including breast tomography, VABs, stereotactic biopsy and CESM.
Main duties of the job
Provision of a quality evidence based service for Herefordshire and Worcestershire National Health Service Breast Screening Program (NHSBSP) and Symptomatic Services within the Trust.
To undertake mammography and participate in Assessment clinics involving specialised radiographic techniques.
To ensure that patients/clients are professionally cared for during the examination in Radiology departments, assessment clinics and on mobile screening units.
To ensure clients/patients have confidence in the service and can make informed choices to promote their health.
To utilise highly developed communication skills to assess the emotional needs of clients and patients and respond accordingly.
To work as part of a multidisciplinary team using initiative to ensure clinics run effectively to deliver a quality service and that the clinical needs of the client/patient are met.
To actively participate, and adhere to the quality standards of the NHSBSP, contributing to improving protocols and procedures for service improvement.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Date posted
16 July 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9365-24-0819
Job locations
Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR51DD
Employer details
Employer name
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR51DD
Employer's website
https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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