Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Mammographer/Trainee Mammographer

The closing date is 23 July 2025

Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge in a friendly and supportive Breast Care Unit that's committed to maintaining exceptional clinical standards and happy staff? You may just have found it!

We have a vacancy for band 5/band 6 Qualified/Trainee Mammographer.

You must be a Radiographer who is qualified and has some experience in Mammography. You'll be undertaking both screening and symptomatic aspects of the role and should have experience of both. Crucially you must be someone who puts patients first and has a strong commitment to quality and safety; we want our patients to remember us as the place where they were not only seen and treated quickly and efficiently, but where they were treated with dignity, compassion and respect. Essentially, you must also be committed to working with others to create the best outcomes possible for our patients; we really want a team member who understands what team working means.

As a team we're committed to developing careers, not just offering jobs and currently have 3 Advanced Practitioner Radiographers; 2 undertake film reporting and 1 carries out stereotactic procedures, skills we want to continue to build in our workforce. We all participate in working some evening screening sessions and this is an essential aspect of the role.

If this sounds like the change you've been looking for them please give us a call or pop in for a look around the unit.

Main duties of the job

Our Unit, in Leighton Hospital, South Cheshire is an excellent, recently refurbished environment with two mammography rooms equipped with Siemens Inspiration units. We have a stereo biopsy unit and primarily carry out Encor vacuum assisted procedures. We currently have one ultrasound room with a Toshiba Aplio machine.

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

Details

Date posted

09 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £44,962 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

412-DCSS-7210809

Job locations

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Leighton Hospital

Middlewich Road

Crewe

CW1 4QJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

As a unit we:

  • Undertake NHSBSP screening
  • Provide a comprehensive symptomatic/family history breast service
  • Have excellent working relationships with the Surgeons, Pathologists, Breast Care Nurses and Oncologists.
  • Hold one MDT per week with video link conferencing with Macclesfield DGH and the Christie Hospital, Manchester

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a unit we:

  • Undertake NHSBSP screening
  • Provide a comprehensive symptomatic/family history breast service
  • Have excellent working relationships with the Surgeons, Pathologists, Breast Care Nurses and Oncologists.
  • Hold one MDT per week with video link conferencing with Macclesfield DGH and the Christie Hospital, Manchester

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in radiography or equivalent
  • Post graduate award in Mammography
  • HCPC

Skills

Essential

  • Good communication
  • Team player
  • IT skills
  • Ability to deal with sensitive situations

Knowledge and professional development

Essential

  • Knowledge of QA
  • Act as role model or mentor
  • Ability to adapt to changing environment
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in radiography or equivalent
  • Post graduate award in Mammography
  • HCPC

Skills

Essential

  • Good communication
  • Team player
  • IT skills
  • Ability to deal with sensitive situations

Knowledge and professional development

Essential

  • Knowledge of QA
  • Act as role model or mentor
  • Ability to adapt to changing environment

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Leighton Hospital

Middlewich Road

Crewe

CW1 4QJ


Employer's website

https://www.mcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Leighton Hospital

Middlewich Road

Crewe

CW1 4QJ


Employer's website

https://www.mcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Superintendent Radiographer

Denise Davies

denise.davies@mcht.nhs.uk

01270278263

Details

Date posted

09 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £44,962 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

412-DCSS-7210809

Job locations

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Leighton Hospital

Middlewich Road

Crewe

CW1 4QJ


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