Senior Radiographer Mammography

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and committed individual to join our dedicated team of Mammographers and General X-ray Radiographers at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.

Plans are on-going to centralise the Breast Service at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital and to further develop as a centre of excellence. The successful candidate would have the unique and exciting opportunity to be part of this service development.

Currently, the Radiology Directorate has a 4 year old Hologic 3 Dimensions DR mammography unit with tomography HD, Contrast Enhanced Digital Mammography (CEDM), tomography biopsy and 3D Quorum functionality. The CEDM is currently used as a second line of investigation. New patients have a tomography HD mammogram with conventional 2D imaging used for limited examination only.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board hosts the National Imaging Academy Wales which provides us with excellent future development opportunities for our staff. We actively support monthly internal CPD meetings, regularly support external training for staff and we are keen to develop you professionally.

Main duties of the job

To work as a Senior Radiographer providing care for patients within the Mammography and General X-Ray departments, working without direct supervision, reporting to the Superintendent Radiographers within the Department.

To work closely with the breast imaging team and the wider breast service team within a busy and dynamic environment.

There is a requirement to participate in the Department's 24 hour shift roster. There is an option to negotiate a flexible working agreement within core hours and interested applicants are encouraged to contact the department for further information.

Good communication skills are essential to ensure an effective and safe service to the patients in our care. The successful candidate will be required to liaise with staff across the Health Board and to provide help and instruction to other members of staff within the Department.

Experience and an understanding of the of the Clinical Audit process is an essential requirement of the post and involvement in departmental audits is encouraged.

The Radiology Directorate supports training and development of staff and the successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate the ability to train and mentor Radiographers and student Radiographers within their specialised roles.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taff.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer with around 80% of our 15000 workforce living within our region making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organisation but representative of the diverse communities that we serve.