Band 6 Mammographer

NHS Professionals Limited

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Job summary

Why might this job interest you?

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest general hospital foundation trusts in the country and the main provider of acute and specialist care services for West Berkshire. With seven sites, the Trust employs approximately 6,500 staff and serves a population of around 1,000,000 people.

They provide acute medical and surgical services to Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire and specialist services such as cancer, dialysis and eye surgery to a wider population across Berkshire and its borders.

Main duties of the job

  • You will participate in the provision of a breast screening imaging and diagnostic service for the West Berkshire Breast Screening Service and the Symptomatic Breast Service.
  • Work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing Screening and Symptomatic mammography including tomosynthesis, biopsy, VAB, VAE and localisation including Magseed.
  • In the absence of a Radiologist use experience and judgement of previous cases to take further images to demonstrate an area of abnormality.
  • Lay-up trolleys for intervention and assist with the procedures e.g. biopsies.
  • You will be required to work within the Radiology Department, the Breast Screening Unit and on the community based Mobile Screening Unit(s).

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

Date posted

28 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£29.89 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

M0042-78430

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • State Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
  • BSc Degree in Radiography or equivalent radiographic qualification, DCR(R).

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of recent and extensive post-registration experience at Band 5.
  • Proven clinical experience across a range of radiographic equipment and techniques.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • State Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
  • BSc Degree in Radiography or equivalent radiographic qualification, DCR(R).

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of recent and extensive post-registration experience at Band 5.
  • Proven clinical experience across a range of radiographic equipment and techniques.

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 (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.

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

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Mark Goddard

mark.goddard@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk

03330144370

Date posted

28 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£29.89 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

M0042-78430

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


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