Job Title:  Mammographer

Location:  Jarvis Centre, Guildford

Salary:  Competitive

Hours:  37.5hrs per week   Are you an experienced Breast Screening Radiographer looking for a new opportunity with the National Breast Screening Programme?   We are currently recruiting for a Mammographer to join our Breast Screening team based at the Jarvis Centre in Guildford, Surrey.   Breast screening the women of Surrey and NE Hants is carried out on a fleet of 5 mobile vans with additional capacity at Jarvis Centre.   Assessment Clinics, held at the Jarvis Centre, are staffed by a dedicated multi-disciplinary team of Consultant Radiologists, Associate Breast Clinicians, Advanced Practitioners, Mammographers, Assistant Practitioners and clinical and administration staff following the NHSBSP principles of triple assessment – mammography/ultrasound, clinical examination and needle biopsy).  

What does being an InHealth Mammographer involve?

This is a full-time role, working 37.5 hours per week on a local rota across Monday – Friday.

As a Mammographer at InHealth, you will provide a high-quality imaging service to all users of the service and screen women for breast cancer by mammography. You will participate in assessment clinics including stereotactic biopsies and participate in the support of development of assistant practitioners. 

This role offers significant development opportunities as you will be expected to take on some additional managerial duties and deputise for the Superintendent Radiographer when appropriate.

Allocated time for these duties will be provided.

What you are responsible for:

To take high quality mammograms To participate in the unit’s Quality Assurance Programme and take remedial action when necessary To indirectly supervise and mentor Assistant Practitioners in the workplace. To be competent at obtaining additional views of the breast at Assessment clinics To prepare and assist in biopsy procedures including targeting for stereotactic examinations To take part in a rota to cover work on mobile screening sites To ensure sufficient supplies are available at mobile sites and arrange transportation if necessary. To be competent to use all clinical equipment used by the Service To keep up to date with current trends and techniques in mammography and thus be sufficiently well informed to answer queries on breast health and screening. To be able to deal with nervous or anxious clients To record clinical observations as part of the screening process To be confident and professional when positioning women who are naked from the waist up To be able to enter all quality assurance data on the computer To deal with equipment malfunction and know when to suspend its use To maintain a current CPD portfolio To abide by the Ionising Radiation Regulations To identify films suitable for teaching purposes

What skills and experience will you need to apply?

BSc in Radiography PG Cert in Mammography HCPC registration Ability to listen and communicate effectively, using a variety of methods bearing in mind the diverse nature of the clients who attend breast screening Be able to work co-operatively, across organisational boundaries, cultures and diversity to achieve shared goals for the breast screening service and for the organisation Maintain and demonstrate the appropriate and necessary technical knowledge for breast imaging and continue to refine relevant analytical/technical skills as well as professional judgement.