# Breast Consultant Radiographer

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North Bristol NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** North Bristol NHS Trust
- **Location:** Southmead Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Radiographer
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £66,582 - £77,368 Per annum, pro rata
- **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term or Secondment for Internal)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-23T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-09T11:41:08.775Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bristol/Bristol/Bristol_NHS_Foundation_Trust_BFT/Breast_Care/Breast_Care-v8256772
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8256772?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.nbt.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This full‑time, fixed‑term Consultant Radiographer role offers the chance to contribute meaningfully to both symptomatic and screening services within Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. Secondment requests are welcome.

You’ll work across the full breadth of breast imaging, including the NHS Breast Screening Programme, within a service known for high clinical standards and a strong commitment to patient care. The role suits professionals who bring expertise, positivity, and a patient‑focused approach, and who want to be part of a forward‑thinking Breast Cancer service.

What you’ll be part of

- A major regional service delivering screening and symptomatic care across Southmead Hospital and Weston General Hospital.
- A varied clinical portfolio that includes the full range of breast imaging activities, with opportunities to contribute to teaching, audit, and service development.
- A collaborative clinical environment where Radiologists and Breast Clinicians work closely together, supported by a team with an excellent reputation for developing colleagues.
- A leading teaching hospital setting that offers exposure to complex cases, peer learning, and ongoing professional growth.

This role combines meaningful clinical impact with the support and development opportunities of one of the UK’s largest teaching hospitals, making it an excellent next step for clinicians who want to grow their skills while contributing to a high‑performing service.

### Main duties of the job

- The symptomatic breast work will involve one-stop clinics and further assessment of the recalled patients.
- Participation at MDT meetings.
- Depending on experience, the role may also involve ultrasound guided VAE
- There would be an expectation that the successful candidate would become involved in training, guiding, mentoring and continued professional development of Specialist Registrars in Radiology, Advanced Practitioners and Consultant Radiographers.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description for full duties and responsibilities.

Overview: OSC, further assessment of recalled patients, MDT participation and training.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Extensive experience working in a senior position within a breast imaging team
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of breast patients
- Ability to independently undertake all aspects of symptomatic and NHSBSP breast work

**Desirable**

- An understanding of the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit.
- Knowledge & understanding of role of ethical committee
- Experience in research and audit

### Personal Qualities

**Essential**

- Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships within a team
- Ability to inspire, motivate and develop junior medical staff
- Ability to work independently as well as part of the multidisciplinary team.
- To balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole.

### Education and Qualifications

**Essential**

- BsC in Radiology or equivalent
- Certificate of Competence in Mammography or equivalent
- Post-graduate qualifications in Advanced Medical Imaging (Breast) including Clinical examination, Image interpretation, Breast ultrasound and Interventional techniques
- Full registration with the GMC or equivalent
- Be a HCPC-registered practitioner, authorised under IR(ME)R, responsible for the justification and authorisation of medical exposures to ionising radiation

**Desirable**

- Full masters degree relevant to role or equivalent qualification

## Documents

- [dbs charges information (pdf, 71.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3004)
- [dbs charges information (pdf, 148.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2398)
- [breast consultant radiographer (pdf, 752.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10600711)

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