Job overview
Consultant Radiographer - Breast Imaging
20 hours per week (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
Permanent
Salary: £66,582 - £77,368 per annum pro rata
Closing Date: Tuesday 25th August 2026
Interview Date: TBC
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The consultant radiographer in breast imaging will provide expert clinical leadership, advanced practice, and strategic development within the breast service. The post holder will deliver highly specialist clinical practice while leading service innovation, education, research and professional leadership in line with NHS and organisational priorities.
Main duties of the job
- Deliver autonomous, advanced-level breast imaging practice including mammography, ultrasound, image guided procedures and reporting.
- Clinical duties without supervision, would include Breast ultrasound, pre-surgical image guided localisation procedures (wire guided, magseed), image-guided core biopsies and suction biopsies, free hand ultrasound-guided techniques including cyst aspirations and core biopsies according to the National Occupational Standards using all types of available x-ray equipment in the breast imaging department.
- In addition to having experience in image interpretation and able to interpret and diagnose mammograms according to local and national protocols.
- Provide expert opinion in complex and non-routine breast imaging cases.
- Contribute to the multidisciplinary (MDT) meetings, supporting diagnostic and management decisions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Lead and support education, training and competency development for radiographer and other healthcare professionals.
- Act as a mentor and clinical supervisor for advanced and consultant practitioners.
- Contribute to the academic partnership and post graduate delivery.
- To encourage the development of, and provide expert assistance to, more junior radiographers and act as a role model to all members of staff.
- To supervise and teach radiological specialist registrars and to organise suitable educational experiences within the breast unit for medical and other health professional students.
- Share professional knowledge and expertise through formal and informal teaching using flexible methods of delivery.
- Identify and respond to any appropriate education needs within the Trust, enabling practitioners to develop clinically based competencies, thus ensuring that they are effective in providing quality service provision.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
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
Skills
Essential
- To have a sound knowledge of current issues in breast imaging across modalities.
- Ability to use IT for the generation of reports during clinics,
- In-depth knowledge of PACS systems for film reporting and image archiving.
- Highly developed problem solving and independent decision making.
- Experience in giving patients information about cancer and answering questions about their diagnosis.
- Experience in developing and implementing programmes of training in breast diagnosis for all levels of staff.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in symptomatic clinics
- Experience in supervising students
- Experience in manipulating, analysing, validating clinical information
- Have significant advanced post registration experience in breast imaging and reporting.
Qualifications
Essential
- MSc. In Breast imaging
- Post Graduate qualification in Advanced Mammography Practice at Masters Level or equivalent.
- Post Graduate Award in Mammography
- Post-graduate certificate in breast ultrasound
- Evidence of advanced training in breast imaging modalities.
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This advert is for Consultant Radiographer - Breast Imaging with George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust in NUNEATON, England. It is listed as a Consultant Radiographer role. The advertised salary is £66582.00 to £77368.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 25 Aug 2026.
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