Job requirements
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Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Aware of Trust policies
- Experience
Post graduate experience in mammography
- Experience
Demonstrates excellent clinical skills
- Experience
Evidence of appropriate participation in CPD
- Experience
Knowledge of IR(ME)R
- Skills, abilities and knowledge
Have high professional standards and skills, with the ability to work quickly to a consistently high standard
- Skills, abilities and knowledge
To have analytical, evaluation and, numeracy skills, along with a common sense approach
- Skills, abilities and knowledge
To be perceptive, to rapidly assess and respond to patient’s needs
- Skills, abilities and knowledge
Identify and promote change and improvements to the breast imaging service
- Skills, abilities and knowledge
Encourage good practice through research, clinical audit and continuous improvement teams
- Qualifications/training and professional development
BSc (Radiography) or The Diploma of the College of Radiographers
- Qualifications/training and professional development
Postgraduate/ Post Registration Certificate of Competence in Mammography
- Qualifications/training and professional development
Masters level qualification in: Advanced Interventional Breast Techniques or Image Interpretation
- Qualifications/training and professional development
Current Full UK driving licence
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a qualified advanced practitioner mammographer to join our multi-professional team at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn. This will be with a view to developing the successful candidate into a Consultant radiographer role in the future.
The service delivers both primary breast screening and symptomatic mammography. The breast unit is fully digital with two mammography units, with two tomosynthesis systems. In addition we have a mobile unit to provide primary screening to our catchment area. We welcome candidates with proven vacuum assisted biopsy experience to apply.
The postholder will work alongside the Breast Consultant Radiologists, Advance Practitioners, mammographers and assistant practitioners to provide a Breast Screening and Symptomatic Service to patients, providing specialist clinical opinion and diagnosis for patient centred care.
Main duties of the job
- You will be responsible for providing a safe, efficient and effective imaging and Breast Mammography service for the West Norfolk Breast screening service in accordance with Screening and Trust protocols. They will ensure a high-quality Mammography service is maintained at all times.
- You will demonstrate expertise in Breast Imaging techniques by promoting high standards of diagnostic radiography through best practice and education and by maintaining and developing high standards of patient care and best practice amongst peers, student colleagues and users of the breast imaging service.
- You will take an active role in the development of the breast mammography service in order to continuously improve patient safety and experience and will be responsible for the organisation and coordination of the staff rotating through the mammography rooms.
- You will practice advanced clinical skills in mammography including stereotactic within approved guidelines and working to given protocols.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification
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.
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This advert is for Mammographer Advanced Practitioner with The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust in King's Lynn, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Radiographer role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 Dependant on experience. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 14 Sep 2026.
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