# Mammographer Advanced Practitioner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- **Profession:** Radiographer
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Dependant on experience
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (Band 7)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-14T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-03T10:50:47.051Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Kings_Lynn/The_Queen_Elizabeth_Hospital_Kings_Lynn_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Advanced_Practitioner_Mammographer/Advanced_Practitioner_Mammographer-v8142780
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8142780?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Aware of Trust policies
- Post graduate experience in mammography
- Demonstrates excellent clinical skills
- Evidence of appropriate participation in CPD
- Knowledge of IR(ME)R

### Skills, abilities and knowledge

**Essential**

- Have high professional standards and skills, with the ability to work quickly to a consistently high standard
- To have analytical, evaluation and, numeracy skills, along with a common sense approach
- To be perceptive, to rapidly assess and respond to patient’s needs
- Identify and promote change and improvements to the breast imaging service
- Encourage good practice through research, clinical audit and continuous improvement teams

### Qualifications/training and professional development

**Essential**

- BSc (Radiography) or The Diploma of the College of Radiographers
- Postgraduate/ Post Registration Certificate of Competence in Mammography
- Masters level qualification in: Advanced Interventional Breast Techniques or Image Interpretation
- Current Full UK driving licence

## Documents

- [our values (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2570)
- [our trust (pdf, 674.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2671)
- [say hello to stream (pdf, 7.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2393)
- [establishing identity (pdf, 243.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1315)
- [recruitment policy overview (pdf, 125.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2961)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 236.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10507335)

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