# Mammographer in Breast Diagnostics

**Company**: Barts Health NHS Trust
**Location**: London
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £58133.00 to £65261.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are looking for a motivated and experienced mammographer to join the Breast diagnostics Team at Barts Health, assisting radiologists and radiographers within Breast Imaging.

This is a clinical role requiring knowledge of assistant diagnostics practices within NHS service.

**Main duties of the job**

- Perform high-quality mammographic examinations for patients referred with breast symptoms such as a lump, pain, nipple or skin changes, distortion or discharge.

- Take appropriate mammographic views and additional views as requested, ensuring accurate positioning and optimal image quality.

- Obtain and document relevant clinical history and ensure significant signs or symptoms are appropriately recorded and communicated.

- Support patients attending one-stop and assessment clinics, providing reassurance and clear explanations throughout the examination.

- Work closely with radiologists, radiographers, surgeons, breast clinicians and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

- Depending on level of training and scope of practice, assist with or undertake advanced breast imaging procedures, including image-guided interventions and biopsy procedures.

**About us**

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.

**Benefits**

- Competitive salary: £58,133 to £65,261 per annum

- Fixed term contract for 12 months

- Full-time position

**Requirements**

- Hold DCR(R) or BSc Hons degree (or equivalent) in Diagnostic Imaging.

- Current and up-to-date Registration with the HCPC.

- Recognised additional specialist training equivalent to Master's level plus practical experience: Breast Imaging Theory and Practice.

- Evidence of substantial CPD in clinically related and relevant subjects.

- Significant post graduate experience in Radiography.

- Substantial previous experience of Mammography and other techniques to be competent to: adapt to individual patient anatomy to produce specific standard and non-standard mammographic views; enable training of junior staff and students.

- Experience of a range of Mammographic procedures.

- Experience of clinical audit.

- Experience of service improvement.

- Experience of setting up Breast Biopsy equipment.

- Experience of imaging core biopsy and surgical excision specimens, often requiring physical handling of fresh specimens.

- Previously undertaken Breast Screening Quality Assurance.

- Experience of supervising staff.

- Previous experience of participation in research projects.

## Skills

### Required
- Breast Imaging
- Mammography
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Radiography
- Clinical Audit
- Service Improvement
- Breast Biopsy
- Image-Guided Interventions

### Nice to have
- Certificate of competence in venous cannulation and administration of contrast agent
- Recognised Post Graduate qualification to Masters Level in Interventional Procedures of the Breast
- Recognised Post Graduate qualification to Masters Level in Image Interpretation of the Breast
- Recognised Post Graduate qualification to Masters Level in Ultrasound of the Breast

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