Role Overview
As a Consultant Radiographer, you will work alongside Consultant Radiologists and Specialist Doctors to deliver expert clinical care across one‑stop symptomatic clinics, screening assessment clinics, and multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings. You will independently perform and report advanced breast imaging and interventional procedures, including ultrasound‑guided and stereotactic biopsies, localisation techniques and mammogram reading.
Main duties
* Acting as a Responsible Assessor for the NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP)
* Leading MDT discussions and presenting complex cases
* Supervising trainees and advanced practitioners
* Driving research, audit, and service development initiatives
* Contributing to strategic decisions and clinical governance
Qualifications
* Master’s Degree in Breast Imaging
* HCPC registration
* Extensive experience in breast ultrasound, interventional procedures and film reading
* Proven ability to lead, teach and innovate within a multidisciplinary team
* Passion for patient‑centred care and continuous improvement
Benefits
* A supportive and progressive working environment
* Opportunities for professional development and research
* Consultant‑level responsibility with scope for strategic influence
* Access to cutting‑edge imaging technologies and training
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Master’s Degree in Breast Imaging (including interpretation and reporting in mammography, clinical examination and client communication, breast ultrasound, interventional procedures and research)
* Certificate of Competence in Mammography
* State‑registered with the Health Care Professions Council
* Formal teaching qualification
Knowledge
* Demonstrable experience as a film‑reading radiographer
* Knowledge, experience and understanding of the NHS Breast Screening Programme Quality Assurance Guidelines
* Demonstrable participation in self‑audit and reflection on personal film‑reader performance
* Experience of breast ultrasound, vacuum procedures, digital breast tomosynthesis and pre‑operative localisation techniques
* Undertaken a similar role in a breast unit
* Qualified to be a Responsible Assessor in NHSBSP guidance
* Experience of breast contrast‑enhanced mammography (CEM)
Research
* Ability to apply an evidence‑based approach to management of clinical problems
* Evidence of completed audit projects
* Good current knowledge of breast literatureUp‑to‑date continuous professional development (CPD)
* Completion of clinical research
* Publications in peer‑reviewed journals
* Ability to lead a research team and originate research ideas
* Previous success in grant applications to national funding bodies
Teaching
* Ability to teach clinical and practical skills
* Willing to teach both medical and radiographic trainees
* Good fundamental knowledge with good communication skills for teaching
* Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
* Formal teaching qualification
* Extensive teaching database or resources
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