Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic HCPC registered radiographer, holding the Post graduate certificate in to join our progressive breast imaging team at the North & Mid Hants Breast Screening Service for a one year bank contract.
North & Mid Hampshire Breast Screening Service serves the population of approx. 95 thousand eligible women who live across Hampshire. There are static units at Royal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH) and Basingstoke Hospital where our symptomatic one stop clinics take place. RHCH is the location of all our assessment clinics. The initial mammographic screen is provided by 3, high spec digital mobile vans which are situated in various locations in the Hampshire community.
The RHCH is conveniently situated near the M3, with good local and regional rail links, a short train journey to London! Winchester is one of England’s most picturesque and historically significant cities in Southern England, it sits on the gateway to the New Forest, with equally easy access to the Solent.
The successful applicant must hold a full drivers licence and have access to a car.
Due to the sensitive nature of the post, only female applicants will be considered.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be performing mammography on one of the 3 mobile vans, situated in the community of North and Mid Hampshire, and at Basingstoke Hospital.
Also to provide mammographic assistance in one - stop and assessment clinics at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our four sites: Alton Community Hospital, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. You will be required to work on mobile vans, with approximately 50 patients a day, at six minute intervals.
2. You would need to supervise trainees and Assistant Practitioners.
3. You would need to work with Advanced Practitioners and Radiologists to provide further assessment, and specialist procedures in clinics.
4. You would need to use and have a basic understanding of computer programmes, eg PACS CRIS and NBSS.
5. You would need a car and full UK driving licence, to be able to travel to mobile vans around Hampshire.
Person specification
training and qualifications
Essential criteria
6. BSC Radiography, DCR or equivalent
7. Full UK driving licence and access to a car
Desirable criteria
8. UK Certificate of competence in mammography
9. Computer experience, PACS, CRIS and NBSS
experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
10. post training experience in radiographic practice
Desirable criteria
11. experience working in a mammography department
skills and ability
Essential criteria
12. Good communication skills with patients and staff
Desirable criteria
13. knowledge of PACS,CRIS and NBSS