Role Overview
We are looking for a Radiographer who is a qualified Mammographer with considerable experience to take a Clinical Excellence role within Breast Imaging. If you've seen this role advertised previously it's because we are looking for a particular calibre of candidate that has proved elusive to find. Perhaps it's you.
You will be part of a team who support each other and take pride in delivering excellent care.
The role is primarily a clinical one and you will spend your working day undertaking mammography and mammo‑based procedures.
You will also take responsibility for elements of planning, demonstrate leadership, help to standardise procedures, create efficiencies and promote best practice as a single, integrated unit based on three sites. Building relationships and encouraging co‑operation are important parts of this role.
Key Responsibilities
* Undertake mammography and mammography‑based procedures for symptomatic and screening patients.
* Plan and standardise procedures, create efficiencies, and promote best practice.
* Supervise, support and train Student Radiographers, Radiographers (Trainee Mammographers) and Assistant Practitioners.
* Liaise closely with a multi‑disciplinary team to ensure appropriate imaging is provided in a timely manner.
* Maintain high technical standards and comply with the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposures) Regulations (IRMER) and Ionising Radiation Regulations (IRR).
* Participate in Breast Screening Quality Assurance.
* Maintain positive professional links with medical and non‑medical staff within the unit to promote the highest service standards and collaborative working.
* Acquire, maintain and expand an excellent level of skill and knowledge in all aspects of breast imaging.
Role Qualifications
Qualified Mammographer with considerable experience and experience as a Band 7 Radiographer in Mammography.
About the Employer
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world‑class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
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. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
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