Main area Mammography Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: Band 6, however Band 5 starting salary if mammography certificate not held and training is required Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Full and Part Time Hours available. Flexibility required, evening and weekend work expected) Job ref 349-CSS-7234977*
Employer Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Wythenshawe Hospital and Community Breast Screening Town Manchester Salary £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum (Pro Rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 29/08/2025 23:59 Interview date 09/09/2025
Mammographer/ Mammographer Trainee
Band 6
Job overview
The Nightingale Centre, has vacancies for full/part -time Mammographers to join their friendly and busy breast radiology multi-professional team. We offer a modern diagnostic and treatment service across both the Nightingale Centre and NMGH. MFT also co-ordinate's the NHS breast screening program (NHSBSP) for the Manchester area. The Nightingale Centre is an NHSBSP National Training Centre and is home to the National Breast Imaging Academy (NBIA).
Our department is committed to Radiographer role extension and CPD. We have Advanced Practitioners undertaking stereo interventional procedures and film-reading, Mammography Associates performing screening and symptomatic mammography, plus Clinical Expert Radiographer's specialising in advanced breast imaging.
The Manchester BSP covers a wide geographical area, It is essential you are willing to travel to all screening sites.
A flexible approach to work will be required as weekend and evening sessions are often scheduled to meet the demands of the expanding screening population and symptomatic workload.
You must have HCPC registration as a Radiographer and a UK resident.A Postgraduate Award in Mammography is preferable, although training will be considered for the right applicant (Band 5 whilst in training).
We would be delighted to discuss the post in more detail and encourage you to make an informal visit to a mobile screening unit and/or the department .
Main duties of the job
The post holder will assist in the provision and delivery of the NHS BSP. This includes well woman screening mammography on the target population to National Standards, on both mobile and static units in the community.
In addition you will be involved with Family History screening, assessment, follow-up and symptomatic mammography within the Nightingale Centre. Further requirements include assisting in stereo-tactic interventional and Magnetic Resonance Imaging biopsy procedures.
As a qualified mammographer supervision and training of students, trainee Mammographers and Assistant Practitioners is a requirement.
A mammographer is expected to produce high quality images in a safe and caring manner. It necessitates working within a multidisciplinary team to provide the highest standards of patient care.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk .
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Education
* HPC Registered
* Certificate of competence in mammography/Post Graduate award in Mammography Principles and Practice
Experience
* Clinical experience in general imaging
* Sound knowledge of IRMER and IR99
* Experience in mammography
* Knowledge of NHS BSP
* Teaching/mentoring skills
* Evidence of team work
Other
* Must be able to travel to various static and mobile screening locations
* Car driver/owner with clean licence
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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