Job Summary
The Breast Unit has a vacancy for an Assistant Practitioner in Mammography to join our team. For candidates who do not currently hold a Mammography qualification, training may be considered. Under these circumstances salary will be paid at a lower rate to reflect the training status and will remain until successful completion of qualification and preceptorship.
Main duties of the job
This post holder will perform mammography working in both the Symptomatic Breast service and the National Breast Screening Programme. They will be expected to independently travel to and work across all sites, including in the community to deliver the service as required.
Duties are varied and include but are not limited to; deliver a high standard of patient care, deliver high standards of mammography under supervision of a radiographer and participate in self assessment of image quality, work within equipment QA and work on mobiles supporting the Radiographers to ensure a safe working environment for both staff and patients.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Foundation degree in science (healthcare practice)
- NVQ level 3 in Health Care or Equivalent
- Higher Education Certificate in Mammography
- GCSE grade A-C in Maths and English or equivalent level 2 English and Maths Functional Skills
Desirable
- IT Qualification
- Customer Service Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in a Breast Unit
Desirable
- Experience working in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience working in a healthcare environment
- Customer Service Experience
Disposition
Essential
- ability to work under pressure
- show willingness to develop
skills
Essential
- Demonstrate good IT skills
- demonstrate willingness to work flexibly
- demonstarte ability to work on own iniative or as part of a team
- independantly travel between locations as per service needs
- Demonstarte well developed written, verbal and listening skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 04 March 2025
