Job Title: Mammographer - 78430
Trust: Royal Berkshire NHS Trust
Location: London Road, Reading RG1 5AN
Ward: Breast Screening
Pay Rates: £29.89 per hour
Shift Patterns: 37.5 hours Mon-Fri 8am-4.30pm
Band: 6
Why might this job interest you?
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest general hospital foundation trusts in the country and the main provider of acute and specialist care services for West Berkshire. With seven sites, the Trust employs approximately 6,500 staff and serves a population of around 1,000,000 people.
They provide acute medical and surgical services to Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire and specialist services such as cancer, dialysis and eye surgery to a wider population across Berkshire and its borders.
What you can add:
- You will participate in the provision of a breast screening imaging and diagnostic service for the West Berkshire Breast Screening Service and the Symptomatic Breast Service.
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing Screening and Symptomatic mammography including tomosynthesis, biopsy, VAB, VAE and localisation including Magseed.
- In the absence of a Radiologist use experience and judgement of previous cases to take further images to demonstrate an area of abnormality.
- Lay-up trolleys for intervention and assist with the procedures e.g. biopsies.
- You will be required to work within the Radiology Department, the Breast Screening Unit and on the community based Mobile Screening Unit(s).
What you’ll need:
· State Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
· BSc Degree in Radiography or equivalent radiographic qualification, DCR(R)
· Evidence of recent and extensive post-registration experience at Band 5
· Proven clinical experience across a range of radiographic equipment and techniques.
The benefits we can offer you in return
· Putting People in Places to Care – be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.
· Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.
· Blue Light Card – NHS Discount Provider
· First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.
· Our team is always happy to help - access our support line any time.
· Working options to suit your lifestyle – being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.
· Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSP’s own academy.
· Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.
· Being part of the NHSP Community means you’ll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.
Who are NHS Professionals?
NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.
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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 3 months
Pay: £29.89 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
Work Location: In person
