Superintendent Mammographer - Guildford, United Kingdom - InHealth Group

InHealth Group Guildford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Permanent

Description

Job summary

Are you an experienced Breast Screening Radiographer looking for a new opportunity with the National Breast Screening Programme?

We are currently recruiting for a Superintendent Mammographer to join our Breast Screening team based at the Jarvis Centre in Guildford, Surrey.

Breast screening the women of Surrey and NE Hants is carried out on a fleet of 5 mobile vans with additional capacity at Jarvis Centre. Assessment Clinics, held at the Jarvis Centre, are staffed by a dedicated multi-disciplinary team of Consultant Radiologists, Associate Breast Clinicians, Advanced Practitioners, Mammographers, Assistant Practitioners and clinical and administration staff following the NHSBSP principles of triple assessment mammography/ultrasound, clinical examination and needle biopsy.

Main duties of the job

What you will do:

As a Superintendent Mammographer you will provide a high-quality imaging service to all users of the service and screen women for breast cancer by mammography.

You will participate in assessment clinics including stereotactic biopsies and participate in the support of development of assistant practitioners.

What you are responsible for:

Taking high quality mammogramsDemonstrate active involvement in the recruitment, appointment, and induction of new staff

Deal with day to day staff queries, liaising with appropriate support functions where required to resolve the queries within a reasonable timeframe

Participating in the units Quality Assurance Programme and taking remedial action when necessary

Preparing and assisting in biopsy procedures including targeting for stereotactic examinations

Ensuring enough supplies are available at mobile sites and arrange transportation if necessary

Being competent in the use of all clinical equipment used by the Service

Keeping up to date with current trends and techniques in mammography

Being able to deal with nervous or anxious clientsRecording clinical observations

Being confident and professional when positioning women who are naked from the waist up

Being able to enter all quality assurance data on the computer

Dealing with equipment malfunction and know when to suspend its use

Maintaining a current CPD portfolioIdentifying images suitable for teaching purposes

Abiding by the Ionising Radiation Regulations.

About us

InHealth is the UKs largest specialist provider of diagnostic and healthcare solutions. Our aim is to make healthcare better for patients by working collaboratively with the NHS to deliver a range of high-quality tests, scans, assessments and procedures. In the last year, we have supported more than 4 million people in their healthcare journeys, the majority of these are NHS patients and service users.

As a people-focused organisation, our teams are integral in how we deliver our services and our values of Trust, Passion, Care and Fresh Thinking underpin everything we do, influencing the way we interact with patients, customers, and colleagues.

Our mission is to be the preferred provider of high-quality diagnostics and healthcare solutions in hospitals and in accessible community settings, serving 5 million patientsfrom 1,000 locations by 2025.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Title:Superintendent Mammographer

Location:Jarvis Centre, Guildford

Salary:Competitive

per week Are you an experienced Breast Screening Radiographer looking for a new opportunity with the National Breast Screening Programme?

We are currently recruiting fora Superintendent Mammographer to join ourBreast Screeningteambased at the Jarvis Centre in Guildford, Surrey.

Breast screening the women of Surrey and NE Hants is carried out on a fleet of 5 mobile vans with additional capacity at Jarvis Centre.

Assessment Clinics, held at the Jarvis Centre, are staffed by a dedicated multi-disciplinary team ofConsultant Radiologists,Associate Breast Clinicians, Advanced Practitioners, Mammographers, Assistant Practitioners and clinical and administration staff following the NHSBSP principles of triple assessment mammography/ultrasound, clinical examination and needle biopsy.

What you will do:

As a Superintendent Mammographer you will provide a high-quality imaging service to all users of the service and screen women for breast cancer by mammography. You will participate in assessment clinics including stereotacticbiopsies and participate in the support of development of assistant practitioners.

What you are responsible for:

Taking high quality mammograms

Demonstrate active involvement in the recruitment, appointment, and induction ofnew staff

Deal with day to day staff queries, liaising with appropriate support functions whererequired to resolve the queries within a reasonable timeframe

Participating in the units Quality Assurance Programme and taking remedial action when necessary

Preparing and assisting in biopsy procedures including targeting for stereotactic examinations

Ensuring enough supplies are available at mobile sites and arrange transportation if necessary

Being competent in the use of all clinical equipment used by the Service

Keeping up to date with current trends and techniques in mammography

Being able to deal with nervous or anxious clients

Recording clinical observations

Being confident and professional when positioning women who are naked from the waist up

Being able to enter all quality assurance data on the computer

Dealing with equipment malfunction and know when to suspend its use

Maintaining a current CPD portfolio

Identifying images suitable for teaching purposes

Abiding by the Ionising Radiation Regulations.

We are looking for someone who is:

A team player who is supportive, reliable and trustworthy

Approachable, dedicated and hardworking

A people person someone who enjoys working alongside and helping others

Calm and focused in challenging situations

A professional, empathetic and courteous individual

A good listener and communicator, especially with sensitive material

Able to maintain and demonstrate the appropriate and necessary analytical/technical skills, as well as professional judgement.

You should apply if you have experience:

Experience in leading and managing teams

BSc in Radiography

PG Cert in Mammography

Current HCPC registration

Working within a hospital or mobile environment

Working with NHSBSP or Breast Symtomatic services

Working within a multi-disciplined team

Experience working with Imaging Equipment

Working with PACS or RIS

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential