Qualified Breast Screening Mammographer - Reading, United Kingdom - Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Verified Company

Reading, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Qualified Mammographer to join our busy Breast Centre based in Reading. We are a friendly multi-disciplinary team providing a first class service to our patients.

Our staff rotate through our Screening and symptomatic services at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, West Berkshire Community Hospital and remote sites around West Berkshire.

Due to the nature of the role, a valid driving licence and access to a car is required. The mobile Breast Screening Units are relocatable around West Berkshire, and not always accessible via public transport.

Participate in the provision of a breast screening imaging and diagnostic service for the West Berkshire Breast Screening Service and the Symptomatic Breast Service

Provide a high standard of radiographic imaging whilst ensuring that patients receive high quality care by supporting their physical and psychological needs.

Required to work within the Radiology Department, the Breast Screening Unit, West Berkshire Community Hospital and on the community based Mobile Screening Unit(s)

The West Berkshire Breast Screening Service at present provides regular screening for 78,000 women over 3 years in a Breast Screening unit located opposite The Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading and on two mobiles which visit various sites around the lovely countryside of West Berkshire.

In addition we also cover the symptomatic service within the Royal Berkshire Hospital and West Berkshire Community Hospital.

We have recently upgraded three of our x-ray machines to Siemens Revelations, two with associated Biopsy & Tomosynthesis.

The post holder 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

The post holder will provide a high standard of radiographic imaging whilst ensuring that patients receive high quality care by supporting their physical and psychological needs.

The postholder will be a role model for the profession and will participate in the supervision, training and support of more junior staff

They will exercise autonomy within professional and managerial boundaries and be responsible for the prioritisation and organisation of own work activities in response to clinical and service needs

The post is based in the West Berkshire Breast Screening Unit, which is part of the Radiology Department of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust in Reading.

The post holder will be required to work within the Radiology Department, the Breast Screening Unit, West Berkshire Community Hospital and on the community based Mobile Screening Unit(s)