Mammographer - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Sheffield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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We are looking for a suitably qualified mammographer to join our friendly breast imaging team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.

Applicants must be female, this role has a "genuine occupational qualification" as an exception to the Equality Act 2010.

About Us


The breast imaging team includes four Consultant Radiologists, a skill mix of Clinical Imaging Specialists, Advanced Practitioners, Radiographers and Assistant practitioners.

The department is part of the Radiology department and has a close working relationship with the department of surgery.

Our busy breast imaging service delivers high quality breast imaging, whilst providing excellent quality patient care and experience.

The service performs approximately 20,000 screening mammograms per year as part of the NHS breast screening programme together with imaging for the breast symptomatic service.

The Radiology department has gained QSI accreditation.

The directorate is committed to training and development and encourages all aspects of CPD and role extension/advanced practice. The service benefits from having a training lead to co-ordinate all aspects of training.


The main duties of the role are to work as a mammographer in the breast screening and symptomatic breast imaging department providing a high quality and responsive mammography service as part of a multi-disciplinary team, whilst maintaining and monitoring performance as set out by the NHS breast screening programme to enable standards to be met.

To ensure that safe practice is carried out in accordance with the Unit's protocols.

To acquire and maintain an excellent level of skill & knowledge, in all aspects of breast imaging.


To maintain positive professional links with other medical and non-medical staff to promote good service and standards within the radiographic speciality of mammography.


You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves.

The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff.

This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
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