Mammographer/Training & Development Practitioner
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Job summary
SWB NHS Trust provides the NHSBSP service to an eligible population of 175,000 ladies within North, East and West Birmingham, Sandwell & Walsall area.
The service is seeking a hardworking and dedicated Mammographer/Training & Development Practitioner to join our forward thinking breast care team. The service is actively involved in several key national breast trials such as Prospects and Mammo 50.
This is a fixed term post covering both the screening and symptomatic pathways at City Hospital Birmingham and Walsall Manor Hospital where both Hologic Dimensions and GE Pristina equipment are installed.
The Mammographer/Training & Development Practitioner will have experience of working in a breast screening service and leading a team. The applicant will possess excellent interpersonal and training skill. They will be willing to work closely with management and external stakeholders to develop and deliver training plans. They will manage and co-ordinate the training of trainee and qualified Mammographers /Assistant Practitioners.
They will need to be motivated, passionate and able to work as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team.
Those interested are strongly recommended to contact the service and arrange a visit.
For more information or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Syeda Alam -Programme Manager Syeda.khan@nhs.net - 0121 507 4967
Main duties of the job
The practitioner will provide a professionally competent service to clients in a safe clinical environment. The practitioner will undertake mammography in the screening centre and on the mobile screening unit and participate in assessment clinics involving specialized radiographic techniques.
The practitioner will promote a culture that supports learning and development. The practitioner will have extensive knowledge and skills as a mammographer, to support learners within the Imaging department/s.
The practitioner will be involved in mentoring, teaching & assessing various learners in the department. They will identify development needs of learners in collaboration with the Training & Development Co-ordinator, Lead Superintendent Radiographer and senior radiographers.
The practitioner will maintain clinical skills in mammography and will support the development and continual professional development of Radiographic and Imaging Departmental Assistants, through a range of learning activities
The practitioner will be responsible for their own professional conduct in line with the Society of Radiographers Code of Conduct. They will adhere to and understand all Trust & local policies and procedure.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens this year and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH . If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continue your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three strategic objectives:
- Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives
Details
Date posted
06 August 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
5 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
381-IM-6505880
Job locations
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Breast Unit, Birmingham Treatment Centre
Dudley Road, Birmingham
B18 7QH
Employer details
Employer name
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Breast Unit, Birmingham Treatment Centre
Dudley Road, Birmingham
B18 7QH
Employer's website
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