Band 6 Mammographer

Job summary

Job Title: Mammographer - 78430

Trust: Royal Berkshire NHS Trust

Location: London Road, Reading RG1 5AN

Ward: Breast Screening

Pay Rates: Day -£29.89 p/h, Sat - £30.97 p/h, Sun - £38.11

Shift Patterns: Weekends 8.00-16:30 and/or 37.5 hours Mon-Fri 8am-4.30pm

Band: 6

Why might this job interest you?

We are looking for experienced NHSBSP Mammographers to join our small and friendly team to support weekend cover. After a departmental induction, you will be expected to work either at our screening centre in Reading, or on one of our Breast Screening Vans which are currently located in Henley on Thames and Wokingham.

Our working hours in each location are 8am-4.30pm with an hour for lunch and both vans have new Siemens Revelation units, and we expect to see up to 50 patients per session.

This role would suit someone already working within the BSP and looking for additional hours in a flexible capacity which weekend working would provide. We also have additional hours available Monday-Friday.

Main duties of the job

• 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).

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