Job summary
- Main area
- Breast Imaging
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: Band 5 if applicant does not hold Pg Award in Mammography
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 262-A-24-6278157-A
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Cumberland Hospital
- Town
- Whitehaven
- Salary
- £28,407 - £42,618 Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Mammographer
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Mammographer Band 6 at 22.5 hours at WCH
The North Cumbria Breast Imaging Unit offers a wide range of high-quality services for all patients with breast problems. It is also the centre for the North Cumbria Breast Screening Programme. All care is patient-centred and is delivered within a supportive environment by a team of experts, who are all specialists within their own field.
We are a friendly department based across two sites making the most of the skills of both Radiographers and Assistant Practitioners by encouraging role development and advanced practice having adopted the four-tier structure with 2 Consultant Mammographers and 5 Advanced Practitioners in post.
We are looking for a qualified Female* Mammographer to join our breast imaging team. Training will be provided for the right applicant. The Post holder will be based at West Cumberland Hospital Whitehaven but will be expected to travel Cumberland Infirmary if required.
* Due to the nature of the work this post is only open to female applicants. This provision applies under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 section 7 (2)(d)
Main duties of the job
You must have HCPC registration as a radiographer and ideally the Postgraduate Award in Mammography. However, training in mammography will be considered to the right applicant.
You will work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team providing both screening and symptomatic breast imaging to the population of North and West Cumbria. You will gain a wealth of experience in breast imaging supported by the existing breast imaging team.
The North Cumbria Breast Screening Unit provides screening to approximately 22,500 women per year between the ages of 50-70 as part of the National Health Service Breast Programme.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.
- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
- If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
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Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
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The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27 day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • BSc Radiography or equivalent.
- • Current HCPC registration.
- • Good command of the English language with a good standard of literacy and numeracy.
Desirable criteria
- • Essential IT skills or equivalent.
- • Post Graduate qualifications at Masters level in Mammographic practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Radiography
- • Wide range of practical experience
- • Experience of supervision of less experienced radiographers, students and departmental staff.
Desirable criteria
- • Breast Imaging.
- • National Health Service Breast Screening Service Programme for England.
- • Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge of National Health Service Breast Screening Programme and symptomatic services
- • Radiation Protection
- • Continuing professional development with portfolio.
Desirable criteria
- • Knowledge of screening services.
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- • Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills whilst respecting confidentiality
- • Leadership skills.
- • Demonstrate good organisational and time management skills
- • Demonstrate problem solving and decision making skills
- • Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure in an unpredictable environment, maintaining a calm & professional manner.
- • Good attention to detail.
Desirable criteria
- • Ability to exercise own initiative and judgement, and assess clinical situations
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Judith Clark
- Job title
- Breast Imaging Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01228 814041
- Additional information
Kim Leslie Advanced Practitioner
01946 524377
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