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Job summary

Main area
Radiography
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent: Part-time working application will be considered
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (24/7 shift system including participation in the on call rota)
Job ref
220-WHT-3828
Employer
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Whittington Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£58,133 - £65,261 Per annum including inner HCAs
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/04/2026 23:59

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Deputy Superintendent Mammographer/ Diagnostic Radiographer

NHS AfC: Band 7

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Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated and skilled Mammographer/ Diagnostic Radiographer to join our amazing team. The post-holder will work within the symptomatic breast service, performing clinical mammographic procedures and deputising for the breast imaging Superintendent. She will also lead the mammography quality assurance programme and assist with the training and development of mammographers and associate practitioners. This is a rotational post, which will involve rostering in other imaging modalities. Therefore, the post-holder will be expected to participate in a 24/7 shift system and on call rota. A part-time working pattern will be considered

Main duties of the job

 To undertake standard and supplementary mammograms for new symptomatic patients and post-treatment patients within the breast imaging service.
 To ensure that the image quality of standard mammograms meets the criteria for diagnosis as stipulated by the NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP).
To treat each patient with dignity, respect and sensitivity. Demonstrating empathy, particularly to patients that may be experiencing emotional distress.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health is one of London’s leading integrated care organisations – helping local people to live longer, healthier lives. We provide hospital and community care services to over half a million people living in Islington and Haringey as well as those living in Barnet, Enfield, Camden and Hackney.

We have an excellent reputation for being innovative, responsive and flexible to the changing clinical needs of the local population. We are treating more patients and doing more to prevent illness in our community than ever before. We are dedicated to improving services to deliver the best for our patients and service users whether we see them in our hospital, out in our sites across North London or in their own homes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  To assist with interventional breast procedures such as stereotactic/tomographic biopsies and wire localisations.

To prepare instrument trolleys in readiness for sterile procedures.

To provide care and support to patients undergoing invasive procedures.

To ensure that all consumables and pharmaceuticals used are in date and intact.

To X-ray core specimens to determine the presence of calcifications.

To ensure that all specimens are accurately labelled, double checked, securely stored and delivered to the correct location for laboratory analysis.

To X-ray breast specimens from theatre to ensure excision of all abnormal breast tissue.

To perform the daily checklist in order to ensure that the mammography room is ready each day for clinical use.

To ensure that the clinical room is well stocked with sterile consumables, and that these are within date and in good condition. To alert the Superintendent Radiographer if supplies need to be ordered.

To ensure that infection prevention & control standards are maintained at all times and that equipment is clean and ready for use.

To adhere to Trust policies and ensure that Mandatory Training is completed within compulsory time frames.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Able to perform standard mammography to the standard stipulated by NHSBSP
  • Evidence of CPD

Qualification

Essential criteria
  • BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography
  • Current HCPC registration

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Experience in working in a symptomatic breast department or a breast screening unit
  • Understanding of IRR 2017 and IR(ME)R 2017 and how this applies to clinical role
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in management of a department
  • Experience in supervision of staff

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Estelle Griffiths
Job title
Superintendent Breast Imaging
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0207 288 4905
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