Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for qualified Assistant Practitioners in breast imaging to extend their role further to progress to AfC Band 5 by undertaking role expansion.

This would include assisting in a range of specialist mammography projections, working under remote supervision guided by clearly defined operational policies resulting in independent working and professional accountability and gaining underpinning knowledge to interpret QA test results.

The service is seeking a hardworking and dedicated Assistant Practitioner Mammographer to join our forward thinking breast care team. This is a substantive post covering the screening and symptomatic pathways at City Health Campus, Birmingham and Walsall Manor Hospital where Hologic Dimensions and GE Pristina equipment are installed.

The applicant will possess excellent interpersonal skills and will be willing to work closely with the clinical team to maintain an effective and efficient service.

Main duties of the job

·       The post-holder must hold a Foundation degree (FdSc) in Breast Imaging for Assistant Practitioners or equivalent, with significant experience of working within the NHSBSP.

·       The post holder undertakes mammographic examinations on mobile breast screening vans under remote radiographic supervision.

·       The post holder will also perform mammographic examinations on symptomatic patient and undertake reception, administration duties, and image and data transfer.

·       Duties will be undertaken at City Hospital and Walsall Manor Hospital to NHSBSP guidelines and Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust Quality Managements System (QMS) operating procedures.

·       The post holder would participate in current shift patterns as deemed appropriate.

·       by service requirements and will be able to evidence consistent TR/TP rates within national guidelines, depth of understanding of QA testing, competency in additional mammographic views, techniques, procedures, additional roles and CPD.

·       The post holder will take part in Breast Screening QA and audit, liaising closely with the Clinical Superintendent Radiographer / Programme Manager and Quality Assurance (QA) radiographer.

·       To lead, assist and mentor other members of the mammography team in conducting departmental audits, presentations, and mammographic technique.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Multi-site working 

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond". 

To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.