Job overview

The Cambridge Breast Unit at the world renown Addenbrooke’s (Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) is recruiting.

There is the opportunity to further your career in leadership and management undertaking a 12 month secondment at a Band 8a level as the Superintendent of  Breast Imaging service. You will take a leading role in planning and providing a high standard of care to all patients and will contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the Cambridge Breast Unit. You will need to be motivated, passionate, and be able to work as part of a team with excellent verbal and written communication skills. You will need to demonstrate the ability to work under pressure and concentrate on tasks in a busy environment.

Main duties of the job

This role will support the delivery of a high-quality breast imaging service across both screening and symptomatic pathways. You will provide operational and managerial leadership to the Cambridge and Huntingdon Breast Screening Programme and imaging clinical teams, ensuring effective and high-quality services in line with National Standards.

They will work with the Programme Manager, Director of Screening and Imaging Operational Managers to ensure effective delivery of the Screening Programme, , taking responsibility for clinical effectiveness, radiation protection and equipment.

You will work within the standards of conduct, performance and ethics as defined by the Health and Care Professions Council.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Robert Mackenzie, Imaging Operations Manager.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.