Job vacancy: Consultant Radiographer, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, Plymouth

Job summary

Main area: Breast Radiology
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8c
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 216-SF-W7602673

Employer: University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Derriford Hospital
Town: Plymouth
Salary: £76,965 - £88,682 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/12/2025 23:59

Consultant Radiographer

NHS AfC: Band 8c

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is seeking a dynamic and highly skilled Consultant Radiographer to join our Breast Services team within the Women’s and Children’s Care Group. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to lead and innovate in breast imaging, contributing to both symptomatic and screening services at a consultant level.

💼 About the Role

As a Consultant Radiographer, you will work alongside Consultant Radiologists and Specialist Doctors to deliver expert clinical care across one-stop symptomatic clinics, screening assessment clinics, and multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings. You will independently perform and report advanced breast imaging and interventional procedures, including ultrasound-guided and stereotactic biopsies, localisation techniques and mammogram reading.

This role carries significant clinical autonomy and leadership responsibility, including:

Acting as a Responsible Assessor for the NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP)
Leading MDT discussions and presenting complex cases
Supervising trainees and advanced practitioners
Driving research, audit, and service development initiatives
Contributing to strategic decisions and clinical governance

👩‍⚕️ What We’re Looking For

We are seeking an experienced, forward-thinking professional with:

A Master’s Degree in Breast Imaging and HCPC registration
Extensive experience in breast ultrasound, interventional procedures and film reading
Proven ability to lead, teach and innovate within a multidisciplinary team
A passion for patient-centred care and continuous improvement

Desirable attributes include formal teaching qualifications, experience in clinical research and previous leadership roles within breast imaging services.

🌱 Why Join Us?

At Derriford Hospital, you’ll be part of a high-performing, fully digital breast unit with a robust PACS system and a collaborative MDT. You’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of breast imaging services, contribute to national audits, and lead pioneering initiatives in early cancer detection.

We offer:

A supportive and progressive working environment
Opportunities for professional development and research
Consultant-level responsibility with scope for strategic influence
Access to cutting-edge imaging technologies and training

📞 Informal Enquiries

We welcome informal discussions and visits. Please contact: Mechelle Rowe, Deputy Directorate Manager via email [email protected], Matt Thorley, Lead Radiologist via email [email protected], Jen Taper, Consultant Radiographer via email [email protected]

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Master’s Degree in Breast Imaging (to include Interpretation and reporting in mammography, Clinical examination and client communication, Breast ultrasound, Interventional procedures and Research)
• Master’s Degree in Breast Imaging (to include Interpretation and reporting in mammography, Clinical examination and client communication, Breast ultrasound, Interventional procedures and Research)
• Certificate of Competence in Mammography
• State-registered with Health Care Professions Council

Desirable criteria

• Formal teaching qualification
• Formal IT qualification

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience as a Film-reading Radiographer
• Knowledge, experience and understanding of the NHS Breast Screening Programme Quality Assurance Guidelines
• Demonstrable participation in self-audit and reflection on personal film-reader performance
• Demonstrable experience of breast ultrasound, vacuum procedures, digital breast tomosynthesis and pre-operative localisation techniques

Desirable criteria

• Undertaken a similar role in a breast unit
• Qualified to be a Responsible Assessor in NHSBSP Guidance.
• Demonstrable experience of breast contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM)

Research

Essential criteria

• Ability to apply evidence-based approach to management of clinical problems.
• Evidence of completed audit projects.
• Good current knowledge of breast literature.
• Up-to-date Continuous Professional Development (CPD).

Desirable criteria

• Completion of clinical research.
• Publications in peer reviewed journals.
• Ability to lead research team and originate research ideas.
• Previous success in grant applications to national funding bodies.

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Ability to teach clinical and practical skills.
• Willing to teach both medical and radiographic trainees.
• Good fundamental knowledge with good communication skills for teaching.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Formal teaching qualification.
• Extensive teaching database or resources.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY INCLUDING YOUR JUNK FOLDER.

If you need support with the online application process or require reasonable adjustments with the application and/or interview process please contact the Recruiting Manager for this post.

We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants about less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. We recommend contacting the manager of the role prior to applying and we commit to giving requests full consideration.

We welcome and encourage applicants who identify with all protected characteristics to apply for our roles. We believe that diversity strengthens our teams and improves our patients' experience. At UHP we aim to create an inclusive workplace and hospital where everyone feels they belong and included.

It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Providing false information is an offence & could result in the application being rejected or summary dismissal/police action if an applicant is successful.

Please note that if you are successful in your application & accept the position you agree that the Staff Health and Wellbeing Department can access your health records from your current/previous employer in order to check the status of your inoculations & screening tests. This is an automated process & the information will only be used for these purposes prior to your taking up the position with us.

For Doctors Roles:

Unsolicited CVs and Candidate Profiles/Details
University Hospitals Plymouth has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies.

We do, however, work with a defined list of preferred HTE Framework suppliers who may be invited to support us in sourcing candidates for particular roles.

In line with our preferred supplier list, we only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and an agency has been instructed by a member of the Trust’s Medical Workforce team.

We do not pay agency fees where speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to the Trust or Trust employees by any other means than the official route above. Where this is not observed the Trust reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and initiate discussions without payment of any agency fee.

Any candidate details (whether written or spoken) or CVs that are referred directly will not constitute an introduction. The Trust will under no circumstances be responsible for any recruitment fees in relation to these contacts.

Submission of any unsolicited CVs, candidate’s details and/or proposals to the Trust will not be considered further and will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this Agency Protocol.

In order to establish and maintain good working relationships with the Trust’s agency suppliers, we ask that this Protocol is adhered to and thank you for your co-operation.

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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

Consultant Radiographer JD & PS (PDF, 560.3KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Matt Thorley

Job title

Consultant Radiologist/Lead Radiologist

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

01752 431886

Additional information

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Consultant Radiographer

NHS AfC: Band 8c

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Qualifications

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Desirable criteria

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Research

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Teaching

Essential criteria

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