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Job summary

Main area
Mammography
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Saturday)
Job ref
292-7283323-CSS
Employer
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Birchwood House, St Margaret`s Hospital
Town
Epping
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 Per annum, plus 5% high cost area supplement
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/07/2025 23:59

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The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust logo

Mammography - Radiographer

NHS AfC: Band 6

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping. 

Our values

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts. 

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.


 

Job overview

To Participate in symptomatic and assessment clinics at the static unit and in screening  mammography  at both the static and mobile units.

Main duties of the job

1.             To undertake screening/other mammography in line with national and local protocols at either the static unit or mobile unit as arranged.

 

2.             Assist in interventional procedures core biopsies, localisations etc as required, including preparation of procedure trolley and support of patient undergoing procedure.

 

Working for our organisation

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

 

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

 

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

 

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

 

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

 

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for the full job details. This is available to download at any time. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc Radiography or Diploma of the College of Radiographers or equilevent / Post graduate certificate in Mammography
  • Current HCPC registration
  • Evidence of CPD

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in breast screening and symptomatic services
  • Experience of QA procedure and processes

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of a breast screening programme
  • Computer literate
  • Understanding of IR (ME) R and other legislation relevant to the post
  • Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload and work well under pressure with accuracy and speed and deal with stressful situations
Desirable criteria
  • Be able to perform screening mammography within a specified time constraint

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Seena Thomas
Job title
Superintendent Radiographer
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01279978653
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