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
Employer heading
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Seena Thomas
- Job title
- Superintendent Radiographer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01279978653
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