Breast Screening Radiographer

The staff are involved in all aspects of the breast care pathway providing standard mammography, additional views and stereo biopsy, tomography and contrast enhanced mammography.

Successful applicants will be involved in standard breast screening which takes place at County Hospital and several locations across the North Midlands screening area serviced by a mobile demountable unit and a brand new mobile van.

Both the Royal Stoke and County Hospitals boast busy 2 week wait/ one stop clinics where the applicant will be involved in providing standard mammography, tomography and additional views as well as chaperoning in ultrasound and providing biopsy support. The Royal Stoke unit has contrast enhanced mammography and the opportunity for staff to train in cannulation and gain experience in performing this new technique.

Screening assessment clinics are carried out at both Hospital sites and staff have a pivotal role in these clinics including some staff who train further in clinical breast examination and advanced communication skills., The team currently includes a Consultant Radiographer, 2 training Consultant Radiographers, 3 clinical specialists who have all 3 modules of advanced practice and 11 advanced practitioners.

There is an exceptional in-house training package, which includes a personal mentor, will support the successful applicants ensuring maximum exposure to learning opportunities and experiences.

Mammography has excellent career prospects particularly here within the UHNM family where advanced practice and career progression is actively encouraged and supported both by the Breast Service and the Imaging Directorate.