Trainee Breast Advanced Practitioner - Image Reader

Trainee Breast Advanced Practitioner - Image Reader

At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do to offer a high quality patient experience in a caring and supportive environment. This aligns with our vision of providing safe, caring and effective services because people matter.

This is an opportunity to join an NHS organisation that inspires its staff to innovate, with support and encouragement to continually develop. We expect all of our staff to demonstrate the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join our friendly, forward thinking breast imaging team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated, Band 7 female* Advanced Practitioner (Image Reader)/ mammographer

Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a Breast Screening Service to women residing in the Dudley, Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire areas and also the symptomatic breast service within Dudley

Travel is required to the all the Mobile Units and Static Sites.

* this post has an exception under "The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 section 7 (2)*D

Main duties of the job

The Breast Screening main Unit is located at Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley. The service has three assessment centres based at Russells Hall Hospital, New Cross Hospital, and Cannock Chase Hospital. There are also 3 static screening sites and 3 mobile units

This role will cover all of the duties expected of a band 7Advanced Practitioner (Image Reader)/ Mammographer. You will possess current experience in Mammography and be qualified as a HCPC Registered Radiographer, along with the Certificate in Competence in Mammography and hold a recognised SCoR qualification to read images or prepared to undertake training.

We welcome international candidates to apply. Internationally recruited AHPs must be either registered, or in the process of registering with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

The Dudley group recognises the importance of a supportive transition into your work with us, so as a new graduate, internationally educated registrant or a colleague returning to practice we provide a comprehensive preceptorship programme as a Trust and Black Country ICS. We want to make sure you have everything you need to thrive in your career with "Team Dudley".

Person Specification

Qualifications and Education

• DCR/BSc in Diagnostic Radiography
• Certificate of Competence in Mammography
• Registered with the HPC.
• Evidence of CPD and reflective practice
• Educated to Masters level or equivalent or working towards
• Counselling qualification

Experience

• Previous experience of the NHS Breast Screening Programme
• Advanced knowledge of mammography
• Previous experience of mentoring/teaching
• Experience in QA Programmes
• Previous experience of Health Promotion.
• Post graduate experience in specialism

Communication and Relationship Skills

• Excellent communication skills, able to convey complex/distressing news in a sensitive manner
• Commitment to teamwork and attainment of NHS BSP Quality Standards.
• Ability to work within and supervise a team
• Good communication within the wider MDT.

Analytical and Organisational Skills

• Able to make decisions
• Ability to work within stressful situations.
• Good organisational and planning skills
• Able to manage and prioritise workload

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Depending on experienceper annum pro rota (Band 6 whilst training)

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