Qualified Breast Ultrasound Advanced Practitioner

Qualified Breast Ultrasound Advanced Practitioner

Go back Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

The closing date is 05 February 2026

• Looking for a rewarding career in breast cancer diagnostic services. Highly motivated and forward thinking.
• Want to relocate to an area where housing is affordable whether it be urban or rural, renting or buying.
• Looking to live in an area with excellent road, rail & air links on your doorstep.

If so come and visit us in Doncaster where a vacancy has arisen for an enthusiastic radiographer to join our team of Mammographers working within the Doncaster & Bassetlaw Breast Team.

It would be required that you hold a DCR or BSc equivalent in diagnostic radiography and a post graduate qualification in Mammography.

Due to the sensitive nature of this post, only female applicants will be considered (this provision applies under Section 7(2)(b) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975).

Doncaster has embraced the 4 tier model using a mixture of Assistant Practitioners, Mammographers (with extended roles) and Advanced Practitioners who perform a mixture of film reading, Interventional Biopsies & Breast Ultrasound. We are committed to role extension and continuing professional development.

The department provides a full symptomatic and breast screening service spread over 3 sites:

• Jasmine Unit at Doncaster Royal Infirmary – Provides 4 Fast Track, 2 Assessment & 2 Surveillance / Family History Clinics per week with recently installed Siemens Inspiration with PRIME Technology upgraded to state of the art MAMMOMAT Revelation with 50 HD Breast Tomosynthesis.
• The Princess Diana Unit at Bassetlaw Hospital in Worksop provides 2 fast track clinics, 2 screening days, 1 assessment & 1 surveillance / family history clinic and includes both the Siemens Inspiration with PRIME & the MAMMOMAT Revelation with 50 HD Breast Tomosynthesis.
• Devonshire House is our new dedicated static screening unit close to the centre of Doncaster and railway station where Siemens Inspiration with PRIME Technology is currently being installed. Currently we run screening clinics every day from 8
  -4.30pm, Monday - Friday.

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully. Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Certificate of sponsorship

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Please note that from 9th April 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

• Minimum 2 years' experience in Mammography
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance including Quality Assurance and Audit
• Knowledge of Health & Safety issues / best practice guidelines
• Comprehensive Knowledge of the NHS Breast Screening Programme including policies, guidelines and technical knowledge of specialist mammography equipment
• Experience in both screening and symptomatic environment
• Involvement with Quality Assurance

• Health Professions Council Registration
• Possess a Post Graduate Award in Mammography Practice
• Post Graduate qualification in breast ultrasound, and image interpretation
• UK ENIC statement of comparability
• In possession of a current driving license and be willing and able to travel to satellite sites
• DCR or BSc…