Senior Radiographer Mammography Certificate

Job overview

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Southend Breast Imaging delivers high quality breast imaging through South Essex Breast Screening and Symptomatic Services, with a base site at Southend Hospital and three mobile screening vans.

We would like to hear from self‑motivated, enthusiastic Mammographers who possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Candidates must hold a PG Cert in Mammography Practice.

The successful applicant will be reliable, friendly, and hardworking with excellent organisational and communication skills. The ability to integrate well with the existing team and a genuine desire to contribute to service development and quality improvement is essential. Excellent concentration, attention to detail, and empathy for client/patient needs are required.

• Provide and maintain a high standard of mammography for all patients and clients attending for breast imaging.
• Work alongside Enhanced and Advanced Practitioners in interventional procedures, assisting in core biopsies, VABs, and localisations.
• Undertake daily, weekly, and monthly quality control tests in line with the department's quality assurance programme and report any equipment malfunction or image deterioration promptly.
• Engage in regular self‑assessment and peer review of performance, as part of service audit and continual professional development (CPD).
• Perform all mammography examinations to the highest standard with precision and speed, in line with NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) guidelines.
• Use relevant knowledge, clinical experience, and departmental protocols to select the appropriate mammographic projections and exposures to ensure optimum diagnostic imaging.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, improve the health and wellbeing of patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to recruit the finest specialists and retain them through more employment opportunities across our Trust. Join our friendly, enthusiastic and supportive team at Southend Breast Unit.

• PG Cert in Mammography Practice
• Relevant professional qualification and registration
• UK full driver’s licence

• Demonstrable experience as a qualified mammographer

• Experience of participating in service development initiatives
• Extensive experience of assisting in interventional breast procedures
• Experience of participation in service audit

• Due to NHSBP regulations this is a female‑only role.

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 a disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service is required.

Please note that we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. Use of AI in applications is monitored; candidates must declare if AI has been used before submitting their application.