Mammographer

Main area: Mammographer Grade Band 6

Contract: 12 months (Fixed Term 12 months end date 01.04.26)

Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week

Job ref: 213-CAX-

Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: King's College Hospital

Town: London

Salary: £44,806 - £53,134 per annum pro rata including HCA

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 25/03/:59

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

The post holder will be an experienced mammographer, able to assess and treat their own workload of patients/clients and to ensure provision of the highest standards of patient care.

They will be able to work autonomously within their specialist areas, consulting senior staff as and when necessary, and will be accountable for their own professional actions.

The post holder will assist in the timely, efficient and cost-effective management and operation of the Breast Radiology department at the Denmark Hill site and the six mobile screening vans situated around the S.E. London Breast Screening Programme catchment area.

Main duties of the job As an experienced mammographer, they will ensure provision of the highest standards of patient care, including the legal documentation on the Radiology Information System (RIS) and Picture Archiving Communications System (PACS).

Able to work autonomously within their specialist areas, consulting senior staff as necessary, and will be accountable for their own professional actions. They will assess, manage and prioritise their caseload, giving advice and guidance to patients and other health care professionals.

Assist in the timely, efficient and cost-effective management and operation of the Breast Radiology department at the Denmark Hill site and the six mobile screening vans situated around the S.E. London Breast Screening Programme catchment area. Ensure the provision of the highest standards of patient care, and be actively involved in the daily operation of the Department. This person will be working closely within a multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will demonstrate a level of competency in line with King's Radiography Competency Framework and will be responsible for the maintenance of their own personal development with support.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Service Delivery

• Participate in multiple site rotations as necessary.
• Act as an Operator under the IR(ME)R Radiation Regulations and assess the clinical justification of referrals to ensure that the benefit to the patient outweighs the radiation risk associated with the examination.
• Act as patient and staff advocate minimising their exposure to radiation.
• Provide timely, efficient and courteous provision of radiographic services to the agreed standards of the department, taking account of the patient/client's clinical, physical, and cultural needs.
• Monitor and adjust work priorities in conjunction with other professionals to take into account changing demands on the diagnostic services due to emergencies, ensuring that the Trust targets are met.
• Accountable for own professional actions and work within codes of practice and professional guidelines.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of anatomy, pathology, and equipment to determine appropriate imaging techniques for the individual patient condition.
• Responsible for the safe use and maintenance of complex, high capital cost specialist imaging equipment.
• Ensure the legal documentation on the Radiology Information System (RIS) and Picture Archiving Communications System (PACS) associated with each completed patient episode.

Communication

• Receive and welcome patients and staff in a kind and courteous manner.
• Communicate with the referrer any changes to referrals after assessing the clinical justification for an x-ray examination against IR(ME)R and local protocols.
• Deal sensitively with patients or carers under emotional stress, including the terminally ill and bereaved.
• Deal with potentially aggressive patients.
• Communicate complex information relating to conditions and procedures to staff, patients, and carers and ensure informed consent for examinations.
• Communicate effectively on a daily basis with patients with communication difficulties and cognitive impairment.
• Communicate effectively with staff within and outside of the department to ensure the smooth operation of the service.
• Work with other Radiographers, Consultant Radiologists, and Health Care Professionals to assist them with breast imaging examinations and other procedures.
• Ensure the safety and well-being of patients, staff, and visitors within the department.

Ensure patients receive timely and accurate information about their examination, and ensure urgent findings are communicated in the appropriate way to referrers.

Knowledge, training and Experience

• Position patients accurately for each examination, adapting techniques in accordance with the patient's needs.
• Be competent in the utilisation of complex and specialised imaging equipment.
• Operate advanced software on specialised radiological equipment requiring in-depth anatomical, pathological, and technical knowledge.
• Be able to decide on additional views when required in line with professional knowledge.

Demonstrate a problem-solving approach to issues arising at a local level, evaluating the need to refer problems to the line manager.

• Be accountable for own professional actions and work within codes of practice and professional guidelines, consulting senior staff as necessary.
• Act as a source of knowledge to be consulted by other professionals.

Physical Skills and Effort

• Ensure the safe transferring of patients and equipment, following manual handling guidelines and using risk assessment.
• Assist with changing and personal care of patients as necessary, including immobile and disabled.
• Operate a wide range of radiological equipment requiring excellent hand-eye coordination, e.g., post-processing of images.
• Operate Modality and PACS equipment within a VDU environment.
• Physically position patients accurately for each examination, adapting techniques in accordance with the patient's needs.
• Ensure appropriate infection control measures are utilised where necessary.

Management Responsibility

• Organise and manage an agreed workload with support from other health care professionals and senior staff as appropriate.
• Ensure that all Trust and local policies, protocols, and procedures are adhered to by colleagues as appropriate.
• Work within and support the multi-disciplinary team.
• Maintain effective communication and professional relationships with all areas within Radiology and with associated clinical areas within the Trust.
• Share knowledge and skills developed with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Observe personal responsibility for resource management.
• Responsible for daily resource management of the local area.
• Observe a general duty of care for the health, safety, and well-being of self, work colleagues, visitors, and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management associated with this post.

Demonstrate a level of competency in line with King's Radiography Competency Framework and is responsible for maintaining their own personal development with support.

• As part of individual professional responsibility, actively participate in the departmental Quality Assurance Programme including the completion of Equipment Competencies.
• Deal with complaints in accordance with Trust complaints procedure.
• Report any Adverse incidents and be familiar with the AI trigger list.
• Ensure Clinical Governance protocols are complied with and corrective actions taken where required.
• Liaise with equipment companies in case of equipment failure.
• Ensure compliance with Trust Health and Safety policies and procedures within the area, including ionising radiation and infection control to provide a safe and secure environment.

Professional & Practice Development, Training & Education

• Act both as role model and clinical expert to facilitate development of others through example and education.
• Demonstrate, maintain, and update skills and knowledge of evolving practice and legislative requirements.
• Provide professional support to other radiographers.
• Responsible for individual CPD.

General

• The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety, and well-being and that of work colleagues, visitors, and patients within the hospital . click apply for full job details