At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver high-quality breast imaging services and ensure patient care excellence.
- Company: Join Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, a historic healthcare provider in Greater Manchester.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Be part of a supportive multidisciplinary team with a commitment to continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patient lives while advancing your clinical skills.
- Qualifications: Postgraduate Award in Mammographic Imaging and extensive mammography experience required.
The predicted salary is between 49387 - 56515 £ per year.
The post holder will contribute to the delivery of a high-quality, timely, and efficient Breast Symptomatic and Screening Imaging Service across the Greater Manchester area. Working across both static and satellite sites, they will provide expert imaging services within a multidisciplinary environment, ensuring the highest standards of patient care are maintained.
The post holder will be an experienced Enhanced Clinical Practitioner/Mammographer, able to work autonomously within their specialist areas while recognising when to seek advice and support from senior colleagues. They will be responsible for assessing, managing, and prioritising their workload effectively, providing appropriate advice, support, and guidance to patients, carers, colleagues, and other healthcare professionals. They will be accountable for their professional practice, maintaining high standards of clinical performance, decision-making, and patient-centred care.
Main duties of the job include:
- Ensuring the delivery of the highest standard of patient care and playing an active role in the day-to-day operation and development of the Breast Imaging Service.
- Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, demonstrating advanced clinical skills, professional leadership, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
- Maintaining and developing specialist knowledge and skills through relevant continuing professional development (CPD).
- Providing a timely, efficient, and compassionate radiographic service in accordance with agreed national and local standards.
- Maintaining an effective and efficient workflow across all areas of the service, adapting to changing demands while ensuring safe and high-quality patient care.
- Producing high-quality diagnostic images using specialised digital X-ray equipment.
- Complying with all relevant Trust and departmental policies, procedures, protocols, and governance requirements.
- Communicating effectively and sensitively with patients, relatives, carers, colleagues, and other healthcare professionals.
- Participating actively in the departmental Quality Assurance (QA) programme and annual audit programme.
- Maintaining professional standards at all times, adhering to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics.
Essential qualifications and experience include:
- Postgraduate Award in Mammographic Imaging.
- MSc module in Advanced Medical Imaging in Interventional Procedures.
- Extensive experience working as a Mammographer within a breast imaging environment.
- Evidence of continued professional development and commitment to maintaining advanced clinical practice.
Personal attributes required include good organisational skills, proven ability to manage priorities and work effectively under pressure, and being self-motivated and confident in their own ability.
Enhanced Clinical Practitioner in Bolton employer: National health service
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