Consultant Radiographer - Breast Imaging
20 hours per week (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
Permanent
Salary: £66,582 - £77,368 per annum pro rata
Closing Date: Tuesday 25th August 2026
Interview Date: TBC

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Job summary
The consultant radiographer in breast imaging will provide expert clinical leadership, advanced practice, and strategic development within the breast service. The post holder will deliver highly specialist clinical practice while leading service innovation, education, research and professional leadership in line with NHS and organisational priorities.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver autonomous, advanced-level breast imaging practice including mammography, ultrasound, image guided procedures and reporting.
• Clinical duties without supervision, would include Breast ultrasound, pre-surgical image guided localisation procedures (wire guided, magseed), image-guided core biopsies and suction biopsies, free hand ultrasound-guided techniques including cyst aspirations and core biopsies according to the National Occupational Standards using all types of available x-ray equipment in the breast imaging department.
• In addition to having experience in image interpretation and able to interpret and diagnose mammograms according to local and national protocols.
• Provide expert opinion in complex and non-routine breast imaging cases.
• Contribute to the multidisciplinary (MDT) meetings, supporting diagnostic and management decisions.

About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Job responsibilities

• Lead and support education, training and competency development for radiographer and other healthcare professionals.
• Act as a mentor and clinical supervisor for advanced and consultant practitioners.
• Contribute to the academic partnership and post graduate delivery.
• To encourage the development of, and provide expert assistance to, more junior radiographers and act as a role model to all members of staff.
• To supervise and teach radiological specialist registrars and to organise suitable educational experiences within the breast unit for medical and other health professional students.
• Share professional knowledge and expertise through formal and informal teaching using flexible methods of delivery.
• Identify and respond to any appropriate education needs within the Trust, enabling practitioners to develop clinically based competencies, thus ensuring that they are effective in providing quality service provision.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Experience in symptomatic clinics
• Experience in supervising students
• Experience in manipulating, analysing, validating clinical information
• Have significant advanced post registration experience in breast imaging and reporting.

Qualifications
Essential

• MSc. In Breast imaging
• Post Graduate qualification in Advanced Mammography Practice at Masters Level or equivalent.
• Post Graduate Award in Mammography
• Post-graduate certificate in breast ultrasound
• Evidence of advanced training in breast imaging modalities.

Skills
Essential

• To have a sound knowledge of current issues in breast imaging across modalities.
• Ability to use IT for the generation of reports during clinics,
• In-depth knowledge of PACS systems for film reporting and image archiving.
• Highly developed problem solving and independent decision making.
• Experience in giving patients information about cancer and answering questions about their diagnosis.
• Experience in developing and implementing programmes of training in breast diagnosis for all levels of staff.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Imaging Services Manager, Elizabeth Page
elizabeth.page@geh.nhs.uk
02476865275