Consultant Radiographer - Breast Centre
| Posting date: | 28 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £76,965.00 to £88,682.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £76965.00 - £88682.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 September 2025 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN3 6BB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9249-25-0421 |
Summary
The post will be 37.5 hours per week, principally within 8.00-5.30 normal working hours. The post holder will also be expected to have a complete understanding of the National Breast Screening Programme and be able to provide leadership, and function as a consultant to other practitioners and engage in clinical supervision activities to support them in that role. The post holder will also be expected to take a significant role in research and development within the department, working with the Breast Centre Manager, Lead Radiographer and the Breast Screening Director to promote and coordinate research and audit. Be sufficiently informed and professionally competent to identify and address patients information needs with respect to breast awareness and other health issues and able to discuss complex and sensitive health problems with the patient. To use professional discretion and experience to work outside of departmental standards when clinical circumstances necessitate for example analysing conflicting evidence and recommending further action, undertaking additional views or specialist techniques or recommending a change in practice. To assess and justify referrals under Ionising Radiations (Medical Exposure)Regulations 2000, IR(ME)R following practitioner guidelines. To be conversant with the computerised systems within Diagnostic Radiology and the Breast Screening Unit. Please see attached job description.