Mammographer

Job Description:

Vacancy: Mammographer

Location: Cromwell Hospital and diagnostic and secondary care centres

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Competitive and Fantastic Bupa Benefits

Hours: 21 hours

We have an exciting career opportunity for a Mammographer who is looking to either dial down their hours, or for a role that gives them their ideal work/life balance.

At Bupa, you can be the Mammographer you want to be. With the autonomy to use your skills and strong benefits to support you, patient care can be your top priority.

Building a career in Mammography has never been easier, with good hours, you can live a balanced, healthy lifestyle.

Joining Bupa, you'll benefit from access to our state-of-the art Clinical Training Facility, a centre for connected learning, care and careers. This forms part of Bupa Campus, a vibrant new learning initiative which brings us together in virtual and physical spaces across the Bupa globe.

You'll help us make health happen by:

You will be responsible for the delivery of a coordinated breast care service across Cromwell hospital and diagnostic and secondary care centres London (DASCAL). Under the guidance of the lead mammographer and supported by the breast pathway services coordinator, the delegate will be responsible for performing mammograms and interventional breast care procedures in line with departmental clinical protocols and policies.

You'll provide breast screening service using our new state-of-the-art technology with Pristina, which is engineered for a better patient experience along the entire breast care pathway, from screening and diagnosis to treatment planning and monitoring. You'll improve our customer journey by carrying out the screenings on-site on the day of health assessments, ensuring patient have a fast and efficient service from screening to treatment.

• Deliver a high quality, patient centric service abiding by Ionising Radiation and Medical Exposure Regulations (IRMER) practicing in line with professional standards set by the healthcare and professional councils. They will work closely with the administrative teams, breast care consultants, clinical nurse specialists and radiologists to provide holistic care within the breast care service.
• Responsible for ensuring examinations performed have been correctly charged, documentation of procedures in accordance with hospital guidance and all procedures performed are as per departmental protocol and hospital policy.
• Interact with patients, consultants, staff and visitors in a way that will create an experience in accordance with the BUPA code: putting customers at the centre of the service.
• Responsible for delivery of connected care pathways and working with BUPA clinics to ensure patients receive timely access to diagnostics and outpatient services aligning to KPIs. They will promote good relations with referring clinicians and other hospital departments both internally and externally and contribute to the growth of services.

Other duties include:

• Organise the daily work programme to ensure that the department runs efficiently.
• Work flexible hours if required to accommodate changing workload patterns of the Mammography service.
• Perform high quality examinations as required by referring physicians according to departmental policies and procedures.
• Ensure that all patients being imaged receive a very high standard of care.
• Accurately analyse the acquired data, record results and produce high quality images for reporting.
• Ensure all equipment within the department is cared for and maintained, cleanliness is upheld and that all equipment faults are reported immediately.
• Maintain the efficient use of all resources, establish stock control systems and liaise with manufacturers and suppliers.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

• A flexible and adaptive working attitude is crucial.
• Use your own initiative in responding to the needs of the service and have a strong focus on streamlining the patient pathway through the imaging department.
• Work closely with the Lead Mammographer to maintain and enhance the Breast imaging service we offer to our patients and stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• BSc or DCR in Radiography (essential)
• Post Graduate Certificate in Mammography (essential)
• HCPC Registered (essential)
• Substantial Mammography Experience
  (minimum of 3 years) including Biopsy
  experience

Benefits:

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing.

We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits. Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Payment of Professional Registration fees
• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Access to Bupa Campus and our Clinical Training Facility to support your clinical career development
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
• Discounted access to online gym sessions through Gympass
• Various other benefits and online discounts
• Opportunity to participate in our annual awards ceremony

Why Bupa?

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to Be you at Bupa", we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com

At Bupa we strive to ensure all our of customers, patients and staff are safe. All employees have a duty to ensure that safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk is prioritised and acted on appropriately'.

Time Type:
Part time
Job Area:
Clinical Services
Locations:
Cromwell Hospital London