At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.
Are you a qualified Assistant practitioner in Mammography or a qualified Associate Mammographer? We are in the unique position to offer fantastic opportunities for qualified as part of our growing team and expanding service. We are a large University Hospital located in Staffordshire where we actively encourage and support advanced training for Assistant Practitioners and accreditation with the Society of Radiographers.
We are looking for enthusiastic qualified Assistant Practitioners in Breast Care, to join our friendly, patient centred team providing Breast Screening and Symptomatic Breast services to the population of Central and North Staffordshire with a screening population of approximately 90,000 women.
You should possess good communication skills, demonstrate initiative and the ability to work flexibly as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
We currently provide services at the new breast unit at County Hospital Stafford, Royal Stoke Hospital, and mobile sites throughout North Staffordshire. It is expected that successful applicants will be able to travel to all of the sites.
Routine screening,
Symptomatic mammography
surveillance mammography
chaperoning duties
assisting with biopsies using ANTT, patient care and wound care
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
The post holder is an integral member of the multidisciplinary team undertaking high quality mammography examinations under indirect supervision in both the screening and symptomatic breast services for Central and North Staffordshire.
To undertake screening and symptomatic duties as an Assistant Practitioner/associate mammographer at; County Hospital Stafford, Breast Care Unit Royal Stoke, and at various mobile locations throughout Central and North Staffordshire. These duties will be within the framework of the NHS Breast Screening Programme and the Breast Care units operating procedures.
To perform symptomatic and surveillance mammography within the service. To act as chaperone, assist with biopsy procedures using ANTT and to provide patient care and wound care.
