Consultant

Consultant Radiographer - Breast Imaging

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Outstanding

Warwick

Salary

£79,504 – £91,609

Posted

3 weeks ago

About the role

The Consultant Radiographer in Breast Imaging will provide expert clinical, professional and strategic leadership across the breast imaging service, delivering highly specialist autonomous practice while leading service transformation, innovation, research, education and workforce development. The post holder will provide authoritative advice on complex clinical and operational matters, lead the development and implementation of evidence-based pathways, and work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary team to improve patient safety, experience, diagnostic performance and outcomes ensuring the service remains responsive to national standards, technological developments and changing patient needs. The post holder will have to travel between the symptomatic breast imaging sites at both Warwick and Stratford upon Avon hospital.

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.

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work. We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below: https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2 We appreciate you completing the survey.

Person specification

Essential

MSc. In Breast imaging
Post graduate Award in Breast imaging studies or equivalent.
HCPC State registration post-graduate.
Certificate in Mammography film reading
Post-graduate certificate in breast ultrasound
Evidence of advanced training in breast imaging modalities.
Experience in symptomatic clinics
Experience in supervising students
Experience in conducting clinical audits
Experience in manipulating, analysing, validating clinical information
Experience with breast tomosynthesis and breast stereo-core biopsy.
To have portfolio evidence of current CPD
To have a sound knowledge of current issues in breast imaging across modalities.
A Knowledge of the Data Protection Act
Ability to use IT for the generation of reports during clinics,
In-depth knowledge of PACS systems for film reporting and image archiving.
To have good hand-eye coordination and dexterity with expert ultrasound biopsy skills.
Be able to deal with stressful situations
Physically and emotionally be able to cope with clinics involving frequent patient contacts, multiple ultrasounds and interventional procedures.
To be able to adapt to changing work environments.
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.
Organisational skills, day to day planning of clinics and workload.
Knowledge of clinical governance, information governance, data protection and use of clinical information systems.
Must be able to work autonomously and as a part of the team.
Be able to demonstrate empathy and sensitivity.
Patient centred approach with sensitivity and compassion.
Good communicator.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to manage uncertainty
Ability to meet the physical, mental and emotional demands of the role.
Must be able to work in an environment with frequent exposure to unpleasant conditions, challenging situations, clinical hazards
Demonstrate commitment to infection and prevention control safety measures.
Flexibility to work across sites and adjust working patterns to meet service needs.
Willingness to comply to Trust policies, professional standards and regulatory requirements.

Desirable

Willingness to study for a PhD in advanced Breast Practice
Research methods or audit qualification
Evidence in participation in clinical research
Evidence of peer reviewed articles.
Working knowledge of governance strategies related to the NHS
Ability to inspire and develop others
Ability to travel independently between sites