Mammographer Bank (Band 6)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Bank
- Pattern
- Flexible working
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 10/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
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“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.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role involves working as a Mammographer within a multi-disciplinary team, providing high professional standards of technical ability and patient care for both symptomatic and breast screening clients. You will also supervise and guide trainee mammographers and junior staff, ensuring adherence to professional standards and departmental protocols. The position requires maintaining up-to-date knowledge in breast screening and performing specialist radiographic images with precision.
Essential criteria
- BSc Degree in Radiography or Diploma of The College of Radiographers
- State Registration with Health Professions Council
- Post-Graduate Certificate of Mammography Practice
Desirable criteria
- Introduction to Communication and Counselling Certificate
- Skills and abilities
- High standard of patient care
- Keyboard skills
- Strong team player
- Meticulous radiographic technique
- Motivate junior members of staff
- Empathy
- Unconditional positive regard
- Knowledge and experience
- Experience of a variety of client types
- Sound knowledge of imaging and imaging equipment.
- Understanding of IRMER
- Mandatory training
- Excellent communication skills
- Understanding of N.H.S.B.S.P
- An up to date knowledge of breast disease and treatments.
- BSc Degree in Radiography or Diploma of The College of Radiographers
- State Registration with Health Professions Council
- Post-Graduate Certificate of Mammography Practice
- Introduction to Communication and Counselling Certificate
- Skills and abilities
- High standard of patient care
- Keyboard skills
- Strong team player
- Meticulous radiographic technique
- Motivate junior members of staff
- Empathy
- Unconditional positive regard
- Knowledge and experience
- Experience of a variety of client types
- Sound knowledge of imaging and imaging equipment.
- Understanding of IRMER
- Mandatory training
- Excellent communication skills
- Understanding of N.H.S.B.S.P
- An up to date knowledge of breast disease and treatments.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 8d
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Job summary
Working As & When
To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide the highest professional standards of technical ability, quality assurance and patient/client care in the field of mammography for both symptomatic and breast screening clients.
To provide supervision and guidance to trainee mammographers and junior members of staff.
To keep up to date with current issues in all aspects of screening and breast.
Main duties of the job
1\. To maintain the highest professional standards of technical ability, efficiency and care under the terms of the mammography postgraduate certificate. Maintaining consistent physical effort and manual dexterity to produce specialist radiographic images demanded by the service with precision and speed.
2\. Assist consultant radiologist/ radiographer with diagnosis by undertaking additional radiographic procedures as requested for women returning for assessment, including using digital systems for stereo-tactic biopsies and Magseed insertion procedures.
3\. To perform all examinations to the highest quality with adherence to departmental protocols and procedures including British and European Law, Ionising Radiation regulations (2018) and Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017.
4\. To validate and justify imaging requests under IRMER, and assess urgency to plan workload for department and to discu
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