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The post holder will be a highly experienced Breast Radiographer, able to work autonomously and accountable for their own professional actions. The post holder will be able to assess and manage a daily workload of patients/clients and to ensure provision of the highest standards of care.
Consultant Radiographers are required to work across all 4 pillars of practice (clinical practice, education, leadership and research).
They will undertake all aspects of breast and axillary imaging and intervention including screening and symptomatic work. They will need to have skills in all aspects of intervention including stereotactic and ultrasound guided biopsies, vacuum assisted procedures and localisation device/wire insertion.
They will fulfil all the NHSBSP criteria for a film reader including reading a minimum of 5000 mammograms per year and undertake screening assessment clinics.
There is a requirement to support the King’s national training centre and the local educational programme.
If the applicant has an MSc in Breast Imaging but has no experience of working at Consultant Practitioner level but does have COR accreditation as an Advanced Practitioner, a Band 8a Advanced Practitioner post will be considered. Support will be given to achieve accreditation at Consultant Practitioner level. Once the candidate is accredited and has the appropriate experience of working at this level, transition to Band 8b would be supported.
- Provide one-stop, symptomatic and assessment clinics.
- Independently perform interventional invasive procedures.
- Demonstrate clinical excellence, a high degree of personal professional autonomy and independent clinical judgement.
- To take responsibility for own case load and report independently
- Teach and mentor
- To be post graduate module lead for King's national training centre.
- Take into account patient/clients clinical, physical and cultural needs.
- Accountable for own professional actions and work within codes of practise and guidelines.
- Work with Radiologists, Breast Surgeons and the Multidisciplinary team.
- Attend Multidisciplinary team meetings.
- Adhere to IR(M)ER guidelines.
- Comply with standard operating procedures.
- Undertake audit and quality improvement projects.
- Complete equipment competencies.
- Undertake quality assurance tests of the ultrasound machines
- Liaise with manufacturers and engineers with regards to machine maintenance and issues.
- Participate in regular performance appraisal meetings.
- Work with the service manager to review skills mix to identify any potential opportunities to maximise resource utilisation / allocation, ensuring job descriptions and policies are kept up to date
- Ensure overall well being of the Breast Radiology team is maintained.
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jessica Hannah Job title: Service manager Email address:
[email protected] Telephone number: 02032993627