Mammographer inCambridge inCambridge PUBLISHED
THU 7 NOV 2024
Applicants must be female due to the occupational requirement aimed at encouraging all women in the community to access screening services. The role offers a supportive working environment with numerous employee benefits, including flexible working arrangements, on-site facilities, and development opportunities. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by the closing date of November 14, 2024, with interviews scheduled for November 26, 2024.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Mammographer to join our multi-disciplinary team at Cambridge Breast Unit.
The service delivers both breast screening and symptomatic mammography. The Cambridge Breast Unit uses fully digital mammography with three mammography rooms, all being tomosynthesis systems.
We perform a range of examinations and interventional procedures such as vacuum assisted biopsy. In addition, we have two mobile screening units to provide the important primary screening to the Cambridgeshire area.
As a Mammographer in the Cambridge Breast Unit, you will be part of a dedicated team providing a high-quality patient-centred Mammography Service.
We are a friendly, welcoming multi-disciplinary team committed to providing a first class service to all of our patients. The Cambridge Breast Unit are committed to personal and professional development with everyone supported in CPD and role extension.
- To produce a consistently high standard of images.
- To ensure the patient is at the centre of all we do and maintain a high level of client / patient care ensuring an efficient service is maintained at all times.
- To operate in all locations including mobile screening vans and be involved in all aspects of screening and symptomatic work.
- Participate in NBSS image review.
- The Unit also has close affiliations with the Cambridge Breast Cancer Research Unit which may provide opportunities for role extension into research and audit in the future.
About us
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to the nature of the role, to encourage all women of all cultures and religions in our community to access breast screening, applicants must be female. This is deemed to be an occupational requirement in accordance with the Equality Act 2schedule 9 paragraph 1 and the Employment Statutory Code of Practice Chapter 13 paragraphs 13.5-13.9.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipatedstart date of employment
The advert will close at midnight on 14 November 2024.
Interviews are due to be held on 26 November 2024.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.