Applications are invited for a position as a Consultant Mammographer with a specialist interest in Breast Radiology to support the Symptomatic Breast Service within University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. This is a substantive role.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is the leading university teaching hospital in the West Midlands, serving a regional, national and international population. It is one of the most consistently high performing trusts in the NHS and has been rated excellent for leadership by the Healthcare Commission.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation employs around 22,000 staff and provides services to 2.2m patients every year, from a single outpatient appointment to a heart transplant. We are a regional centre for cancer, bone marrow transplants, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. We also provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK.

We are offering the opportunity to join an established and proactive Consultant team in order to respond to the need of our growing service. UHB has a large radiology training scheme so an enthusiasm and aptitude for teaching and training would be an advantage.

Interested candidates are invited to contact:

Dr Amar Shimal

Breast Subspeciality Lead

Tel: 07481542088

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide an expert level of care to patients, presenting with or who are at risk of breast disease including the assessment and diagnosis of patients clinical leadership and strategic direction. They will exercise the highest degree of professional autonomy in the decision-making process, that will improve overall patient outcomes. They will support the Imaging Directorate in developing Breast Services, in line with best practice and national imperatives.

The post holder must adhere to the Health Care Professions Council and the Society of Radiographers Code of Professional Conduct, local trust policies, protocols and guidelines and be actively involved in clinical supervision and peer review.

The post holder will be a core member of the Breast Multidisciplinary Team and participate in the presentation of cases.

Propose and implement changes to the Service by challenging and developing strategies to move outside boundaries of how care is delivered. Demonstrate the ability to reconcile conflicting interest which may arise within the service.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• *Diploma of the College of Radiographers (Radiodiagnosis) or BSc (Hons) in Radiography or equivalent relevant experience
• *Certificate of Competence or Post Diploma Mammography core training qualification
• *Clinical registration with the HCPC as a Radiographer.
• *Member of the Society and College of Radiographers (ScoR).
• *Teaching qualification or equivalent relevant experience.
• *Specialist knowledge acquired through post-graduate study in Mammography including Breast ultrasound, stereo tactic needle core biopsy and film interpretation to Master's degree level in Advanced Mammography or equivalent experience. In-depth knowledge of Breast Imaging.

Desirable

• *Willingness to study for a PhD in Advanced Breast Practice.

Experience

Essential

• *Specialist professional expertise underpinned with appropriate academic qualifications combined with extensive practical experience.
• *Broad scope of experience in breast imaging.
• *Ability to demonstrate a highly expert level of professional expert clinical knowledge and skills.
• *Experience of developing extended/expanded policies and protocols.
• *Portfolio which provides clinical evidence of experience in the provision of breast imaging services.
• *Experience in clinical research, audit and monitoring.
• *Evidence of leading contributions to care across departmental and disciplinary boundaries.
• *Demonstrated ability of quality and safety initiatives and experience of monitoring and reporting standards.
• *Development and provision of educational and training packages.
• *Significant experience of screening, assessment and/or symptomatic clinics
• *Experience in supervising students
• *Experience of conducting clinical Audit
• *Experience of manipulating, analysing, validating clinical information
• *Experience of the PERFORMS test set
• *Experience with breast tomosynthesis
• *An in depth understanding of the NHS Breast Screening Programme ensuring the service achieves standards/targets as required.
• *To have portfolio evidence of current CPD
• *In-depth knowledge of using PACS systems for film reporting and image archiving
• *Sound knowledge of national data requirements

Desirable

• *Evidence of peer reviewed articles

Additional Criteria

Essential

• *Flexible to meet service needs
• *Travel and work across all sites as required by the service.
• *Multi-site working is a requirement of the post.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

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