Assistant practitioner-Mammography

You will be a qualified assistant practitioner in mammography and will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide routine mammography investigations in accordance with the NHS Breast Screening Program under the supervision of a senior radiographer, rotating to all static and mobile units in South East London.

In addition the post holder is expected to assist in the smooth running of the Breast Radiology department by performing non- specialised tasks including sorting, loading and unloading clinics. The post holder will assist the radiographers and nurses in all areas. The post holder will be expected to perform administration and clerical duties.

Main duties of the job

To carry out routine mammography examinations, under appropriate clinical supervision, to a high standard of technique.

To rotate to all of our static and mobile breast screening units.

To undertake quality assurance tests on equipment and report any issues to the management or manufacturers as required.

To work with the radiographers and other team members to assist them with diagnostic examinations and other procedures.

Be responsible for checking the personal details and updating the demographics for service users on the National Breast Screening System as appropriate.

To be familiar with and comply with all Trust and Radiology Directorate Policies, Procedures and Practices including; IR(ME)R 2017, Local Rules, Risk Management and Health and Safety at Work

To assist in the general preparation and cleaning of work areas, maintain stock levels etc.

To promptly complete appropriate paperwork for courses, reports etc, as required

On non clinical days to provide administration support alongside our radiography assistant. This would include the processing of imaging, ensuring that they available for reading. Troubleshooting when images are missing. Liaising with the staff and external couriers who transport items to the mobile vans. Contacting radiologists and film reading radiographers about clinics to be read.

To attend all mandatory course as required by the service and you are expected to be responsible for your own personal development and attend relevant courses.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

The South East London breast screening service is part of the National NHS Breast Screening Programme. We provide both static and mobile locations for women and those assigned female at birth aged 50-70 who are eligible for screening.

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.

Our values at King's, are that we're a kind, respectful team;

The trust-wide strategy 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 can take Team King's to another level