Mammography Associate Practitioner

📌 Job Title: Mammography Associate Practitioner
💰 Salary: £28,000
🕒 Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
📍 Location: The Jarvis Breast Centre, Guildford, Surrey
🚗 Requirement: Full UK driving licence (essential, as travel to mobile screening sites is required)

This is a 12 month Fixed term contract to cover maternity leave

Are you looking for a rewarding career in healthcare? Would you like to be part of a service that makes a real difference in early cancer detection? We have a fantastic opportunity to join our dedicated breast screening team as a Mammography Associate Practitioner.

As part of the NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP), we invite women aged 50 to 70 to attend routine mammograms every three years. Our team works from a static unit at The Jarvis Breast Centre in Guildford, as well as five mobile units across Surrey.

You will perform routine high quality screening mammograms, taking part in a rota to work at The Jarvis Centre or at mobile screening sites.

Mammography Associates are required to:

• Work in line with your Scope of Practice
• Work under the supervision of a radiographer
• Prepare individuals, equipment and work environments for clinical mammography
• Operate specialised mammography equipment safely and within standard operating procedures
• Reassure, advise and support individuals using effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Consistently produce high quality mammography images to meet rigorous NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) standards.
• Maintain comprehensive and accurate records
• Use information management systems effectively
• Promote and maintain professional practice
• Evaluate own technical performance and suggest improvement strategies
• Perform and document routine regulatory quality control tests on all mammographic equipment
• Monitor equipment performance and report exceptional results
• Work as part of the multi-disciplinary breast care team
• Maintain health and safety in the workplace

We'd love to hear from you if you are:

• Professional, empathetic, and respectful in all interactions

• A team player who is dependable, approachable, and proactive

• Calm under pressure, with a positive attitude in challenging situations

• Comfortable working closely with patients in a clinical setting

• Motivated to learn, develop, and make a real impact on people's lives

• Relevant NHSBSP experience with NBSS knowledge
• Be a driver, willing to drive to any of our sites
• Perform daily QA on equipment
• Maintain your individual Image Assessment records. This is keeping in line with NHSBSP Guidance for mammographers document
• Load and unload clinics for reporting
• Undertake chaperone duties during assessment clinics

Ready to take your first step towards a fulfilling healthcare career?

Apply today and join our supportive team making a difference in the early detection of breast cancer.