Job Description

Why might this job interest you?
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest general hospital foundation trusts in the country and the main provider of acute and specialist care services for West Berkshire. With seven sites, the Trust employs approximately 6,500 staff and serves a population of around 1,000,000 people.
They provide acute medical and surgical services to Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire and specialist services such as cancer, dialysis and eye surgery to a wider population across Berkshire and its borders.
Main duties of the job

• You will participate in the provision of a breast screening imaging and diagnostic service for the West Berkshire Breast Screening Service and the Symptomatic Breast Service.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing Screening and Symptomatic mammography including tomosynthesis, biopsy, VAB, VAE and localisation including Magseed.
• In the absence of a Radiologist use experience and judgement of previous cases to take further images to demonstrate an area of abnormality.
• Lay-up trolleys for intervention and assist with the procedures e.g. biopsies.
• You will be required to work within the Radiology Department, the Breast Screening Unit and on the community based Mobile Screening Unit(s).

About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Date posted
28 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
xc2xa329.89 an hour
Contract
Bank
Duration
3 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
M0042-78430C
Job locations
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• State Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• BSc Degree in Radiography or equivalent radiographic qualification, DCR(R).

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of recent and extensive post-registration experience at Band 5.
• Proven clinical experience across a range of radiographic equipment and techniques.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• State Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• BSc Degree in Radiography or equivalent radiographic qualification, DCR(R).

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of recent and extensive post-registration experience at Band 5.
• Proven clinical experience across a range of radiographic equipment and techniques.