Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) to recruit a Consultant Radiographer within Breast Imaging. UHCW is one of the largest and busiest NHS teaching trusts in the country with two hospitals caring for over 1,000,000 people from across Warwickshire and beyond.

The Trust has 2 main hospital sites: University Hospital in Coventry (UHC) and the Hospital of St Cross in Rugby (STX).

The post-holder will possess a Masters level qualification in Advanced Mammography Practice with significant post registration experience, be HPC state-registered and hold the Certificate of Competence or Postgraduate Award in Mammography, a recognised Postgraduate film-reading and breast interventional qualification. The post will be primarily based at the University Hospital site, but all consultant radiographers are expected to rotate through George Eliot Hospital (GEH) offering support to the symptomatic service. 

The post holder will be expected to be competent in all aspects of breast imaging and image guided intervention. The main responsibility is to support and extend existing breast imaging services, which includes screening, symptomatic work and regional breast MDTs.  The appointed candidate will join the existing breast team which comprises of 4.3 WTE consultant radiologists, 4 consultant radiographers and 4 advanced practitioners.

Main duties of the job

The Trust combines a number of key roles

• District general hospital services for Coventry and Rugby, our local  population
• The Warwickshire, Solihull and Coventry Breast screening service
• Tertiary centre for Coventry and Warwickshire, providing complex specialist services for the region and beyond
• Major Trauma Centre (Level 1)
•  All medical specialities including renal transplantation, and a major Oncology Centre (Arden Cancer Centre) are also located on the University Hospital site.
• Clinical base for the University of Warwick Medical School

Every year the Trust provides more than 800,000 episodes of care to patients from across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

The Breast Imaging Unit at UHCW provides a fully integrated screening and symptomatic clinical service.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation. Please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.