Mammography
Band 3
Mammographer Band 3 jobs in the UK
Trainee assistant practitioner · 1–2 years on AP training programme
Mammographers deliver symptomatic and screening breast imaging within the NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP).
Pay & typical settings
- Pay band
- £24,625 – £25,674 (2025/26 AfC)
- Typical experience
- 1–2 years on AP training programme
- Where these roles sit
- Breast screening units · Symptomatic breast clinics · Mobile screening vans
What the person spec usually requires
- Working towards FdSc / foundation degree in healthcare science (imaging)
- Performing protocolled plain-film exams under supervision
- Patient ID, consent and pause-and-check ownership
- IR(ME)R operator under a named scheme of work
Core Mammography skills panels score
- Positioning to PGMI standard
- Communication with anxious clients
- Tomosynthesis
- Assistant practitioner supervision
How to get shortlisted
- Evidence of academic capacity (recent GCSE/A-level/Access study)
- Care experience plus exposure to imaging
- Examples of following SOPs precisely under pressure
- Commitment to completing the apprenticeship
The route into Mammography
Post-Band 5, complete the PgCert in Mammography (e.g. St George's, Kingston) — typically 1 year part-time.
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