Mammography
Band 5
Mammographer Band 5 jobs in the UK
Newly qualified / rotational · 0–2 years post-qualification
Mammographers deliver symptomatic and screening breast imaging within the NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP).
Pay & typical settings
- Pay band
- £31,049 – £37,796 (2025/26 AfC)
- Typical experience
- 0–2 years post-qualification
- Where these roles sit
- Breast screening units · Symptomatic breast clinics · Mobile screening vans
What the person spec usually requires
- HCPC registration as a Radiographer
- Rotational practice across the imaging department
- Working towards competency in a specialist modality
- Evidence of CPD and reflective practice (SoR ePortfolio)
Core Mammography skills panels score
- Positioning to PGMI standard
- Communication with anxious clients
- Tomosynthesis
- Assistant practitioner supervision
How to get shortlisted
- Clinical placements mapped to the person spec
- Examples of MDT and patient-centred care
- IR(ME)R awareness even at student level
- Genuine reflection on a critical incident or near-miss
The route into Mammography
Post-Band 5, complete the PgCert in Mammography (e.g. St George's, Kingston) — typically 1 year part-time.
Score your application against this person spec
Paste the trust's person spec and your draft — the Shortlisting Coach scores you criterion-by-criterion and tells you exactly what to add. Free run every day, no signup needed.