Do you enjoy science and technology? Could you use your passion to inspire others?
An Advanced Practitioner is someone who has undertaken advanced clinical training in their field. They will be experienced and registered professionals educated to masters level who have the skills and knowledge to expand their practice to care for their patients under the four pillars of; clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research.
As part of the breast screening team, Chelsey is a registered diagnostic radiographer with additional training in mammography followed by advanced practice training.
As an Advanced Practitioner Radiographer in the breast screening team you are most likely to:
- Take assessment imaging in the hospital for patients that need further investigation
- Discuss caseloads and review images to guide what each patient needs
- Make complex decisions about patient care
- Assist in procedures such as biopsies and some surgical procedures like the placing of wires
- Input to the multi-disciplinary meetings
- Instigate and take part in service improvement activity
- Have some management, research or educational responsibilities
