Career Development

Breast radiologists are doctors working in breast symptomatic and screening units as part of the multidisciplinary breast team playing a vital role in breast disease diagnosis and management. They often take on senior leadership, teaching and research role.

What would a typical day involve?

Breast radiologists work autonomously in symptomatic and/or screening assessment clinics, performing imaging and interventional procedures. Breast radiologists are part of a wider multidisciplinary team, playing a vital role in breast cancer diagnosis and management.

Breast radiologists may take on senior leadership, research and education roles in addition to their clinical duties.

The breast radiologist role is varied and rewarding. Breast radiologists promote the development and application of expert knowledge, skills and attributes to strategically lead and enable innovative and effective person-centred care, both in an area of service delivery and across the wider organisation.

Blog: A day in the life of… a Breast Radiologist – National Breast Imaging Academy

Blog: A day in the life of… an NBIA Breast Radiology Fellow – National Breast Imaging Academy

Breast radiologists are qualified medical doctors who have completed post-graduate specialist training in radiology and have a special interest in breast.

Expected requirements

Medical degree, post-graduate qualification in radiology and experience working in breast.

Radiologists may take on a role as a breast radiologist immediately following completion of their radiology specialist training. Some radiologists may opt to apply for a post as a NBIA fellow in breast radiology prior to pursuing a consultant post. This is not mandatory but is a valuable way of enhancing existing skills.

• Information about the NBIA fellowship
• NBIA Course pages – Radiology filter
• Information about Clinical Radiology training – RCR