Job summary
CONSULTANT GENERALIST RADIOLOGIST WITH A SUBSPECIALITY INTEREST
Applications are invited for a whole time Consultant Radiologist. The successful candidate will provide imaging support to the Trust's busy sub specialty Imaging and General Radiology services and will join a team of 20 Radiologists working within the Trust.
Based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, however this is a Trust wide post and travel to other Trust sites may be required. Breast imaging is based at Wycombe hospital.
Relocation expenses would be available to the successful candidate, as per the eligibility criteria in the Trust's Relocation Support Policy.
Planned AAC Interview Date is Monday 1st July 2024
Main duties of the job
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is a General Hospital with supra-regional Plastics and Burns Service. The Trust provides acute and specialist hospital services to more than 500,000 people in Mid. and South Buckinghamshire. There are 2 acute hospitals sites at Wycombe and Stoke Mandeville as well as peripheral sites, the largest of which is situated in Amersham. The world-renowned National Spinal Injury Centre is on the Stoke Mandeville Hospital and the Radiology Department provides a wide range of specialist imaging and interventional services to the Unit.
About us
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties of the Post
- Provide diagnostic and specialist cross sectional and general support to the Trust.
- Participate in the cross-site general on-call rota.
- Develop Radiology Services.
- Share General workload in the department
- Develop a subspecialist interest
- Contribute to registrar supervision
- Contribute to minor interventional work, urgent reporting and Duty radiologist sessions.
This is a 10 PA contract including one session for the on call commitment which attracts 1 PA. On-call is currently 1 in 16. There is on site commitment at weekends based at the Stoke site. The post is likely to have at least 1.5 SPAs. One of the SPAs is flexible and may be off site. Additional SPA is dependent on briefs held. The Job Plan will reflect the needs of the Department and the skills of the successful candidate. Duties allocated and timing of the session may vary and are subject to annual job planning and agreement with other Radiologists.
Person Specification
Other Requirements
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- Ability to travel to and between sites
Skills, Knowledge & Attributes
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to conduct an MDT
- Good IT Skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to perform image guided radiology including aspiration and drainage for on call and urgent cases.
- Ability to undertake and organise audit of practice.
- Knowledge related to governance in radiology including discrepancy review.
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- FRCR
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via - CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via - CESR or o European Community Rights (Substantive appointment only possible with full specialist register registration)
- Subspecialist Fellowship training
Experience
Essential
- Ability to perform screening assessment clinics independently
- Ability to run symptomatic breast clinics independently
- Ability to undertake breast interventional procedures including ultrasound and stereo biopsies and wire localisations.
- Experience reporting general CT, MRI, ultrasound, fluoroscopy and plain film.
Trust 'CARE' Values
Essential
- Collaborate - Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships.
- Aspire - Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
- Respect - Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued
- Enable - Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
HP21 8AL