Job summary
We are currently offering a welcome payment of £12,000 (£4,000 on joining the trust, a further £4,000 on 13th month of service and a final £4,000 payment on your 25th month of service) to join us as a full-time or part-time permanent General Radiology Consultant with a subspecialist interest in Cardiothoracic Imaging. We also offer a relocation payment of up to £8,000 in addition to this subject to relevant terms and conditions.
Bring your depth of knowledge, specialist skills and passion for providing excellent patient care to a highly regarded department seeking a new colleague with an interest in Cardiothoracic imaging. The successful candidate will join a cohesive team of 16 Radiologists at Salisbury in an energetic and proactive Radiology Department where working together flexibly and driving forward new developments is essential.
We have recently refurbished a communal reporting room with single reporting stations both in the main department and new second MR suite. There is also the opportunity for home reporting with the set-up of new home reporting workstations in 2023.
Interviews for this position will be being held on 9th July 2024 in person.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will ideally have experience in both Thoracic and Cardiac Imaging and General Radiology, however individual specialist Thoracic and/or Cardiac skills will also be considered and the job description can be adapted according to skill mix. Please see the attached job description for further details.
You will be expected to participate in on call (frequency 1 in 12). This involves providing on-site early evening working (5-7.30pm) and weekend daytime on-site working (9am-3pm). Overnight and weekend on-call working is supported by teleradiology with outsourcing for CT from 7pm to 9am on weekdays and 3pm to 9am at weekends. Consultant-to-Consultant referral pathway is in operation out of normal working hours and at the weekend. There is a separate networked Interventional Radiology on-call rota.
Applicants must have FRCR or equivalent and are expected to hold, or to obtain within six months, UK Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training and entry on the Specialist Register.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached candidate information pack for full job details of roles and responsibilities and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Possession, or within 6 months of possession, of a CCT in Radiology leading to entry onto GMC Specialist Register
- FRCR or equivalent
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Management Experience
Essential
- Ability to perform effectively as a member of a team, including a multidisciplinary team and to motivate and develop staff
- Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication
- To be empathetic and sensitive; capacity to take others perspective and treat others with understanding
- Demonstration of an interest and commitment to teaching
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of wide experience and a high level of competence in General Radiology including US, CT and MRI, and Specialist Radiology
- Experience in managing risk and knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
- Knowledge and application of up to date evidence based practice
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
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Salisbury District Hospital
Odstock Road
Salisbury
SP2 8BJ