Consultant in Cardiothoracic Imaging

NHS; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Consultant in Cardiothoracic Imaging. The successful candidate will join a team dedicated to delivering high-quality diagnostic services, with responsibilities including CT and MRI reporting, teaching, and contributing to service development. The position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practice.
• Completion of specialist radiology training programme or within 6 months of CCST.
• Experience in participating and leading relevant cardiothoracic multidisciplinary meetings.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive radiology services including CT, MRI, and reporting.
• Participate in the adult diagnostic radiology on-call services.
• Contribute to teaching programs and service development.

Skills

Subspecialty training in Cardiothoracic Imaging

Management and IT skills

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Education

FRCR or equivalent

Postgraduate leadership and/or management qualification

Job description

Overview

Go back Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Cardiothoracic Imaging

The closing date is 23 October 2025

The post will be based at Guy's and St. Thomas'. However, it is a requirement of your employment that you be prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by the Trust, either on an on-going or temporary basis according to the demands of the service.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a first class team within a larger group of diagnostic radiologists with other areas of wide ranging expertise. In addition to supporting the established diagnostic radiology services, the post holder will be expected to take an active interest in service development, to participate in teaching programs, and research and development.

Main duties of the job

Radiology Services is seeking to appoint a new-full time Consultant Radiologist (8 DCC / 2 SPA) with an interest in Cardiothoracic Imaging. This post is required to meet increasing demand for diagnostic radiology services. We are seeking to appoint a subspecialty trained radiologist who is enthusiastic to join our team and be actively involved in the full range of adult diagnostic radiology. It is expected that the post holder will be involved in the full range cardiothoracic imaging. This involves but is not limited to specialist reporting for lung cancer, interstitial lung disease, COPD / lung volume reduction, pulmonary hypertension and cardiac CT for coronary artery disease and structural interventional planning. There will be sessions of CT, MRI and plain film reporting and commitment to support oncology and acute services. The successful candidate will participate in the adult diagnostic radiology on call and should be able to support the Radiology Department's strong culture of teaching and service improvement

About us

As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking certain groups of staff to work more flexibly so that we can offer services to patients in the evenings and at weekends. We regard this flexibility as essential if we are to continue to provide first class patient care in the future. As a result, any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern of working in the future if required and in accordance with the provisions of the new Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust consultant contract.

For more details, please contact:

Dr Fungayi Chinaka, Clinical Service Lead, [e-mail] Dr Rebecca Preston, Consultant Cardiothoracic [e-mail]

Job responsibilities

Your job plan is anticipated to contain 10 Programmed Activities per week on average to be carried out on Guys & St Thomas sites and includes on-call commitments. As a Department we are open to flexible working patterns which suit the Department and individual needs with agreement with the Clinical Director and Clinical Lead. Over the last year, remote Home Reporting solution has been deployed to the majority of radiologists across all subspecialties. Continuing roll out is anticipated as the need arises and flexible and home working patterns will be reviewed. A proposed job plan is provided and the post holder will be expected to discuss and agree a detailed job plan, including personal and professional objectives, with the Clinical Director within 3 months of starting.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

• Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practice
• On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT.
• FRCR or equivalent

Clinical Experience & Skills

• Completion of specialist radiology training programme or within 6 months of CCST.
• Subspecialty training in Cardiothoracic Imaging
• Experience in participating and leading relevant cardiothoracic multidisciplinary meetings
• Experience in participating and leading multidisciplinary meetings
• Experience of Independent MDM work

Audit Management and IT

• Understand the role of clinical governance and audit in a successful department.
• Management and IT skills.
• Understanding of principles of audit.
• Specific audits in the field of cardiothoracic Imaging.
• Transformational experience in Clinical Radiology

Research, Teaching skill & experience

• Understand the importance of research and its role in cardiothoracic imaging
• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
• Track record of published cardiothoracic imaging research in peer reviewed publications.
• Formal Teaching qualification
• Innovative and enthusiastic approach to imaging research
• Excellent leadership skills and ability to motivate a team.
• Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
• Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
• Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
• Interpersonal Skills; Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
• Interpersonal Skills; Ability to work as part of a team
• Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
• Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets.
• Leadership experience of Transformation and Change Management within the NHS
• Knowledge of business planning
• Postgraduate leadership and /or management qualification

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.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Radiology Department, St Thomas Hospital

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearper annum excl. LZ, pro rata if applicable

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-CON1076

Job locations

Radiology Department, St Thomas Hospital