Consultant Onco Radiologist with sub-speciality Interests in Uro or Gynae-Oncology FT/PT

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Consultant diagnostic Genito-urinary radiologist to join a dynamic team. This role involves working at the forefront of diagnostic imaging, supporting a new Community Diagnostic Centre while contributing to research and training initiatives. The successful candidate will have a passion for patient care and a commitment to excellence, ensuring high standards in imaging and reporting. Join a forward-thinking organization that values innovation and collaboration, where your expertise will make a significant impact on patient outcomes and the future of healthcare in London.

Benefits

Cycle to Work Scheme

Public Transport Accessibility

Flexible Working Hours

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Cross-sectional Imaging and GU MRI reporting.
• Experience in MDTs and oncological imaging is essential.

Responsibilities

• Undertake general ultrasound and subspecialty oncology imaging.
• Participate in clinical trials and reporting for oncology.

Skills

Diagnostic Radiology

Oncological Imaging

General Imaging

Independent Reporting of GU MRI

MDT Experience

Ultrasound

CT and MRI

Teaching Skills

Education

MB BS or equivalent

FRCR or equivalent

CCST or within 6 months

Tools

PET CT

CT Guided Biopsies

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job overview

The advertised post is for a substantive Consultant diagnostic Genito-urinary radiologist at Barts Health NHS Trust who will be one of several new substantive radiology posts to support the new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) for North -East London which is a CDC exemplar supporting Research, Education and Training for the radiographic Team.

We are looking for highly enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our existing team of 86 radiologists based at The Royal London (RLH) and St Bartholomew's Hospitals (SBH) who support the existing service and the active training programme. The post will be based St Bartholomew's Hospital with commitments also at RLH and Mile End Hospital (MEH)

The successful applicant should have completed training in diagnostic radiology and be within 6 months of their CCST. They must have a specialist interest in Genito-urinary radiology. This will include independent reporting of MRI prostate and MRI pelvic gynecology studies (including benign and malignant pathology). Experience of taking urology, renal, testes and gynae-oncology MDTs is desirable as the successful candidate with join a rota of these MDTs. They will be required to obtain ILS training and spend some of their reporting time (one day per week) at Mile End hospital depending on need.

There is a large oncology unit at Barts including uro-oncology, gynae-oncology, hematological malignancies, breast, melanoma and thoracic malignancies as well as GI and head and neck malignancies.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate excellent experience in general imaging, oncological imaging, and acute general radiology, including trauma. PET CT experience is desirable but not essential.

The successful candidate will undertake general ultrasound, general and subspecialty oncology CT and MRI. Experience of US or CT guided oncological biopsies is desirable.

Barts Health has many clinical trials supported by the imaging department. Successful candidates will be expected to participate in RECIST/mod iRECIST/CHESON trial reporting for oncology clinical trials.

You will need to agree levels of activity and throughout with the Imaging Clinical Director and General Manager. These activity levels will be aligned to the capacity and demand of the department.

You will be required to adhere to the Trust's policy on Maintaining Medical Excellence and to be committed to maintaining their standard of performance by keeping their knowledge and skills up to date.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.

Person specification

Higher Qualifications:

Essential criteria

• MB BS or equivalent
• FRCR or equivalent
• CCST (or within 6 months of date of interview) or on specialist register
• ILS training to be provided locally.

Desirable criteria

• MRCP/MRCS

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience in Cross sectional Imaging including a specialist interest in uro oncology or gynae oncology and independent reporting of GU MRI pelvis studies.
• MDT experience

Desirable criteria

• Fellowship in Onco-radiology PET-CT experience

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of NHS complaints system
• Record of incident and near miss reporting

Desirable criteria

• Training in root cause analysis
• Participation in incident investigation Simulated patient safety training

Management/Audit Experience:

Essential criteria

• Audit experience

Academic Achievements:

Essential criteria

• Experience of research, presentations to learned societies.
• Record of presentations at specialist societies

Desirable criteria

• Higher degree
• First author publications in refereed journals
• Research grants Grant applications

Personal Skills

Essential criteria

• Presentation skills
• Teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
• Demonstrates honesty, integrity, and appreciation of ethical dilemmas

Desirable criteria

• Portfolio of teaching material as educational supervisor

Personal qualities and self-management

Essential criteria

• Self-motivated
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Able to work as part of a team
• Reliable work record
• Flexible approach to work and evidence of team working
• Able to change and respond to changing circumstances
• Evidence of continuing professional development

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JD (PDF, 566.9KB)
• Our Values and Behaviours (PDF, 334.9KB)
• Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 92.0KB)
• Candidate Information Pack (PDF, 549.5KB)