Consultant Paediatric Radiologist

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's hospital in Liverpool is seeking a Consultant Paediatric Radiologist to cover various imaging procedures and support a busy department. The role includes participating in an on-call rota and opportunities for teaching. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in paediatric radiology, including vascular intervention, and relevant qualifications. Competitive remuneration offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in general paediatric radiology, including various imaging techniques.

Responsibilities

• Participate in on-call rota and cover core modalities.
• Conduct various imaging procedures including ultrasound and cross-sectional imaging.
• Engage in training of registrars in Radiology.

Skills

General Paediatric Radiology Experience

Vascular and Non Vascular Intervention

Education

MBCHB, MBBS, FRCR, GMC Registration

Job description

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Paediatric Radiologist

The closing date is 09 December 2025

INTERVIEW WILL BE HELD LATE JANUARY 2026

This is a permanent post

Radiology at Alder Hey has 4 Ultrasound rooms, 3 Radiology, 1 Fluoroscopy, a standing spine set, DEXA, CT, 1.5 MR, 3T Intra op MR and 3T multi nuclear research scanner. The department is about to undertake installation of the first dedicated UK paediatric spectal CT scanner.

This appointment is for a General Consultant Paediatric Radiologist to join the team at a busy tertiary Children's Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The Diagnostic Paediatric Radiologists at Alder Hey cover all aspects of paediatric radiology including plain film reporting, ultrasound, fluoroscopy and cross sectional imaging reporting and support Alder Hey's wide range of tertiary and quaternary services.

You will be expected to work flexibly according to changes in work patterns and requirements and will be required to participate in the consultant on-call rota (1:10 on call).

About us

Our values:

We pride ourselves on the quality of our care, going the extra mile to make Alder hey a safe and special place for children and their families.

We are committed to continually improving for the benefit of our patients.

We are open and honest and engage everyone we meet with a smile.

We show that we value every individual for who they are and their contribution.

We work across the Alder Hey community in teams that are built on friendship, dedication, care and reassurance.

Job responsibilities

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES (detail below)

All Radiologists participate in an agreed Team Job Plan allowing for prospective (cross) cover for core modalities.

An outline of a typical weekly timetable of programmed activities is as follows, but this will be flexible depending on service needs, the availability of other staff, and the special interests of the appointee.

At least 8.5 sessions of DCC to include:

• 1 session for general on call
• 1 session for musculoskeletal ultrasound
• 6.5 sessions for diagnostic work (plain radiography, fluoroscopy, US, CT, MRI)

Clinical Radiological Meetings

Regular Clinical Radiological Meetings are held in the following specialities:

• Child Protection Neurooncology
• ENT Ophthalmology
• Epilepsy Orthopaedics
• Fetal Dysmorphology Rheumatology
• Gastroenterology Skeletal Dysplasia
• Intensive Care Surgery

Teaching

There will be opportunities to participate actively in training the rotating Specialist Registrars in Radiology, and in Undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching.

Dr. Krishna Harave is the Clinical Tutor for the department.

Dr Alexandra Williams is the Tutor for Undergraduate students.

Audit and Clinical Governance

The department has an ongoing audit programme which selectively covers various aspects of paediatric radiology. Presentations are made within the department from time to time and in addition, to the hospital wide audit programme. All members of the department are encouraged to be actively involved in audit.

There is a regular READ meeting lead by Dr Taylor Robinson.

Dr Ranil Fernando is the Consultant with special responsibility for audit.

The Department

The purpose-built Hospital in the Park was completed in 2015.

The Department of Radiology is on the ground floor of the hospital. It currently has three Philips general DR rooms, one Philips C Arm fluoroscopy suite, an ultrasound suite with 4 Philips Ultrasound machines, a Philips 64 slice spiral C.T. scanner, a Philips 1.5T M.R. scanner, a Hologic bone densitometer, a Planmeca Cone Beam CT OPG, an EOS 2D/3D erect scanner and a Radionuclide Imaging Department with a Siemens SPECT CT.

On site, within the Theatre complex, there is a Philips 3T intraoperative MRI scanner, two Philips bi-plane suites one for Vascular Intervention and one for Cardiac work. A Siemens Zeego Hybrid Theatre is also in the theatre complex primarily for spinal work but also for combined complex IR/Surgical cases. A portable ultrasound is exclusively available for IR use.

Cover is also provided for imaging at the neonatal unit at Liverpool Women's Hospital (LWH).

Patient Archiving and Communication System installed and active since June 2007. Our PACS provider is Carestream, and we are part of a North West Cluster of 13 hospitals that share a Global worklist. This runs in conjunction with CRIS radiology reporting system with voice activated dictation (Dragon).

There are 14 reporting workstations, including 3 in the registrars room. There are a number of shared offices for the Consultant Radiologists and a seminar room with conference facilities. All consultants have been provided with a home working Kit.

The department has an excellent and close working relationship with the surrounding adult centres, particularly with the Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery, the Liverpool Foundation Trust (incorporating the Royal Liverpool Hospitals, Aintree Hospital) and the Liverpool Heart and Chest hospital. This allows seamless transitional care, collaborative working and a collegiate approach to patient care throughout the Mersey region and the wider North West of England.

The radiology department is widely considered to be one of the friendliest and supportive environments to work in in the region and regularly scores top in trainee assessments. The department has an excellent mix of youth and experience and is frequently represented in National and International meetings.

Person Specification

Experience

• General Paediatric Radiology Experience

Knowledge

• Vascular and Non Vascular Intervention

Education

• MBCHB , MBBS , FRCR , GMC Registration

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.

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a year 3% on Call Allowance