Consultant Radiologist

Dorset County Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare facility in the United Kingdom is seeking motivated and enthusiastic Consultant Radiologists to join their friendly team. The role involves contributing to the general workload while developing a sub-specialist interest in areas like paediatric, breast, or upper GI imaging. Ideal candidates will have experience in CT, MRI, and ultrasound, as well as the ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams. This position offers a supportive and patient-focused work environment.

Qualifications

• Broad range of imaging abilities across CT, MRI, and ultrasound.
• Experience in MDT (Multi-Disciplinary Team) involvement.
• Expertise in elective cross-sectional imaging.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the general workload of the department.
• Develop or provide a sub-specialist interest.
• Cover non-IR emergencies and report elective cases.

Skills

CT/MRI/Ultrasound expertise

Specialist interest in Paediatric or Breast imaging

Ability to work in a diverse team

Job description

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic Consultant Radiologists to join our friendly team here at Dorset County Hospital. Do you have specialist interest in Paediatric, Breast or Upper GI imaging? If so, we are looking for you!

The post holder will contribute to the general workload of the department whilst developing or providing a sub-specialist interest that complements existing expertise within the department such a paediatrics, breast or sub-specialist cross-sectional imaging. We will also consider purely specialised roles.

Elective reporting is carried out via an allocated worklist with the number and type of studies depending on the length of the reporting session and area of expertise. The ideal candidate will have a broad range of abilities across CT/MRI/ultrasound and the job plan will be varied and will aim to encompass the individual's complete skill set.

MDT involvement will be encouraged according to departmental need and area of interest, and time will be provided for MDT preparation.

We have outsourced all out of hours CT (20:00 - 09:00 weekdays and 17:00-09:00 weekends) to an external reporting company. However, the post holder will be expected to cover non IR emergencies and report elective cross sectional cases until 20:00 weekdays when on-call and between 09:00-17:00 when on-call at the weekend as part of the on-call rota which is currently a 1:12 with internal cover.

The Radiology Department at Dorset County Hospital is a progressive, patient focused department and is highly regarded by the clinical teams that use our services. The department is a busy district general hospital department providing CT, MRI, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, interventional radiology, symptomatic breast services and plain film and is also a friendly place to work with an excellent working relationship between all staff within the department regardless of position. The post holder will join a cohesive group of 15 substantive consultant radiologists.

The department has an essential role in the Trusts strategic direction and is part of the Dorset Imaging Clinical Network. The department holds Quality Standard for Imaging Accreditation (QSI).