Consultant Radiologist - Urology Sub Speciality

NHS; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in York is seeking a Consultant Radiologist with a sub-speciality in Urology. The successful candidate will support MDT meetings, participate in general reporting, and contribute to specialist imaging. The department fosters a teaching environment, ensuring continuous professional development. Attractive perks such as relocation packages and annual leave increases are included.

Benefits

Health & wellbeing support

Competitive relocation package of up to £18,000

Study leave budget of £3,000

Qualifications

• Substantive NHS experience is required.
• Previous NHS radiology experience as a senior registrar or above is necessary.
• Experience with complex GI reporting is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support weekly Urology Cancer MDT meetings.
• Contribute to specialist ultrasound imaging.
• Participate in on-call rota and general reporting.

Skills

Complex Reporting

Participation in MDTs

Education

Medical Degree

FRCR or equivalent

Entry on GMC Specialist Register

Job description

Consultant Radiologist - Urology Sub Speciality

Go back York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 31 October 2025

The radiology department is a thriving, cohesive team looking to expand its Consultant Radiologist workforce. There is a vacancy for a Consultant Radiologist with sub speciality training in Uro radiology.

The role includes supporting the weekly Urology Cancer Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings, as well as participating in the weekly Benign Urology meetings. In addition, there is a requirement to support the MRO (Multidisciplinary Renal Oncology) and Adrenal MDTs, although these occur less frequently.

The post also involves specialty reporting and scanning, focusing on common urological and renal presentations and conditions. The successful candidate will contribute to specialist ultrasound (US) imaging, including interventional procedures as required.

A key component of the role includes working with dedicated CT and MRI protocols tailored for comprehensive assessment of urological and renal pathologies, ensuring high diagnostic accuracy and support for clinical decision-making.

Main duties of the job

The post is based at York, with an expectation to cover sessions at Scarborough, (currently approximately one day per fortnight). The role includes a commitment to general reporting for acute and cold cases and participate in the on- call rota. Acute CT and MRI reporting is dealt with by a team based within a dedicated acute reporting hub. All Radiologists have a short weekly session as the duty radiologist.

The radiology department is committed to teaching. We support radiology trainees from both West Yorkshire (Leeds) and east Yorkshire (Hull) training schemes. The department is consistently rated highly by trainees. We have strong links with the Hull York Medical School, providing further opportunities in undergraduate teaching and training.

The role includes a commitment to acute general work in the department. Acute CT and MRI reporting is dealt with by a team based within a dedicated acute reporting hub, facilitating sharing of expertise and interesting cases. All radiologists have a two-hour weekly session as the duty radiologist. On call frequency is currently 1 in 15 with the on call radiologist in the department reporting 5-9pm weekdays and 9am-9pm weekends. Outsourcing covers the on call outside these hours. The majority of on calls are supported by a radiology registrar.

About us

York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital, community & specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in & around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire & Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles, & which includes Scarborough & Bridlington. We are the largest provider of healthcare in the region & we are incredibly proud of our 8,500 staff, working across 9 hospital sites

Our mission is to be a valued & trusted partner within our care system, delivering safe effective care to the population we serve.

We're situated in a fantastic part of the country: home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, & the city of York, which is consistently voted one of the best to live in the UK.

In joining the Trust, you will have access to a wide range of staff benefits including health & wellbeing support, finance schemes & discounts. There is also a competitive relocation package of up to £18,000. To support your learning & development you will be entitled to a study leave budget of £3,000 across three years, along with support from our learning & development team. The Trust also offers an extra 2 days annual leave for consultants on top of the existing allowance as detailed in the 2008 - Consultant Terms & Conditions. More information can be found on the Trust's website in the 'Working for Us' section.

Job responsibilities

For more information please see the job description attached

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that York Teaching Hospital has provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome their application to work for us.

Disability Confident and Mindful Employer

The Trust is committed to meeting the needs of employees and applicants with a disability or mental health condition. Our support for these schemes includes encouraging applications from people who are disabled or have a mental health condition, offering adjustments to make our application process accessible.

Teaching and training of radiology trainees is inherent to the role and is reflected in job planning. There is plenty of opportunity to develop a teaching role if desired, including undergraduate teaching as part of HYMS.

The consultant radiologists at York also support services at Scarborough including working on site, usually for a maximum of once per fortnight depending on specialty and this will be discussed and mutually agreed with the successful candidate.

The current radiology team have an excellent reputation for providing high quality reports and specialist opinions, in part due to the collaborative and supportive way in which they work. It is a supportive and nurturing department with high rates of retention and job satisfaction.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Entry on the relevant GMC Specialist Register via: CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) Or CESR
• FRCR or equivalent
• Eligible for full GMC registration with license to practice
• Medical Degree
• MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research
• Substantive NHS experience

Experience

• Previous experience working in NHS radiology department at level of senior registrar or above
• Experience of undertaking complex reporting for GI anatomy
• Experience of participating in a specialist GI MDT

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.

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust