Consultant Radiologist with interest in Musculoskeletal Imaging

Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; Romford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in Romford is looking for a dedicated Consultant Radiologist specialized in musculoskeletal imaging. The role involves reporting radiological images, contributing to MDTs, and supervising trainees. The ideal candidate will have strong interpretative skills and prior experience in the field. This position offers an opportunity to work in a supportive environment with advanced diagnostic tools and collaborative patient care.

Benefits

Collaborative working environment

Support for continuing professional development

Access to advanced diagnostic tools

Qualifications

• Prior experience in musculoskeletal imaging is essential.
• Strong interpretative skills required.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Perform musculoskeletal imaging and reporting.
• Attend MDT meetings for collaborative decision-making.
• Supervise radiology trainees and junior radiologists.

Skills

Musculoskeletal imaging

Reporting skills

Ultrasound-guided injections

Education

Fellowship in Musculoskeletal Radiology

CCT in Radiology

Tools

MRI scanners

CT scanners

PACS system

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a substantive consultant radiologist post to join our team at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospital Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic consultant to join our well established, dedicated and supportive radiology team to serve a population of 750,000. The post will cover general radiology and musculoskeletal imaging. The post holder will be primarily located at Queen’s/King George Hospital, Romford, but may require working at Barking CDC at Barking and St. George’s CDC at Hornchurch.

Responsibilities

• Share an office space, secretarial support with another colleague with access to a PACS reporting station.
• Protocol and report musculoskeletal CT and MRI.
• Perform musculoskeletal ultrasound, image-guided joint injections, nerve root injections and arthrograms.
• Report cross-sectional images for general radiology performed on the MRI and CT scanners at the CDC centres, King George’s and Queen’s Hospital.
• Contribute to the general duty roster and hot reporting sessions.
• Contribute to the specialist and general MDTs with other colleagues in rotation.
• Participate regularly in the mandatory department meetings.
• Share an on-call commitment equally with the general radiology consultants.
• Have, a PC and in addition a reporting workstation for remote access to images for on-call purposes.

Role and Subspecialty

Consultant Radiologist with interest in Musculoskeletal Imaging

We are seeking a dedicated and skilled radiologist with a subspecialty interest in musculoskeletal imaging to join our dynamic team. Musculoskeletal radiology plays a crucial role in diagnosing and managing a wide range of bone, joint, and soft tissue conditions. We offer advanced diagnostic tools such as X-rays, MRI, CT scans, and ultrasound to provide accurate imaging of the musculoskeletal system. These imaging techniques help in the detection of fractures, dislocations, arthritis, tumours, infections, and degenerative conditions like osteoarthritis.

MRI is highly valuable for visualizing soft tissues such as muscles, ligaments, and cartilage, offering detailed insights into injuries or abnormalities that might not be visible on standard X-rays.

About the Trust and Facilities

We operate from two main sites – King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care. Our patients benefit from the Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and provide an extra 94,000 scans a year.

The majority of our 8,000 staff come from 146 different countries and live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve. They are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 staff are on our Ofsted-accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Clinical Activities and Procedures

We perform a significant number of MRI arthrograms to help provide accurate reports to orthopaedic surgeons to plan for complex surgeries. CT scans are often used for more complex bone fractures or when precise 3D imaging is required. Ultrasound is frequently used for real-time evaluation of joints, tendons, and muscles, as well as guiding procedures like joint injections or aspirations. Ultrasound-guided injections for pain management are an important part of radiological interventions offered by our subspecialty and we have recently started offering PRP injections for selected conditions like tendinitis that are more resistant to steroid injections.

MDTs and Meetings

Weekly haematology MDT is part of subspecialty musculoskeletal imaging, every Thursday 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. There is a weekly orthopaedic meeting on Mondays 12:00 to 13:00 for input to orthopaedic surgeons managing complex trauma, tumours and challenging cases. Informal regular meetings with the rheumatology team are held to discuss radiology imaging of inflammatory arthropathies. Every third Friday, we participate in joint vascular and foot MDT clinics providing radiology input for patients with chronic foot ulcers and osteomyelitis. A weekly Spine MDT discusses complex cases, and we participate in spine triage clinics with neurosurgeons and pain consultants on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10:00 to 12:00.

Clinical Volumes and Staffing

Annually, we perform approximately 11,000 musculoskeletal MRIs including about 800 arthrograms, 13,000 spine MRIs, 15,000 diagnostic MSK ultrasounds, and 5,000 ultrasound-guided injections for pain management. Our team includes 3 full-time musculoskeletal radiologists and up to 5 general radiologists who perform some musculoskeletal imaging/reporting. We also have a team of sonographers for diagnostic MSK ultrasound, and 3 sonographers trained to perform ultrasound-guided injections for pain management.

Role Requirements

The successful candidate will attend and contribute to relevant weekly MDT meetings, ensure collaborative decision-making and optimal patient care. This position will be part of a general MDT rota, ensuring equitable workload distribution while maintaining high service standards. Applicants should have prior experience in musculoskeletal imaging, possess strong interpretative and reporting skills, and demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development. Teaching and supervising radiology trainees and junior radiologists is part of this role. There is an on-call service for general radiology that is consultant-led; the on-call consultant is expected to report urgent AE and in-patient CT scans from 17:00 to 20:00 and 08:00 to 09:00 on weekdays, and 08:00 to 18:00 on weekends.

This advert closes on Sunday 12 Oct 2025.