Consultant Radiologist With S/I In Genitourinary (Gu) Imaging

Mersey And West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Nhs Trust; Southampton; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust invites applications for a substantive Consultant Radiologist with a Genitourinary Radiology subspecialty. The post is a full-time 10 PA position (8 PAs clinical care / 2 PAs Supporting Professional Activity) based at Southport and Ormskirk, with opportunities to work across other sites.

Applicants should hold MBBS/MBCHB and FRCR (UK or equivalent), be eligible for the Specialist Register with the GMC or expect CCT within six months.

Qualifications

• MBBS/MBCHB with FRCR UK or equivalent required.
• Must be eligible for GMC Specialist Register or obtain CCT within six months of interview.
• Overseas applicants with CESR may apply.

Responsibilities

• Maintain increasing radiology workload and participate in MDT meetings.
• Support subspecialty development as required and cover for colleagues during leave.
• Contribute to audits, teaching, and research within the department.
• Assist in ensuring waiting list targets and extended working where appropriate.

Skills

Genitourinary radiology

Education

MBBS/MBCHB

FRCR (UK or equivalent)

GMC Specialist Register or CCT within 6 months

Job description

Job summary

This post is for a substantive Consultant Radiologist with subspecialty interest in Genitourinary Radiology. This is a full-time 10 PA substantive post (8 PAs direct clinical care / 2 PAs for Supporting Professional Activity) offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Doctor to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals.

The post will be based at Southport and Ormskirk site with option to work across other sites. There will be opportunity to develop subspecialty interest depending on the needs of the department.

Applicants will be required to have qualifications i.e MBBS/ MBCHB and FRCR(UK or equivalent.) They will be required to hold Membership of the Royal College of RCR (UK or equivalent qualifications), to be on the specialist register with the General Medical Council or due to obtain their CCT within six months of the date of interview.

Overseas trained applicants have to have had a submitted CESR application to be eligible.

Interview will take place on Tuesday 24th November, 2026

Main duties of the job

To maintain the expanding workload of the department including supporting the extensive department input into MDT meetings, to meet waiting list targets and to enable the introduction of extended working.

There is currently no on call commitment for this post.

The successful candidate will support the existing Radiologists. This is an additional post to help support the expanding workload.

The department receives 3-5 Radiology SpRs from the Northwest School of Radiology Training Scheme. All consultants are involved in supervision and training of trainees both on site.

The degree of subspecialty work to general is flexible depending on the individual's experience. The appointee would be expected to cover for colleagues around study and sick leave and a degree of flexibility within the job plan is expected.

The consultant will be expected to participate in Audit as part of the annual appraisal process. Participation in research activities is actively encouraged and supported. The hospital has a defined programme of medical audit which has recently been restructured. Members of the Department of Radiology are active in the management and promotion of the Trust's clinical Governance Strategy.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.

Job responsibilities

The radiological workload and complexity within the department has increased markedly and is continuing to do so in keeping with national trends. The PFI scheme and Managed Equipment Service has expanded the department dramatically since the new facilities opened. The department has a progressive outlook and has embraced many new techniques.

The successful candidate with help maintain the expanding workload of the department including supporting the extensive department input into MDT meetings, to meet waiting list targets and to enable the introduction of extended working.

The departments current consultants operate very much as a team and are looking for colleagues who are keen to work in this environment. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the general workload.

The successful candidate will support the existing Radiologists. This is an additional post to help support the expanding workload