Fixed Term Consultant Breast Radiologist

Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group; Boston; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Lincolnshire is seeking a full-time Consultant Radiologist to join their team. The role involves providing high-quality radiology services, covering various imaging specialties, and contributing to the Trust's commitment to patient-centered care. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and be prepared to work flexibly across different sites.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Generous NHS Pension scheme

Annual leave starting at 27 days

Health and Wellbeing support

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be on the GMC’s register.
• Experience in Breast Imaging and other radiology specialties is preferred.
• Research publications and UK NHS experience are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive radiology services to the NHS Trust.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across multiple sites.
• Participate in teaching and training duties.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Teamwork

Education

CCT Qualification

MBBS

Job description

Main area Clinical Support Services Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Fixed Term Consultant Contract Fixed term: 2 years (NHS Locum) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 357-MPR-167-25-QIA257

Employer United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Pilgrim Hospital Town Boston Salary £105,504 - £139,882 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 25/05/2025 23:59

Fixed Term Consultant Breast Radiologist

NHS Medical & Dental: Fixed Term Consultant

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our values guide everything we do. They are:

• Patient-centred –Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
• Safety –Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
• Excellence –Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
• Compassion –Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
• Respect –Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

So,what is in it for you?

• Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

• Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
• Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
• Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
• Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
• Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
• NHS Pension:A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
• Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
• Bank working:The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

In addition, there ismore.

• Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
• Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
• Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
• Financial support and benefits i ncluding Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
• Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more .

Job overview

THE POST

Applications are invited for replacement NHS Consultant General Radiologist posts for United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT).

We have general radiology requirements to cover cross-sectional imaging although sub-specialisms are welcome:

• Breast Imaging
• Musculoskeletal Imaging
• Paediatric Radiology
• Thoracic Imaging
• Vascular Interventional Radiology
• General Interventional Radiology

Applications are invited for 2 full-time post Interventional Consultant in Radiology, with an interest in General Radiology for United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT).This post has been created to support the existing team across the working week, and further the expansion of interventional radiology services.

We are looking for dynamic colleagues with enthusiasm and leadership qualities. United Lincolnshire Hospitals (ULH) is an Acute Hospital Trust in the East Midlands providing acute services to the people of the Lincolnshire region and has a positive and successful approach to developing and delivering excellence in health care.

Main duties of the job

• Duties/Key Responsibilities

The Appointee will be expected, in conjunction with his / her colleagues, to provide acomprehensive radiology service to United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) to the highest standard.

From a base to be agreed provide reporting services to other sites within the trust. Any successful candidate may be expected to work on other sites within the Trust as required.

The Appointee will be expected, in conjunction with his / her colleagues, to provide acomprehensive radiology service to United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT). Any successful candidate is expected to routinely work on the sites within the Trust as required.

The post may be flexible to some degree based on workload and activity. Team work is very important.

The post holder will support and work closely with the Clinical Director, Radiology Head of Service, Lead Nurse and Radiology Operational Managers.

Working for our organisation

• Main Conditions of Employment

The terms and conditions of employment will be determined by the United LincolnshireHospitals NHS Trust terms and conditions of employment. These are generally in line with the relevant provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Service of Hospital Medical and DentalStaff (England and Wales) and General Whitley Council Terms and Conditions of Service, as amended from time to time.

In determining salary for the post, the Trust will pay no less favourable rates than those paid to NHS Consultant Medical and Dental Staff. If, in the future, the Trust establishes alternative negotiating arrangements you will be notified of those arrangements, and thereafter any agreements thus reached will form part of your Contract of Employment.

The appointee will be expected to cover for colleagues’ absence from duty on the basis of mutually agreed arrangements with the department and the trust. This is arranged by mutual agreement of consultant colleagues and approval of the Head of Service, in accordance with standard Trust and NHS regulations. It is essential that six weeks’ notice of leave is given to allow for proper planning and prevent cancellations of patient’s appointments / surgery.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder shall have medical clearance arranged by the Trust before taking up employment.

• Residence

The person appointed will be required to maintain his/her private residence in contact with the public telephone service and reside within reasonable access bearing in mind the duties of the post. The Trust requires the successful candidate to live within a distance of 10 miles by road of their main site.

• Relocation Expenses

Relocation expenses may be payable to the successful candidate in accordance with the Trust policy on relocation.

• Health and Safety

The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust recognises its duties under the Health and

Safety at Work Act 1974 to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all its employees. In addition the business of the Trust shall be conducted so as to ensure that patients, their relatives, contractors, voluntary workers, visitors and members of the public having access to the Trust premises and facilities are not exposed to risk to their health and safety.

All Medical and Dental staff under contract to the United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) will be expected to comply with the Trust Health and Safety Policies.

• Professional

The successful candidate must be on the GMC’s register.

The post holder will be required to maintain and expand his/her clinical knowledge and skills and attend educational meetings to maintain CME.

The Trust has established a policy of Performance Development Review.

The post holder will be required to participate actively in the Trust education programme and to attend post-graduate and departmental meetings.

All consultants are expected to work with their clinical and management colleagues to maintain and develop the Trust’s services.

In addition, he/she will be required to:

• Provide effective clinical leadership for all staff in the service through positive collaboration with colleagues
• Undertake such other duties as may be identified to meet the needs of the service

emergency cover for colleagues during periods of absence

• Carry out teaching duties as required and take an active part in the Postgraduate Medical Education programme and in the teaching of junior medical staff. To be involved in the education of nursing staff, General Practitioners and other clinical professions
• To attend regularly Radiology teams meetings and MDT’s, including providing cross cover for the other sites
• Have continuing responsibility for patients in his / her care and for the proper functioning of the department
• Have a good understanding of UK guidelines particularly regarding the consent of patients, risk management and pre and post IR procedure patient’s management
• Take part in team, department, regional and national audits
• Be involved in research where appropriate
• Participate in the management of the Imaging Service

The Trust believes in investing in our staff and helping them to uphold our values to the highest standard. To support you, as a new MEHT consultant, you will be provided with mentoring by an experienced senior consultant colleague and opportunities for professional development are readily available.

The referring clinical services include: Vascular Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery/Medicine, Renal and Transplant Medicine, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Oncology, ENT, Maxillofacial Surgery, Plastic Surgery, GI services, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Paediatric services, Major Trauma, Orthopaedic, LCHS/LPFT, Primary Care and tertiary referrals.

Candidates must hold the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists or an equivalent qualification and must either be on the Specialist Register, or within 6 months of anticipated receipt of a CCT at the time of interview.

Person specification

Qualifications

• CCT Qualification
• MBBS
• Research publications
• Administration, HR, Managerial Experience
• Abilitiy to work under pressure
• Specialty experience, qualifications, Symptomatic breast imaging and NBSS

Experience

• UK NHS Experience
• Breast MRI, CT,

Teaching/Training/Communication

• The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
• Teaching and training radiographers and SPrs
• Experience and commitment to clinical audit
• Research participation

ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.

As a responsible employer ULTH would encourage staff wishing to join the Trust to take up the COVID vaccination as this continues to remain the best line of defence against COVID19

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.

No DBS fees to pay: Successful candidates will have DBS applications applied for & paid by ULTH where applicable. There is no requirement to reimburse ULTH for this cost.

We welcome applications from the UK Armed Forces Community. On the application form please tick “Member of the Armed Forces Community” if the below applies to you.

You are:

• A Veteran
• A Military Reserve
• Partner/Spouse of those Serving NB: partners/spouses are only eligible whilst their partner is serving in the Armed Forces

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Marketa Omran Job title Breast screening Director Lead Breast Radiologist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01522512512 Additional information

Further Information

Potential applicants are invited to contact the following staff for further information or to

arrange an informal visit:

ULH:

Dr Tanveer Butt

Head of Service

Radiology Department

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Pilgrim Hospital

Sibsey Road

Boston

PE21 9QS

01205 445145

[e-mail]