Locum Consultant Radiologist in GIT and Urology Imaging

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK trust is seeking a Locum Consultant Radiologist to provide comprehensive clinical services across various imaging modalities. The successful applicant will join a dedicated team, ensuring high-quality patient care while contributing to the department's objectives. Applicants must hold a Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists and a CCT in Radiology. This full-time role emphasizes collaboration, training, and managing patient care, with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in clinical radiology including CT, MRI, and Ultrasound.
• Ability to provide cross-site coverage and participate in on-call duties.
• Competence in patient management and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive clinical services to patients in Radiology.
• Comply with GMC's guidance on Good Medical Practice.
• Oversee quality clinical services in the Radiology Department.

Skills

Clinical Radiology

Patient Care

CT Imaging

MRI Imaging

Ultrasound

Education

Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists

CCT in Radiology or equivalent training and experience

Job description

Overview

This is a full time 10 PA post required to cover Locum Consultant vacancy and to meet the increasing demand for Imaging in the Trust. This post aims to support the general Radiology work across all out trust sites including CT, MRI and Ultrasound with candidates keen to develop subspecialty that compliments the skill mix of the department.

The successful applicant will join a team of Consultant Radiologists each of whom provides a general radiological service including Plain film reporting, Ultrasound, CT and MRI as well as having a subspecialty interest. The successful applicant will be expected to work cross site and join the out of hours rota to provide evening and weekend cover. Overnight services are externally outsourced. Applications are warmly invited for the appointment to the position of Locum Consultant Radiologist at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

We have 1 full time post (10 programmed activities).

The successful radiologist will be fully competent to cover conventional radiology, Ultrasound, CT, MRI and as well as on-call cover. The appointee will be expected, in collaboration with the Clinical Lead in Radiology at the trust and other radiologists in the department, to oversee and ensure the provision of high quality clinical services within the Radiology Department and to lead appropriate training and audit activity. The Post holder will be required to take part in the out of hours extended working evening and weekends. The department outsources overnight CT services. It is expected that applicants will have the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists and a CCT in Radiology or equivalent training and experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients in Radiology.
• Comply with the GMC's guidance on Good Medical Practice as amended or substituted from time to time.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your Clinical Director.
• Be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
• Attend the Trust's corporate Induction (or arranged Consultant Induction) on commencement.
• Participate in the Trust's Statutory & Mandatory training programme.
• Be responsible for the Clinical Management of in and out patients under your care.

This proposed plan is for a 10PA post with 8 Direct Clinical care sessions including CT, MRI, Ultrasound, biopsies, plain film reporting and 1 session for unpredictable on call. There will be 2 sessions supporting professional activities and the flexibility in the job plan will discussed in detail on appointment. Job plans will be reviewed annually, following an appraisal meeting. The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a Consultants typical working pattern, duties, objectives and responsibilities for the coming year. It will cover all aspects of a Consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education, managerial responsibilities and external commitments. On appointment of the post holder, the Clinical Director will commence discussions to finalise the job plan which will become operational on appointment. The job plan is an indicative plan of the duties the post holder is likely to undertake. Additional programmed activities may be offered to the post holder. Any offer of additional programmed activities will be based on the needs of the service and in line with the Trust objectives and will be reviewed on an annual basis.

Qualifications

• Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists.
• A CCT in Radiology or equivalent training and experience.

Working for our organisation

The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.

• To at all times, comply with the GMC's guidance on Good Medical Practice as amended or substituted from time to time.
• To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
• To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your Clinical Director.
• To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
• On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust's corporate Induction (or arranged Consultant Induction).
• To participate in the Trust's Statutory & Mandatory training programme.
• To be responsible for the Clinical Management of in and out patients under your care.

This proposed plan is for a 10PA post with 8 Direct Clinical care sessions including CT, MRI, Ultrasound, biopsies, plain film reporting and 1 session for unpredictable on call. There will be 2 sessions supporting professional activities and the flexibility in the job plan will discussed in detail on appointment. Job plans will be reviewed annually, following an appraisal meeting. The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a Consultants typical working pattern, duties, objectives and responsibilities for the coming year. It will cover all aspects of a Consultants professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education, managerial responsibilities and external commitments. It will be indicative of the duties the post holder is likely to undertake.

For new entrants into the NHS, your pay under the Agenda for Change or Medical & Dental Pay Bands, will normally be set at the minimum of the pay band as advertised.