Locum Consultant With Interest In Breast Radiology

Frimley Health Nhs Foundation Trust; Burgh Heath; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust wishes to invite applications for the post of a Locum Consultant Radiologist with a Specialist Interest in Breast Imaging. The unit provides Breast Symptomatic services to the local population and is a flagship service for the Trust.

The successful candidate would join a cohesive team; 1 PA every 2 weeks with no on-call requirement for 6 months. Applications from those requiring Tier 2 sponsorship are welcome to apply.

Qualifications

• FRCR or equivalent registration and GMC registration are essential.
• Entry on Specialist Register or expected within 6 months of interview.
• Knowledge of legislation relating to Radiology IR(ME)R 2000.
• Evidence of CPD and familiarity with RCR/NICE guidance.
• Broad grounding in General Radiology including CT, MRI and Ultrasound.
• Experience in teaching undergraduates and trainees.
• Commitment to audit activity and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide a full General Radiology service with a breast imaging focus.
• Cover 1 programmed activity every 2 weeks with no on-call requirements for 6 months.
• Engage in audits, governance arrangements and CPD activities.
• Participate in teaching and supervision of radiology trainees.

Skills

Team collaboration

Teaching & mentoring

Audit & governance understanding

Research awareness

Education

FRCR or equivalent registration

GMC registration

Entry on Specialist Register (CCT or equivalent)

Job description

Job summary

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust wishes to invite applications for the post of a Locum Consultant Radiologist with a Specialist Interest in Breast Imaging.

The unit provides Breast Symptomatic services to the local population and is acknowledged as a flagship service for the Trust with an outstanding local reputation for providing a high quality and comprehensive service.

The successful candidate would be joining a cohesive and motivated team of Consultant Breast Radiologists, The post is for 1 PA every 2 weeks with no on call requirement for 6 months.

Candidates wishing to apply must be registered with the General Medical Council with a licence to practise.

Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Main duties of the job

JOB SUMMARY:

This job is for a locum Consultant Radiologist with a Specialist Interest in Breast Imaging. The job is a full time post comprising of 1 Programmed Activities (PAs) every 2 weeks.

PURPOSE OF JOB: To provide a full General Radiology service for the Trust with a special interest in Breast Screening and Symptomatic imaging.

Audit & Clinical Governance

A half day per month is dedicated to audit and teaching. All elective work is cancelled for this session and staff are expected to attend and participate as part of clinical governance and audit arrangements. There is also a learning and discrepancy meeting. All CPD requirements must be met.

Directorate Consultant meetings are held monthly and are chaired by the Clinical Lead.

Teaching

The general radiology department are currently hosting radiology trainees from the Kent, Surrey and Surrey Deanery.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Job responsibilities

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• FRCR or equivalent registration
• Entry on Specialist Register (CCT or entry expected within 6 months of interview date)
• Knowledge of legislation relating to Radiology e.g.: IR(ME)R 2000
• Evidence of CPD
• Knowledge of RCR Professional code of Conduct
• Knowledge of the latest RCR and NICE guidance
• A wide grounding during training of all aspects of General Radiology including cross sectional imaging CT, MRI & Ultrasound
• Experience of teaching undergraduates, postgraduates and trainee specialists
• Understand principles and participated in audit activity
• Understand the principles of Clinical Governance and demonstrate experience of evidence based practice
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and Radiological problems

Specific Competencies

• Experience in breast Radiology
• Able to evaluate own Radiological practice
• Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
• Be able to work effectively in a team
• Able to demonstrate effective leadership skills
• Ability to organise and develop service provision
• Able to manage own time effectively and prioritise work accordingly

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• FRCR or equivalent registration
• Knowledge of latest RCR and Nice guidance relating to breast imaging
• Evidence of research activity

Specific Competencies

Essential

• Well grounded experience in all areas of Radiology
• Ability to evaluate own practice
• Experience in teaching
• Understand the principles of clinical governance

Professional

Essential

• Understanding principles of audit

Desirable

• Able to demonstarte effective leadership skills

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).