Qehb Msk Radiology Fellow (Sept 2027)

University Hospitals Birmingham Nhs Foundation Trust; Birmingham; Presencial; GBP 52.000 - 62.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Musculoskeletal Radiology fellow to join a team of 8 MSK Radiology Consultants and 89 Consultant Radiologists across UHB. The 12-month post commencing September 2027 offers exposure to ultrasound, CT and MRI reporting, with opportunities for interventional work and research.

The fellow will collaborate with clinical specialties, participate in weekly teaching and MDT meetings, and contribute to service development

Formación

• Must be on or eligible for the Specialist Register for Clinical Radiology.

Responsabilidades

• Join a team of MSK Radiology consultants and contribute to increasing workload and service expansion.
• Provide expert reporting of musculoskeletal CT and MRI, including interventional procedures as required.
• Participate in specialty meetings (Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, Major Trauma, Bone infection, Sports Medicine) and weekly teaching.
• Engage in research and audit activities and support teaching of students and trainees.

Conocimientos

Collaboration

Communication

Networking

Radiology reporting

Educación

Specialist Register eligible

Herramientas

Musculoskeletal ultrasound

Musculoskeletal MRI

CT imaging

Descripción del empleo

Job summary

Applications are invited for a Musculoskeletal (MSK) Radiology fellow to join the existing team of 8 MSK Radiology Consultants and 89 Consultant Radiologists in post across UHB, commencing September 2027 for 12 months. The postholder will have close working relationships with the whole Radiology team including Consultants, Radiographic and associated support staff and also relevant specialties.

Main duties of the job

Leadership & Governance:

• Ensures service delivery by the department is within the resources available.
• Helps manage demand and prioritises on the basis of need imaging services as required.
• Demonstrates excellence in patient quality care.
• To cover for radiologists as required during time of leave in order to maintain a good service.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills:

• The post holder must be willing to join an established collaborative department which involves working closely with relevant clinical specialities to provide a comprehensive and cohesive service.
• Contribute to the design and implementation of imaging service by applying the latest evidence and delivering reasoned proposals.
• Have good radiology report writing skills and be able to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues. Develop and maintain effective networks in the region to enable best practice to be identified and implemented by the Trust.
• The post holder must have well-developed listening and communication skills and be able to deal effectively with a wide range of clinicians, managers and professionals both within and outside the Trust.

Planning and organising:

• Be willing to be involved with and implement a comprehensive MSK imaging service including multiple modalities.
• Support the development of a culture of continuous improvement.
• Effectively plan, communicate and execute changes ensuring engagement and involvement.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

The successful applicant will be expected to join our team of enthusiastic consultants to contribute to the increasing workload of the department which has been driven upwards by a combination of service expansion, cancer pathway driven targets and multidisciplinary meeting attendance. The post holder will be expected to work closely with relevant specialty consultant colleagues in providing specialist musculoskeletal ultrasound services, and reporting of musculoskeletal CT and MRI, both diagnostic and interventional procedures. It is also expected that applicants will participate and contribute to the specialist meetings (Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, Major Trauma, Bone infection, Sports Medicine) and participate in weekly teaching and interesting cases meetings. Participation in research and audit will be encouraged. The applicant will also be encouraged to contribute to the general radiology workload including emergency CT sessions and plain films. There may be an opportunity to participate in the diagnostic SpR on call rota.

Qualifications

Essential

• Please see attached Job Description for further details
• The appointee will be expected to be on or to be eligible for the Specialist Register for Clinical Radiology before taking up the post.

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.

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