Specialty Doctor in Radiology

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust seeks a Specialty Doctor in Radiology at Newham University Hospital for a 12-month fixed term contract. The post involves independently scanning and reporting ultrasound, CT and plain X-ray in emergency and ambulatory settings, with MRI reporting encouraged for subspecialty interests.

The role requires at least 3 years radiology experience after training, GMC registration, and a medical qualification from a recognised university.

Qualifications

• Medical qualification from a recognised university and GMC registration.
• Recognised degree in Radiology.
• FRCR desirable.
• Experience of the UK NHS is required.

Responsibilities

• Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge, including administrative duties.
• Rostered unsupervised sessions within a set timetable to include ultrasound, CT, plain film reporting, vetting, and fluoroscopy; MRI reporting sessions will be supervised and may become unsupervised for eligible candidates.
• Leadership, development, and organisation of the services in their charge in line with Trust business plans; liaison with Imaging Clinical Director and General Manager.
• Active participation in audit programmes; teaching activities are encouraged and supported.
• Corporate and individual responsibility for the professional management of doctors in training.

Skills

Ultrasound

CT imaging

X-ray reporting

MRI reporting

Teaching

Interventional skills

Education

Medical qualification

GMC registered

Radiology degree

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world‑class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST

NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT

Advert for recruiting a Specialty Doctor in Radiology

10 PAs, Full Time- 1 Year Fixed Term Contract

Applications are invited for the post of a Specialty Doctor in Radiology at Newham University Hospital (part of Barts Health NHS Trust). The post will be for a period of 12 months. It could be converted to permanent if the post holder is suitable. This is not a training post. The post holder will be expected to independently scan and report on ultrasound, CT and plain X-ray examinations both in the emergency setting and for ambulatory care (O.P). Specialty doctors will also be actively encouraged to report on different MRI scans and pursue a subspecialty interest in Radiology. The successful post holder(s) would form part of our 7 specialty doctors' rota and would be operating independently at near consultant level providing both emergency and ambulatory care. This is a fixed term full‑time recruitment for a year (40 hours per week) to cover vacancies and provide cover for our Specialty Doctors team. This could include some weekends, in whole or in part (defined for this purpose only as: any period between 00.01 Saturday and 23.59 Sunday where work is undertaken during an on call or shift).

Main duties of the job

• Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care.
• Rostered unsupervised sessions within a set timetable to include ultrasound scanning, plain film reporting, CT reporting, vetting, and fluoroscopy; as well as supervised MRI reporting sessions, that will change to be unsupervised in appropriate candidates cleared to do the job. Candidates will be operating near consultant level.
• Leadership, development, and organisation of the services in their charge in line with the Trust's business plans. Liaison and communication with the Imaging Clinical Director, the Imaging General Manager and the Clinical Support Managing Director.
• Active participation in audit programmes. Audit and teaching activities are encouraged and supported by the department, and indeed by NUH and the whole of Barts Health.
• Corporate and individual responsibility for the professional management of our doctors in training.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Medical qualification from a recognised University or Medical School & GMC registered or registerable soon
• Recognised degree in Radiology

Desirable criteria

• FRCR

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• At least 3 years' experience working in a radiology department (after training)
• At least 3 years of Radiology training in a teaching hospital setting.
• Experience of the UK National Health Service
• Must have basic interventional radiology skills, e.g. Drain insertions, pleural tapping, percutaneous biopsies
• A broad range of knowledge in other relevant disciplines

Desirable criteria

• Carotid ultrasound experience
• Mammography experience
• Hip ultrasound experience
• Obstetric/Antenatal ultrasound skills with relevant accreditation
• A good grasp of current radiology literature

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to teach essential radiology to pre‑graduate medical students, radiographers, and junior medical staff
• Able to communicate clearly in written and spoken English with colleagues and patients/their family
• Record of completed audit projects.

Desirable criteria

• Certification in Education
• An understanding of Clinical Governance and its applications in Medical Imaging

Other

Essential criteria

• Team player
• Patient focused
• Flexible and adaptable to change
• Can work effectively even when under pressure.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.