Consultant Breast Radiologist

NHS; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospital trust is seeking a Consultant Breast Radiologist to join their dedicated team. The role involves providing imaging support, evaluating patients, and participating in service development without on-call commitments, making it ideal for those with young families.

Qualifications

• Excellent experience in breast imaging and interventional procedures.
• Able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide imaging support for breast clinics including x-ray and ultrasound.
• Evaluate women referred to clinics and perform breast interventional techniques.
• Attend weekly MDTs and participate in service development.

Skills

Team Player

Flexible Attitude

Education

MB ChB or equivalent

FRCR or equivalent

MD, PhD or other higher degree

Job description

Go back Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Breast Radiologist

The closing date is 21 May 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague who would be keen to join our dedicated breast radiology department covering both symptomatic and screening services at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS FT.

You would be joining a cohesive team of five breast radiologists, six breast clinicians and two consultant practitioners covering symptomatic work at Bedford Hospital and screening at Beds & Herts Breast Screening Service which is one of the largest breast screening services in the country.

There is a small component of breast specialty cross sectional reporting but no on call commitment, making the position very attractive to those with young children.

Main duties of the job

Providing imaging support for one stop breast clinics to include x-ray, ultrasound and intervention.

Provide localisation of impalpable breast lesions prior to surgery.

Breast specialty reporting to include CT and breast MRI.

Attending weekly symptomatic MDT.

Screen reading of NHSBSP mammograms.

Screening assessment clinics.

Attending weekly screening MDTs.

Service development and leadership.

You would have the opportunity to be involved in the development of the symptomatic service at Bedford and we would be keen to develop your leadership skills.

We have recently replaced the mammography equipment to include tomosynthesis and contrast enhanced mammography and the PACS system is in the process of replacement.

The role is full time with no on call however applicants wishing to work less than full time would be considered.

About us

Our Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Travel between hospital sites may be required.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Beds & Herts Breast Screening Service is a hub and spoke model service providing screening to almost all of Bedfordshire and most of Hertfordshire and screens around 55,000 ladies each year. The breast screening service is based at the Luton site.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities

Breast Specific Duties

• Evaluation of women referred to the one stop clinics by General Practitioners and other medical practitioners.
• Evaluation of women recalled following recall from the NHS Breast Screening Programme.
• Requesting specialist imaging and performing breast interventional techniques under ultrasound and stereotactic guidance.
• Performing pre-operative localisations.
• Perform hot reporting for one stop clinics.
• Reporting of follow up mammograms.
• Provide appropriate advice and counselling to women attending one stop and screening assessment clinics.
• Read a minimum of 5000 mammograms per year to comply with NHSBSP requirements.
• Participation in consensus film reading and review of interval cancers.
• Attend regular surgical and screening MDTs to include review of breast imaging and cross sectional imaging as well as discussion of biopsy results and management plans.
• Report breast MRI
• Participate in reading of PERFORMS test set on regular basis
• Participate in development and maintenance of SOPs

Reporting of cross sectional imaging for breast patient undergoing staging and other investigations.

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Please note that all shortlisted candidates will be required to attend a virtual pre-interview assessment process.

Closing Date: 11.02.2024

Assessment Date: Week Commencing 26.02.2024

Interview Date: 08.03.2024

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB ChB or equivalent
• FRCR or equivalent
• MD, PhD or other higher degree

Clinical Experience

• oExcellent all round experience of DGH work
• oEvidence of thorough and broad training and experience in all aspects of breast imaging and interventional procedures involved in breast screening and symptomatic work.
• oAble to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• oAble to take full and independent responsibility for clinical work and delivering service without direct supervision.
• oBreast Fellowship

Clinical Effectiveness

• oUnderstanding of clinical governance and ability to demonstrate ongoing CPD
• oExperience of guideline appraisal
• oParticipation in relevant local audits
• oAbility to interpret and apply clinical research
• oParticipation in relevant national audits

Registration

• Full GMC Registration (GMC Licence to Practice is mandatory before employment commences)
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register: ?CCT (or within 6 months of receipt of CCT at time of interview) ?CESR - portfolio pathway (must be on Specialist Register at time of applying)

Personal Skills

• oAbility to co-operate in a democratic team environment
• oFlexible attitude, team player with good management skills

Teaching

• Knowledge and ability to teach all grades of trainees and medical students

Clinical Governance

• Able to demonstrate a broad understanding of the principles and elements of clinical governance

Personal Circumstances

• oResidence within 10 miles by road or up to thirty minutes travelling time of the hospital for purposes of on-call emergencies.
• oFit to undertake the role with satisfactory Occupational Health clearance
• oSatisfactory DBS clearance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust