Consultant in Clinical Radiology

Job summary
This post is to enable us to deliver a sustainable and high quality service, support the growing needs of faster diagnosis standards and improve turnaround times, while delivering comprehensive diagnostic general radiology services to East Kent. The post will be flexible to some degree based on workload and activity across the departments. The post-holder is expected to support the training of our Radiology Residents and to respond to changes in demand of both inpatient and outpatient work.

The successful applicants should have completed training in diagnostic radiology, be on the GMC Specialty registrar, or be within 6 months of their CCT.

We will provide the essential resources to support you in your duties, including administrative support. We will work together to produce a mutually agreeable job plan and review it after three months, and then annually.

Main duties of the job
This is a 1.0 WTE consultant post. The post will have components of general radiology, including plain film reporting, CT, Ultrasound and MRI. Each department undertakes a range of interventional image-guided procedures including non-vascular interventions including CT and US guided biopsies, PEG insertion and drainages of abscesses.

The successful candidate will have a good knowledge of General Radiological imaging and be expected to contribute to the daily general work including general oncology and acute cross-sectional studies. An experience in major trauma reporting is desirable. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the on-call rota, currently on a 1:16 basis. We have two Radiologists covering the on-call for the 3 main sites up to 8pm on weekdays, and 8am to 8pm on weekends and Bank Holidays. The on-call is performed on-site.

In addition, it is hoped that the successful candidate will be able to offer sub-specialist experience and support department multi-disciplinary team activity.

The successful candidate will be expected to make a strong contribution to teaching and training within our department.

About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates for a Skilled Worker Visa for roles that are eligible at the time of application.

Job responsibilities
Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please do not hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top the page.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

*Please note that any set Interview Date has been added as guidance and may be subject to change. *

Qualifications and Training
Essential

• GMC Register with a licence to practice
• GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of being admitted to the register
• Royal College Membership with FRCR

Desirable

• Further qualifications in radiology

Skills and Experience
Essential

• Able to report general CT, MR and US
• Experience in acute cross sectional imaging
• Ability to lead the imaging component for specialty MDT
• Appropriate training in conventional radiology and other imaging modalities for entry onto the Specialist Register
• IT Skills and computer literacy

Desirable

• Interventional image-guided procedures including nonvascular interventions including CT and US guided biopsies, PEG insertion and drainages of abscesses
• Sub specialist experience/qualification
• NHS Experience

Clinical Governance and Teaching
Essential

• Experience of Clinical Audit with track record in performing audit
• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/post-graduates and junior medical staff
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Leadership / Management skills
Essential

• Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
• Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues

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).