Job summary
Due to recent transformation within our Radiology department applications are invited for a Consultant Radiologist with a subspecialist interest in one or more of the following; Breast, Thoracic, Paediatric, and a general Consultant Radiologist.
The role may consist of cross site working between Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital however the post holder will be based at one of the sites primarily with the option for flexible reporting and home reporting.
Main duties of the job
The standard Job Plan will consist of 10 programmed activities (PAs). The initial split between Direct Clinical Care and Supporting Professional Activities will be 8.5 / 1.5 with further SPA available for additional responsibilities; 0.5PA DCC is allocated for patient administration.
Please see attached job description for full details but this maybe subject to change and negotiated with the Clinical Lead.
About us
Peterborough City Hospital (PCH) is a-state-of-the-art 776 bed hospital built in 2010, classified as a medium-sized DGH. It has a full Emergency department, a medical assessment unit and a thriving Cancer service with 3 Linear Accelerators. The department has full ISAS accreditation. There are currently 15 Consultant radiologists (8.1 WTE substantive and a further 3 WTE retired) with a wide range of interests.
Hinchingbrooke Hospital (HH) is a 266 bed small friendly DGH. The department is well-equipped with two CT scanners - new GE 660 CT Optima 660 and a GE Lightspeed 16 slice and a Philips 1.5T MRI Ingenia which was installed in December 2016. The department has 5 ultrasound machines and DEXA scanner, GE digital mammography, 4 plain film rooms and a Digital Fluoroscopy suite.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide a subspecialist interest in line with service needs
- Provide clinical input and leadership for the subspecialty.
- Arrange appropriate CPD for yourself and your team.
- Liaise with management to gain appropriate infrastructure for the provision of your service
Contribute to the General Radiology workload
- Provide specialist and general radiological advice and services to users of the department
- Develop special interests to complement the interests of the current Radiologists.
Be an approachable clinician and colleague
- Have a sense of humour
- Accept responsibility for compliance with ionising and radiation regulations, along with radiation protection supervisor and the radiation protection officers
- Accept personal responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to you
- Attend regular departmental meetings and participate in department management and development of the service
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide a subspecialist interest in line with service needs
- Provide clinical input and leadership for the subspecialty.
- Arrange appropriate CPD for yourself and your team.
- Liaise with management to gain appropriate infrastructure for the provision of your service
Contribute to the General Radiology workload
- Provide specialist and general radiological advice and services to users of the department
- Develop special interests to complement the interests of the current Radiologists.
Be an approachable clinician and colleague
- Have a sense of humour
- Accept responsibility for compliance with ionising and radiation regulations, along with radiation protection supervisor and the radiation protection officers
- Accept personal responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to you
- Attend regular departmental meetings and participate in department management and development of the service
Person Specification
Qualifications & training
Essential
- FRCR or equivalent qualification
- Completion of speciality training (or within 6 months of AAC)
- A specialist interest to be agreed to complement those of current staff
Desirable
- Publications in recognised Radiology journals
- Research projects relating to speciality
Experience
Essential
- Teaching
- Audit experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist Interest
- Practice to date
Person Specification
Qualifications & training
Essential
- FRCR or equivalent qualification
- Completion of speciality training (or within 6 months of AAC)
- A specialist interest to be agreed to complement those of current staff
Desirable
- Publications in recognised Radiology journals
- Research projects relating to speciality
Experience
Essential
- Teaching
- Audit experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist Interest
- Practice to date
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
