Locum Consultant in Radiology - oncology, nuclear medicine and PET-CT
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
This is a 10 PA post for a Consultant Radiologist with a sub-specialist interest oncology radiology, Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will support the delivery of Radiology services, sharing in the responsibility for the management of the Radiology service at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will take a leading role in both the day to day running and the development of nuclear medicine service.
The two-scanner nuclear medicine department currently performs 2000 diagnostic and 200 therapeutic procedures per year. The nuclear medicine department has undergone a period of renewal and expansion with the installation of a new SPECT-CT system and associated processing and viewing software completed in 2023. The new SPECT-CT system allows the introduction of cardiology and neurology work, and has improved and expanded the scope of diagnostic work the department can deliver.
The RBH outsources its PET-CT services to In-Health, scanning 18 patients per week. This figure is projected to grow by 10-15% per year. The appointee would be responsible for reporting of the In-Health PET-CT.
The appointee will join the team of 25 Radiologists to provide care to this growing population of patients, and raise departmental profiles through teaching and education. Work is based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital with satellite cover provided at West Berkshire Community Hospital. The appointee will work alongside 19 Diagnostic Radiologists to support General Radiology services across all modalities and share responsibility for the clinical MDTs.
About us
Our department has Insignia PACS, Cerner millennium RIS and Soliton voice recognition software. We are well equipped with Philips 1.5 and 3T static MRI scanners in addition to a mobile Philips 1.5 Integra scanner based at the West Berkshire Community Hospital (WBCH) in Thatcham. Scanners. The CT department is equipped with 4 new CT scanners, 3 x Aquillion Prime and a Aquillion Prism. A second static Aquillion Prime is installed at WBCH. Our ultrasound suite has 8 Hitatchi Ascendus machines and a Phillips Epiq 7 for vascular and interventional use. We also have two interventional rooms, a fluoroscopy suite, a breast screening centre, a dedicated radiology nursing unit and a nuclear medicine department. We are planning to expand our MRI capacity with the addition of two new scanners to be based at WBCH. In addition, we currently have use of a commercial mobile MRI scanner located at Bracknell Healthspace. We have recently acquired onsite PET CT, provided by a commercial supplier and operated out of the Berkshire Cancer Centre.
Date posted
01 July 2024
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£99,532 to £131,964 a year per annum
Contract
Locum
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
193-MS1533UCG
Job locations
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Berkshire Hospital
London Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer's website
https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)







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