Northampton General Hospital

NHS Locum Consultant Radiologist

The closing date is 20 July 2025

Job summary

Shape the Future of Radiology in a Dynamic, Forward-Thinking NHS Trust

Join our growing team at Northampton General Hospital as a NHS Locum Consultant Radiologist, where your sub-specialty passion, clinical leadership, and innovation will be valued, supported, and given room to thrive.

What You Will Need

Full GMC registration with a licence to practise

A proven track record of independent radiology reporting and multidisciplinary collaboration

A sub-specialty interest (all welcome - especially Nuclear Medicine & PET-CT, Paediatrics, MSK, Chest, GI, Breast, or Interventional Radiology)

A drive to contribute to service development, teaching, and quality improvement

Willingness to work primarily at NGH with occasional cross-site collaboration at KGH

What's On Offer

A 23 month NHS Locum position in a growing department with modern infrastructure and a supportive culture

The chance to lead or co-develop services in your sub-specialty, including new interventional procedures

Access to on-site and external training for sub-specialty development if required

Opportunities to collaborate across a wider Trust Group, supporting imaging for both acute and community care

A 10 PA contract, with scope to increase to 12 PAs for those taking on additional roles (e.g., clinical lead, education, research)

Home reporting workstations, secretarial support, and a focus on flexibility and professional growth

Main duties of the job

Clinical Duties:

Participate in the general radiology on-call rota (1:15 weekends, 1:14 weekdays; CT after 8pm is outsourced).
Attend Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings in a sub-specialty of interest.
Provide general and specialist radiology reporting.

Teaching & Supervision:

Engage in teaching and training of radiology registrars, radiographers, and medical students.

Professional Development:

Undergo annual job planning and appraisal (as per Trust policy).
Maintain GMC revalidation requirements.

Job Plan & Progression:

Standard contract: 10 PAs per week (including clinical work, MDTs, on-call, and 1.5 SPA).
Opportunity to expand to up to 12 PAs by taking on additional roles (e.g., clinical leadership, education, research, or management).
SPA time can increase by up to 1 additional PA depending on responsibilities.

About us

**Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications**

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Integrity
Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Date posted

11 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,748 a year Per Annum / Pro Rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

23 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

265-7343166

Job locations

Northampton General Hospital

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details on this position.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details on this position.

Person Specification

Essential

GMC registered (with licence to practice)
FRCR (UK)

Desirable

Other Degrees or Professional Qualification (MD, MRCS, MRCP)

Clinical Skills

Essential

Evidence of General radiology Experience/Expertise

Desirable

Evidence of subspeciality radiology experience/expertise
Post graduate experience and familiarity of UK NHS hospital system
Experience of CT/US guided biopsy or interventional skills.
Evidence of MDT experience

Management Skills

Essential

Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.
Able to develop, present and implement coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
Able to delegate appropriately.
Able to work within a team.

Desirable

Completed an appropriate management course.

Teaching, Audit & Research

Essential

Evidence of participation in Clinical audit
Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.

Interpersonal Skills

Essential

Good written and verbal skills in English.
Willingness to show flexibility in responding to the needs of the department.

Person Specification

Essential

GMC registered (with licence to practice)
FRCR (UK)

Desirable

Other Degrees or Professional Qualification (MD, MRCS, MRCP)

Clinical Skills

Essential

Evidence of General radiology Experience/Expertise

Desirable

Evidence of subspeciality radiology experience/expertise
Post graduate experience and familiarity of UK NHS hospital system
Experience of CT/US guided biopsy or interventional skills.
Evidence of MDT experience

Management Skills

Essential

Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.
Able to develop, present and implement coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
Able to delegate appropriately.
Able to work within a team.

Desirable

Completed an appropriate management course.

Teaching, Audit & Research

Essential

Evidence of participation in Clinical audit
Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.

Interpersonal Skills

Essential

Good written and verbal skills in English.
Willingness to show flexibility in responding to the needs of the department.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northampton General Hospital

Address

Northampton General Hospital

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Employer's website

https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northampton General Hospital

Address

Northampton General Hospital

Northampton

NN1 5BD

Employer's website

https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)