Job summary
The post holder's duties will be to provide a comprehensive musculoskeletal imaging service across the Trust. They will be part of a team, with 12 musculoskeletal radiology consultants already in post, with a range of sub-specialty interests.
The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre has a world-wide reputation for excellence in orthopaedics, rheumatology and rehabilitation, and is a Regional Sarcoma Centre. Specialist services are supported including bone infection and sports medicine. The radiology department is key in supporting these services, as well as providing musculoskeletal imaging services for primary care.
Main duties of the job
There are multi-disciplinary meetings for sarcoma, spine, trauma, sports, rheumatology, bone infection and specialist orthopaedics. The post holder will provide imaging across the full range of modalities including ultrasound, MRI, CT and fluoroscopy. Ability to perform image-guided intervention such as biopsy and injections is also a requirement. The post holder will work across site at the Horton and Oxford Hospitals. It is a condition of the appointment that the post holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations although travel will be remunerated.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel
Job description
Job responsibilities
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a teaching hospital Trust, and the post holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students and training junior doctors, radiology trainees and radiographers. It is expected that this will be an integral part of everyday clinical activity. The post holders contribution to teaching, training and research will be included in the regular job plan review and the Oxford Deanery is keen to remunerate these activities. Consultants involved in Medical Student teaching can receive an honorary Clinical Lectureship from the University
Job description
Job responsibilities
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a teaching hospital Trust, and the post holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students and training junior doctors, radiology trainees and radiographers. It is expected that this will be an integral part of everyday clinical activity. The post holders contribution to teaching, training and research will be included in the regular job plan review and the Oxford Deanery is keen to remunerate these activities. Consultants involved in Medical Student teaching can receive an honorary Clinical Lectureship from the University
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- FRCR or equivalent
- CCT in Radiology or registration on GMC Specialist Register in Radiology, or within 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of interview.
- Evidence of subspecialist training in MSK
Desirable
- Additional post graduate medical qualification
- MSK CCT
Experience
Essential
- General training in Radiology to Specialist Level or equivalent.
- Additional work experience in MSK as above.
- Experience of cross-sectional imaging in a tertiary referral centre
- Ability to make decisions at consultant level
Desirable
- Fellowship in MSK Radiology at a recognised training centre
- Experience in working in a MSK centre.
- CT and US interventional skills to support on call
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Evidence of organisational skills, communication skills, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of consultant in radiology in a major teaching hospital.
- Evidence to support good professional skills as required for good medical practice.
- Evidence to support good interpersonal skills.
- Evidence to support good communication skills.
- Evidence of previous teaching experience at various levels.
- An understanding of clinical governance and experience of clinical audit.
- Evidence of interest in research activity including publications and presentation(s) at national or international meeting(s)
Desirable
- Management training
- Knowledge of organisation of NHS and governments agenda for modernisation of the NHS. Evidence of management training.
- Good computing skills, word processing/ spreadsheet and web browser use.
- Post graduate teaching experience
- Post-graduate research degree
Other Requirements
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- FRCR or equivalent
- CCT in Radiology or registration on GMC Specialist Register in Radiology, or within 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of interview.
- Evidence of subspecialist training in MSK
Desirable
- Additional post graduate medical qualification
- MSK CCT
Experience
Essential
- General training in Radiology to Specialist Level or equivalent.
- Additional work experience in MSK as above.
- Experience of cross-sectional imaging in a tertiary referral centre
- Ability to make decisions at consultant level
Desirable
- Fellowship in MSK Radiology at a recognised training centre
- Experience in working in a MSK centre.
- CT and US interventional skills to support on call
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Evidence of organisational skills, communication skills, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of consultant in radiology in a major teaching hospital.
- Evidence to support good professional skills as required for good medical practice.
- Evidence to support good interpersonal skills.
- Evidence to support good communication skills.
- Evidence of previous teaching experience at various levels.
- An understanding of clinical governance and experience of clinical audit.
- Evidence of interest in research activity including publications and presentation(s) at national or international meeting(s)
Desirable
- Management training
- Knowledge of organisation of NHS and governments agenda for modernisation of the NHS. Evidence of management training.
- Good computing skills, word processing/ spreadsheet and web browser use.
- Post graduate teaching experience
- Post-graduate research degree
Other Requirements
Essential
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
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).
