Job summary
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is delighted to advertise substantive Consultant Radiologist posts with a specialist interest in Thoracic/Cardiothoracic imaging to join our existing motivated and dynamic team across this large, developing and aspirational Trust. The posts are within the Adults' Radiology Directorate within the Division of Imaging.
The successful candidate will join a dynamic team of over 50 Consultant Radiologists in Adults' Radiology providing a full range of imaging services to the local population and tertiary level services across Greater Manchester and beyond. Adults' Radiology is the largest department within the Division of Imaging, and our Consultant team provides a full range of general and specialist imaging for Adult patients across our 3 Acute and 2 non-acute hospital sites.
Main duties of the job
Subspecialty
The specialist duties of the post are to support the wide-ranging flagship thoracic services at Manchester University Foundation Trust (MFT). The successful applicant will be expected to work with our respiratory and cardiac services across all our major sites including Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wythenshawe, and North Manchester General Hospital.
MFT is the regional thoracic hub and offers a wide range of regional thoracic services including:
- Regional Mesothelioma and ILD services
- Heart and Lung Transplant Centre
- National Aspergillus Centre
- Lung Health Check Programme offering a community-based screening service to North Manchester and Tameside patients to detect early lung cancer.
- Regional biopsy service
- Thoracic surgical services
- Regional ECMO and cardiac services
MFT has established the award-winning thoracic oncology 'Rapid' pathway across delivering a hot CT reporting service to patients suspected of lung cancer. The Wythenshawe site also offers a regional biopsy service to support the region's surgical/oncology pathways. The Trusts supports complex thoracic work throughout the conurbation and beyond.
Acute & On-Call Radiology
This comes with 1PA commitment to support acute work and 0.5 PA to support radiology On-call.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of over £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration OR eligibility for full registration, with specialist registration for Radiology (inc within 6 months of CCT)
- Medical Degree (MBChB or equivalent)
- Fellowship of the Royall College of Radiologist OR International Equivalent
Desirable
- Other higher degree or diploma
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of training in core radiology (UK CCT or equivalent)
- Evidence of subspecialty training in Thoracic &/or Cardiothoracic imaging
Desirable
- Fellowship in thoracic and/or cardiothoracic imaging
Clinical and Technical Skills
Essential
- Wide experience of all aspects of diagnostic Thoracic &/or Cardiothoracic imaging including CT & MRI
- Experience of Thoracic Intervention
Desirable
- Extensive thoracic &/or cardiac imaging experience (e.g. involvement in tertiary centre services, complex MDTs etc)
Communication Skills
Essential
- Excellent team working skills
- Fluent English speaker
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of audit participation and service quality improvement projects
Research
Essential
- Knowledge of research design, protocols and desire to be involved with research projects
Desirable
Motivation
Essential
- Highly motivated with an appetite to lead and make changes to services
Personality
Essential
- Ability to work well with the radiology team and within the multidisciplinary team
- Self-motivated and good problem-solving abilities
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration OR eligibility for full registration, with specialist registration for Radiology (inc within 6 months of CCT)
- Medical Degree (MBChB or equivalent)
- Fellowship of the Royall College of Radiologist OR International Equivalent
Desirable
- Other higher degree or diploma
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of training in core radiology (UK CCT or equivalent)
- Evidence of subspecialty training in Thoracic &/or Cardiothoracic imaging
Desirable
- Fellowship in thoracic and/or cardiothoracic imaging
Clinical and Technical Skills
Essential
- Wide experience of all aspects of diagnostic Thoracic &/or Cardiothoracic imaging including CT & MRI
- Experience of Thoracic Intervention
Desirable
- Extensive thoracic &/or cardiac imaging experience (e.g. involvement in tertiary centre services, complex MDTs etc)
Communication Skills
Essential
- Excellent team working skills
- Fluent English speaker
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of audit participation and service quality improvement projects
Research
Essential
- Knowledge of research design, protocols and desire to be involved with research projects
Desirable
Motivation
Essential
- Highly motivated with an appetite to lead and make changes to services
Personality
Essential
- Ability to work well with the radiology team and within the multidisciplinary team
- Self-motivated and good problem-solving abilities
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).
