Consultant Paediatric Radiologist

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following is not an exhaustive or exclusive list of the duties of a consultant.

The appointee is expected to

• Deliver day-to-day clinical care and leadership in the radiology department
• Look at current radiology practice and patient pathways within North Middlesex University Hospital and in conjunction with the Clinical Director further develop the service in line with best practice
• Lead in ongoing development of clinical guidelines in radiology, audit and other key aspects of the clinical governance agenda
• Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks at the request of the clinical manager, as the need arises
• Actively participate in the departments teaching programme and undertake supervision, teaching and training of radiology registrars, medical trainees and other multiprofessional staff, in line with guidance from the relevant Royal Colleges or specialty bodies
• Participate in the current on-call provision and in line with national guidance, the post holder will engage and be part of a team in the provision of 7 day working and/or on call availability in the future, if this is feasible within the workforce. The job plan will be reviewed to provide for this and time off in lieu would be considered as deemed appropriate for weekend working.
• The successful applicant, as per trust policy, will undertake an active mentoring programme within the trust. The appropriate mentor/mentors will be discussed and decided by the Divisional Director and Speciality lead, in conjunction with the successful applicant.
• SPA activities will include:
  • Service Development radiology protocols and guidelines
  • Developing joint protocols/pathways and clinical governance with ED and other specialties
  • Teaching/Training including clinical and educational supervision
  • Individual CME/CPD

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• FRCR or equivalent
• Full GMC registration with licence to practise
• CCST/CCT or equivalent in radiology and on the specialist register, or within 6 months of CCT date at the time of interview, or evidence of working towards specialist registration via CESR
• Experience and higher training in paediatric radiology (Fellowship or equivalent)

Desirable

• Postgraduate degree

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and participation in clinical audit
• Understanding of Clinical Governance
• Experience on providing high quality training and education to undergraduates and postgraduates

Desirable

• Posters/Presentations at Regional and National meetings
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals

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).

Employer details

Employer name

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

Address

North Middlesex University Hospital

Sterling Way

London

N18 1QX

Employer's website

https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)