Consultant Breast Radiologist

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

The closing date is 21 May 2024

Job summary

This is a post for a breast radiologist with sessions at both North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust and University College London Hospital Trust. This is a single contract with an SLA with UCLH. Line management for the UCLH role will be provided by Divisional Clinical Director for Imaging, UCLH).

The post will involve two one stop symptomatic breast clinics with cross cover for a further clinic, attendance at the symptomatic breast multidisciplinary meeting and cold breast reporting sessions.

Main duties of the job

  • 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 department's 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
  • 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

About us

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Date posted

23 April 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£95,828 to £128,443 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

393-NMUH-5104

Job locations

North Middlesex Hospital

London

N18 1QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

An indicative job plan/timetable for this post with indicative Programmed Activities (PAs) is provided below, but this will normally be reassessed after 3 months of appointment to ensure it meets the needs of the service.

For a part-time 6 PA contract, 5:1.5 is the basic DCC:SPA split:

  • Direct Clinical Care (DCC): 5 PAs on average per week

(clinical activity, clinically-related activity, predictable & unpredictable emergency work)

  • Supporting Professional Activities (SPA): 1.5 PAs on average per week

(CPD, audit, teaching & research) and including 0.5 PA for a quality & service role

An additional 1 SPA is available to all Consultant Staff, subject to review and agreement, for Trust-wide roles which must be approved prospectively by the Divisional/Medical Director.

Job plans are reviewed annually, and applicants are encouraged to study the provisions of the Consultant Contract for England 2003 under which this post is offered.

Delivery of the highest quality service possible is the main priority of this department. This means integrating evidence-based practice, research, QI/audit and other aspects of clinical governance particularly the delivery of quality training and exceptional risk management. There are many areas for service development and requirements for working with all health care professionals and specialties.

The hot reporting/duty radiologist role is an essential component of the DCC allocation.

There is potential to increase the weekly job plan if desired.

Day/Site

Session/Time

Session/Time

PAs

Monday/NMH

ADMIN

(4 HRS SPA)

Breast MDM/cold breast work

(4 HRS DCC)

1 DCC

1 SPA

Tuesday/NMH

Consultant Meeting/Admin

14:00-16:00

(2 HR SPA)

0.50 SPA

Wednesday/NMH

Breast One Stop

(4 HRS DCC)

Cold breast reporting

(4 HRS DCC)

2 DCC

Thursday

Friday/UCLH

Cold breast work

10:00-14:00

(4 HRS DCC)

Breast One Stop

14:00-18:00

(4 HRS DCC)

2 DCC

6.5 PAs

Job description

Job responsibilities

An indicative job plan/timetable for this post with indicative Programmed Activities (PAs) is provided below, but this will normally be reassessed after 3 months of appointment to ensure it meets the needs of the service.

For a part-time 6 PA contract, 5:1.5 is the basic DCC:SPA split:

  • Direct Clinical Care (DCC): 5 PAs on average per week

(clinical activity, clinically-related activity, predictable & unpredictable emergency work)

  • Supporting Professional Activities (SPA): 1.5 PAs on average per week

(CPD, audit, teaching & research) and including 0.5 PA for a quality & service role

An additional 1 SPA is available to all Consultant Staff, subject to review and agreement, for Trust-wide roles which must be approved prospectively by the Divisional/Medical Director.

Job plans are reviewed annually, and applicants are encouraged to study the provisions of the Consultant Contract for England 2003 under which this post is offered.

Delivery of the highest quality service possible is the main priority of this department. This means integrating evidence-based practice, research, QI/audit and other aspects of clinical governance particularly the delivery of quality training and exceptional risk management. There are many areas for service development and requirements for working with all health care professionals and specialties.

The hot reporting/duty radiologist role is an essential component of the DCC allocation.

There is potential to increase the weekly job plan if desired.

Day/Site

Session/Time

Session/Time

PAs

Monday/NMH

ADMIN

(4 HRS SPA)

Breast MDM/cold breast work

(4 HRS DCC)

1 DCC

1 SPA

Tuesday/NMH

Consultant Meeting/Admin

14:00-16:00

(2 HR SPA)

0.50 SPA

Wednesday/NMH

Breast One Stop

(4 HRS DCC)

Cold breast reporting

(4 HRS DCC)

2 DCC

Thursday

Friday/UCLH

Cold breast work

10:00-14:00

(4 HRS DCC)

Breast One Stop

14:00-18:00

(4 HRS DCC)

2 DCC

6.5 PAs

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

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
  • Sub specialty training in breast radiology

Desirable

  • Postgraduate degree

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients and relatives
  • Evidence of leadership and management experience
  • Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
  • Experience of service development and quality improvement initiatives
  • Ability to work in a pressurised environment

Desirable

  • Training/qualification in leadership and management
  • Posters/Presentations at Regional and National meetings Publications in peer-reviewed journals

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
  • Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma or Masters in teaching

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and an ability to relate to staff and patients
  • Knowledge of resource management issues.
  • Ability to stay calm under pressure. Computer literate
  • Willingness to work flexibly as part of a team

Desirable

  • Ability to support and motivate staff during periods of pressure
Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

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
  • Sub specialty training in breast radiology

Desirable

  • Postgraduate degree

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients and relatives
  • Evidence of leadership and management experience
  • Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
  • Experience of service development and quality improvement initiatives
  • Ability to work in a pressurised environment

Desirable

  • Training/qualification in leadership and management
  • Posters/Presentations at Regional and National meetings Publications in peer-reviewed journals

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
  • Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma or Masters in teaching

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, and an ability to relate to staff and patients
  • Knowledge of resource management issues.
  • Ability to stay calm under pressure. Computer literate
  • Willingness to work flexibly as part of a team

Desirable

  • Ability to support and motivate staff during periods of pressure

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

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 Hospital

London

N18 1QX


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust

Address

North Middlesex Hospital

London

N18 1QX


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Breast Radiology Consultant

Kiran Patel

kpatel5@nhs.net

Date posted

23 April 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£95,828 to £128,443 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

393-NMUH-5104

Job locations

North Middlesex Hospital

London

N18 1QX


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