Job summary
This is an exciting time to join the imaging department at the recently merged Bedfordshire Hospital NHS trust. The merger of Bedford and Luton & Dunstable hospital has led to the expansion of services, creation of new services, development of cross site working and procurement of new equipment including a cross site PACS system ( Phillips/Carestream), new USS, CT and MRI scanners.
To support this we have expanded our consultant, middle grade and trainee numbers across the two sites.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a Consultant with broad experience in all aspects of breast imaging to work within our breast imaging team which includes consultant radiologists, breast clinicians, and consultant practitioners. Expertise in all aspect of symptomatic and breast screening work is essential to include mammography, tomosynthesis and MRI reporting, breast ultrasound, stereotactic and ultrasound guided core biopsies, vacuum assisted biopsies, localisation of impalpable breast lesions and MDT working.
About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job
Job description
Job responsibilities
Evaluation of women referred to the one stop clinics by General Practitioners and other medical practitioners.
Evaluation of women recalled following recall from the NHS Breast Screening Programme.
Requesting specialist imaging and performing breast interventional techniques under ultrasound and stereotactic guidance.
Performing pre-operative localisations.
Perform hot reporting for one stop clinics.
Reporting of follow up mammograms.
Provide appropriate advice and counselling to women attending one stop and screening assessment clinics.
Read a minimum of 5000 mammograms per year to comply with NHSBSP requirements.
Participation in consensus film reading and review of interval cancers.
Attend regular surgical and screening MDTs to include review of breast imaging and cross sectional imaging as well as discussion of biopsy results and management plans.
Report breast MRI
Participate in reading of PERFORMS test set on regular basis
Participate in development and maintenance of SOPs
Job description
Job responsibilities
Evaluation of women referred to the one stop clinics by General Practitioners and other medical practitioners.
Evaluation of women recalled following recall from the NHS Breast Screening Programme.
Requesting specialist imaging and performing breast interventional techniques under ultrasound and stereotactic guidance.
Performing pre-operative localisations.
Perform hot reporting for one stop clinics.
Reporting of follow up mammograms.
Provide appropriate advice and counselling to women attending one stop and screening assessment clinics.
Read a minimum of 5000 mammograms per year to comply with NHSBSP requirements.
Participation in consensus film reading and review of interval cancers.
Attend regular surgical and screening MDTs to include review of breast imaging and cross sectional imaging as well as discussion of biopsy results and management plans.
Report breast MRI
Participate in reading of PERFORMS test set on regular basis
Participate in development and maintenance of SOPs
Person Specification
Clinical
Essential
- breast experience including interventional work
Desirable
Registration
Essential
- oFull GMC Registration (GMC Licence to Practice is mandatory before employment commences)
Desirable
- oEntry onto the GMC Specialist Register:
Independent working
Essential
- Able to take full and independent responsibility for clinical work
Desirable
Person Specification
Clinical
Essential
- breast experience including interventional work
Desirable
Registration
Essential
- oFull GMC Registration (GMC Licence to Practice is mandatory before employment commences)
Desirable
- oEntry onto the GMC Specialist Register:
Independent working
Essential
- Able to take full and independent responsibility for clinical work
Desirable
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).
