Job summary
Applications are invited for a Specialty Doctor in General Radiology, full time 10 PA's per week position.
This is a a fixed term temporary post for 12 months.
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is a General Hospital with supra-regional Plastics and Burns Service. The Trust provides acute and specialist hospital services to more than 500,000 people in Mid. and South Buckinghamshire. There are 2 acute hospitals sites at Wycombe and Stoke Mandeville as well as peripheral sites, the largest of which is situated in Amersham. The world-renowned National Spinal Injury Centre is on the Stoke Mandeville Hospital and the Radiology Department provides a wide range of specialist imaging and interventional services to the Unit.
There are ample opportunities for teaching and research. Radiology Registrars from Oxford rotate through the Department, and as of this year, the training of 2 IR Fellows is shared with Oxford.
Qualifications required are full GMC registration and relevant specialist experience.
Many clinical services have recently been reconfigured across the Trust with most acute services being localized at Stoke Mandeville, Wycombe remains the acute site for Cardiology and Hyper Acute Stroke, serving Buckinghamshire and Berkshire.
Main duties of the job
The radiology department at BHT is highly regarded within the Trust as an approachable and innovative department. It has consistently achieved the highest score in the Oxford radiology registrars feedback in the past decade in the regional programme.
The department believes in delivering excellence through developing and supporting subspecialty radiologists and delivering access through maintaining and supporting general radiology skills in addition to supporting role extension.
The post is full time (10 programmed activities) for a Specialty Doctor in Radiology. The successful candidate will join a team of 20 consultant radiologists. The post holder will be based at Stoke Mandeville Hospital but will be expected to work on other sites as required.
The post holder would be expected to contribute general duties including to a duty radiology system, hot reporting and cold reporting which combines both special interest and general reporting.
Radiologists undertake ultrasound lists with specialist and some general examinations.
The post holder would be expected to undertake to minor interventional procedures including procedures related to their special interest and those required in particular for urgent in-patients including chest aspiration/drainage, ascites drainage.
Informal enquires and visits are welcomed and strongly encouraged. Please see contact information below.
About us
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to work as part of the radiology team and to develop general and specialist radiology in the Trust. The department has a commitment to providing a general radiology service to the hospital and community and to maintaining radiologists skills in all modalities where possible.
Main Duties of the Post
- Provide diagnostic and specialist cross sectional and general support to the Trust.
- Develop Radiology Services.
- Share General workload in the department
- Develop a subspecialist interest
- Contribute to registrar supervision
- Contribute to minor interventional work, urgent reporting and Duty radiologist sessions.
- Career development with a view to Specialist Registration via the CESR route
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to work as part of the radiology team and to develop general and specialist radiology in the Trust. The department has a commitment to providing a general radiology service to the hospital and community and to maintaining radiologists skills in all modalities where possible.
Main Duties of the Post
- Provide diagnostic and specialist cross sectional and general support to the Trust.
- Develop Radiology Services.
- Share General workload in the department
- Develop a subspecialist interest
- Contribute to registrar supervision
- Contribute to minor interventional work, urgent reporting and Duty radiologist sessions.
- Career development with a view to Specialist Registration via the CESR route
Person Specification
Trust Values
Essential
- Collaborate - Communicates openly, honestly and professionally and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
- Aspire - Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow
- Respect - Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.
- Enable - Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative.
Education, Qualifications and training
Essential
- FRCR
- BM, BS or equivalent GMC registered qualifications
- Full GMC Registration
Desirable
- Subspecialist Fellowship training an advantage
Experience
Essential
- Experience reporting general CT, MRI, ultrasound, fluoroscopy and plain film
- Ability to act as duty Radiologist
- MDT experience
Desirable
- Ability to perform minor interventional procedures
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to conduct an MDT
- Good IT skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to perform image guided radiology including aspiration and drainage for on call and urgent cases
- Ability to undertake and organise audit of practice
- Knowledge related to governance in radiology including discrepancy review
Other Requirements
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
- Ability to travel to and between sites
Person Specification
Trust Values
Essential
- Collaborate - Communicates openly, honestly and professionally and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships
- Aspire - Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow
- Respect - Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued.
- Enable - Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative.
Education, Qualifications and training
Essential
- FRCR
- BM, BS or equivalent GMC registered qualifications
- Full GMC Registration
Desirable
- Subspecialist Fellowship training an advantage
Experience
Essential
- Experience reporting general CT, MRI, ultrasound, fluoroscopy and plain film
- Ability to act as duty Radiologist
- MDT experience
Desirable
- Ability to perform minor interventional procedures
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to conduct an MDT
- Good IT skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to perform image guided radiology including aspiration and drainage for on call and urgent cases
- Ability to undertake and organise audit of practice
- Knowledge related to governance in radiology including discrepancy review
Other Requirements
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with licence to practice
- Ability to travel to and between sites
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).
