Junior Clinical Fellow - Radiology

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a one-year Junior Clinical Fellow training post in the Diagnostic Directorate working in Radiology and experiencing many interesting areas of Imaging, working alongside and being trained by a group of expert consultant radiologists here at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. There would be opportunities to expand your horizons by looking to include options such as Breast, Chest, Oncology, GI/GU imaging, Paediatrics, US and fluoroscopic non-vascular interventions and, whilst not essential, any previous experience in a sub-speciality area would be welcomed and encouraged. You should be a radiology trainee or have at least 3 years of Radiology training. Applicants must be fully registered with the General Medical Council.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide General Radiology services and be expected to work across the two main hospital sites at Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital, as well as be called upon to work at our local Healthport. You will be expected to provide a proportion of service which primarily involves Uss and Plain film reporting. Cross sectional lists may be supervised or independent depending on experience and also be part of the middle grade on-call. You will help support the Diagnostic Directorate provide Imaging services for Lancashire and South Cumbria at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust. We are a dynamic department constantly trying to improve our services and you will have opportunities to participate in service review and development projects.

About us

The Radiology service is managed within the Clinical Directorate structure. The Radiology Directorate comprises Radiology, Neuroradiology, Ultrasound, Vascular (general) Interventional Radiology, Chest Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, including SPECT scanning and Oncological Radiology. The diagnostic department is well equipped, with a range of modern imaging equipment across two sites, with four multislice CT scanners. Mammography is performed at CDH [Chorley District Hospital]. Further facilities include a modern bi-planar neuro-interventional suite and two interventional cardiology suites, three 1.5T MRI scanners and a specialised extremity MRI scanner. There is also a well-developed nuclear medicine department on site, with two gamma cameras. There is a trust wide GE PACS. PET-CT is provided on site via a partnership with Alliance Medical Ltd. Additional services including U/S, MR/CT scanning are also performed at our newly opened Healthport. The Directorate actively supports undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. Undergraduate medical student teaching commenced here in 2003 and is expanding all the time. The trust has well developed links with Universities of Manchester and Central Lancashire

Date posted

12 March 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£49,909 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

438-MS3048

Job locations

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood

Preston

PR2 9HT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

What we can offer

Job Plan/On-call Requirements

The Team

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job description, Person specification and Specialty/ Trust Brochure for further details on:

What we can offer

Job Plan/On-call Requirements

The Team

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice in UK
FRCR or equivalent
MBBS or equivalent

Experience & Skills

Essential

Basic experience in General Radiology or equivalent
Completion of Foundation years training
UK experience in General Radiology

Desirable

Evidence of participation in Clinical audit
Radiology experience
U/S experience

Personal

Essential

Effective communication skills (with examples). Good organisation skills
Good organisation skills (with examples).
Computer skills.
Works well within a multidisciplinary environment.

Health

Essential

Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice in UK
FRCR or equivalent
MBBS or equivalent

Experience & Skills

Essential

Basic experience in General Radiology or equivalent
Completion of Foundation years training
UK experience in General Radiology

Desirable

Evidence of participation in Clinical audit
Radiology experience
U/S experience

Personal

Essential

Effective communication skills (with examples). Good organisation skills
Good organisation skills (with examples).
Computer skills.
Works well within a multidisciplinary environment.

Health

Essential

Meets professional health requirements in line with GMC Standards/ Good Medical Practice

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).