Locum Consultant in General Radiology

Job description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

Barts Health NHS Trust

Clinical Support Services

Imaging Service Group

Locum Consultant in General Radiology

10 PA

12 Months Job Contract

We are looking for a Consultant in General Radiology to join a friendly and cohesive team of radiologists with diverse expertise in a busy department and a strong record in teaching, mentoring and training. The applicant would be expected to join the existing radiologists in providing a comprehensive cross-sectional and diagnostic radiology service, & a general radiology experience is necessary as well as experience in interventional radiology.

Barts Health NHS Trust is one of the largest and most respected teaching hospital trusts in Britain as well as being the home of London's Air Ambulance Service. The Trust incorporates St Bartholomew's Hospital, The Royal London and Mile End Hospitals, Newham University Hospital and Whipps Cross University Hospital.

The post will be based at Whipps Cross University Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate excellent general radiology skills including US, CT, plain film reporting, fluoroscopy and MRI, as well as having the relevant subspecialty interest as above. Applicants should be GMC registered & ideally able to commence in the very near future. There is a general on-call commitment is envisaged in relation to this post but no out-of-hours interventional radiology on-call.

Research and teaching activities are encouraged and supported by the active academic department and there is a highly successful training programme with registrars.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate excellent general radiology skills including US, CT, plain film reporting, fluoroscopy and MRI, as well as having the relevant subspecialty interest as above. Applicants should be GMC registered & ideally able to commence in the very near future. There is a general on-call commitment is envisaged in relation to this post but no out-of-hours interventional radiology on-call.

Research and teaching activities are encouraged and supported by the active academic department and there is a highly successful training programme with registrars.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MB BS or equivalent
• FRCR or equivalent
• Full GMC registration with license to practise

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience in diagnostic radiology

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of participation in regional MDTs, in a chosen subspeciality.
• A 2nd subspeciality eg Paediatric or Trauma radiology

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Training in relevant subspecialty for the post
• Experience of research, presentations to learned societies
• Record of presentations at specialist societies
• Knowledge of NHS complaints system
• Record of incident and near miss reporting

Desirable criteria

• Training in root cause analysis
• Research grants / Grant applications
• First author publications in refereed journals

Skills

Essential criteria

• Teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
• Demonstrates honesty, integrity and appreciation of ethical dilemmas
• Able to change and respond to changing circumstances
• Able to work as part of a team
• Ability to work under pressure Reliable work record

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Health NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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