Locum Consultant Radiologist with a specialist interest in MSK Imaging

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide High Quality Care to Patients

• The post holder must adhere to the standards outlined by the GMC for Good Medical Practice.
• Develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
• Ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
• Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.
• Demonstrate, model and encourage Trust Values at all times to all patients and staff.

Research, Teaching and Training

• Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as agreed with the Service Lead. To contribute to training and teaching of medical trainees, medical students, other doctors in training and other staff groups.
• Act as a clinical supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Director/Service Lead.
• Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trust's research/audit portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.
• Ensure that your mandatory training is up to date as per Trust policy.
• The Trust expects all consultants to participate fully in continuing professional development to ensure that skills and knowledge are updated in line with relevant medical developments. Consultants may apply to the study leave budget for help with associated expenses in line with the terms and conditions of their contract. In addition consultants will be expected to undertake some non-clinical training and development at the discretion of the trust management, for example, Leadership Training.

Performance Management

• To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance.
• Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively.
• Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.

Medical Staff Management and Accountability

• Adhere to Trust / department guidelines on leave, including requesting and reporting absence, and professional and study leave, and to ensure that members of staff for whom you are responsible do the same.
• Participate in the recruitment and induction of junior medical staff as delegated by the Clinical Director/Service Lead.
• Participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.
• Participate fully in regular departmental activities including department meetings and team building activities.

Governance

• Review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director/Service Lead.
• Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.
• Work closely with the Directorate in relation to clinical and services developments as delegated by the Clinical Director/Service Lead.
• Participate in ensuring NICE, NSF, CNST and other national guidance requirements are implemented and monitored in the speciality areas.
• Ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and any other staff for whom the post has responsibility and that these are updated on a regular basis.
• Keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Clinical Director/ Service Lead.
• To role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team and adhere to the Trust Infection Control measures (available on the Trust Intranet).
• To report all clinical and non-clinical accidents or incidents promptly, and to co-operate accordingly with any investigations undertaken.

Strategy and Business Planning

• Work with medical managers and general managers to take forward the business planning and objective setting process for the directorate and Trust where appropriate.
• Represent the Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings, as delegated by the Clinical Director/Service Lead.
• To attend and contribute at regular Departmental meetings as identified by the Clinical Lead.

Leadership and Team Working

• Demonstrate appropriate leadership skills with regards to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in national initiatives.
• Participate in any necessary management and leadership development courses as required by the trust.
• Work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Imperial College as required.
• Set up and chair meetings relevant for clinical domain.
• To promote local resolution of any conflict or differences of opinion. To involve appropriate parties for mediation, negotiation or discussion as appropriate.
• Provide commitment and leadership in relation to equality and appropriate senior level management of diversity issues, particularly as they apply to training, people management and service delivery.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full GMC Registration
• Relevant CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by PMET/GMC by date if Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC))
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register OR eligible within 6 months of the date of the Advisory Appointments Committee
• Good understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council.
• Achieved Fellowship of Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR)
• Experience in teaching medical trainees and other NHS professionals

Desirable criteria

• Higher Degree
• Additional related qualifications e.g. BSc, BA
• Teaching/ education qualification
• Level 3 Safeguarding Children as per intercollegiate document.
• Management Training
• Understanding of business planning and hospital contracting

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Understanding of Clinical Governance and Audit
• Under and post graduate teaching experience
• Wide training in general, cross-sectional radiology and ultrasound
• Relevant Sub-specialty training
• Experience in general ultrasound
• Experience in general CT reporting
• Experience in MRI reporting
• Understanding of audit and Clinical Governance and quality control in Radiology
• Experience of Radiology service delivery within a National Health Service department
• Participation in a system of annual appraisal
• Participation in a recognised continuing medical education scheme

Desirable criteria

• Experience in the interpretation of MSK imaging and US and CT guided biopsies
• Experience in other interventional procedures - USGI (incl Botox injections) , MRI arthrograms
• Experience in interpretation of paediatric imaging

Important

• There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date, this will be due to a high volume of applications. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly (and your junk folder) as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
• Some roles may require weekend shift working across multiple sites
• We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Right to work

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