Job summary
Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, one of the UK's leading and most prestigious teaching hospitals, is seeking an exceptional Consultant Radiologist with a subspecialty interest in Breast and Gynaecological Imaging. This full-time (10 PA) position presents an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic radiology team and contribute to the continued excellence of our diagnostic and imaging services.
The Job Description is pending Royal College approval.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality imaging services, with responsibilities spanning symptomatic breast imaging, gynaecological imaging, and general radiology. Specific duties include:
- Breast Imaging: Participation in breast one-stop clinics, advanced procedures such as vacuum-assisted biopsies (VAM), breast MRI, contrast-enhanced mammography, and other reporting duties. Active involvement in benign and malignant breast multidisciplinary meetings (MDMs).
- Gynaecological Imaging: Reporting gynaecological MRI, including advanced studies such as placenta imaging, and participation in various benign and malignant gynaecological MDMs.
- General Imaging: Supporting acute and outpatient general imaging services, including plain film reporting, CT scans, spinal MRI, and general ultrasound, which may include transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS). Additionally, the role involves supporting acute and oncological imaging, including staging CT and MRI spine reporting.
About us
The Department of Radiology is part of the Clinical Imaging and Medical Physics (CLIMP) Directorate within the Integrated and Specialist Medicine (ISM) clinical group. It is led by Joint Clinical Directors, supported by a General Manager and Head of Nursing. The Radiology Department's management team comprises a Clinical Lead Radiologist and a Head of Radiology Services.
The Directorate actively contributes to the Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) through its participation in the Imaging and Biomedical Engineering Clinical Academic Group. Imaging services are delivered across three main sites: St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's Hospital, and Evelina Children's Hospital. The department operates a fully integrated RIS and PACS system (Sectra), enabling seamless image interpretation across all locations. Additionally, the department has video-conferencing capabilities and PACS links with regional hospitals to facilitate multidisciplinary patient reviews.
With an asset base exceeding £25 million, the department is equipped with state-of-the-art imaging and interventional facilities. Annually, the department performs over 500,000 imaging examinations, including approximately 88,000 CT scans.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will be required to work across multiple sites as determined by the senior management team and service requirements. The role consists of 10 programmed activities, including:
- Clinical duties as outlined above
- Teaching and training radiology registrars, clinical fellows, medical students, and allied health professionals
- Participation in leadership, quality improvement, and clinical governance activities as part of Supporting Professional Activities (SPA)
- Contribution to the on-call rota and potential evening and weekend working to support service needs
Further Information For additional details or informal discussions, please contact:
- Dr Fungayi Chinaka, Clinical Service Lead: Fungayi.Chinaka@gstt.nhs.uk
- Dr Sarah Natas, Gynaecological Imaging Lead: Sarah.Natas@gstt.nhs.uk
- Dr Ali Sever, Breast Imaging Co-Lead: Ali.Sever@gstt.nhs.ukDr Katerina Ntailiani, Breast Imaging Joint Lead: Katerina.Ntailiani@gstt.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will be required to work across multiple sites as determined by the senior management team and service requirements. The role consists of 10 programmed activities, including:
- Clinical duties as outlined above
- Teaching and training radiology registrars, clinical fellows, medical students, and allied health professionals
- Participation in leadership, quality improvement, and clinical governance activities as part of Supporting Professional Activities (SPA)
- Contribution to the on-call rota and potential evening and weekend working to support service needs
Further Information For additional details or informal discussions, please contact:
- Dr Fungayi Chinaka, Clinical Service Lead: Fungayi.Chinaka@gstt.nhs.uk
- Dr Sarah Natas, Gynaecological Imaging Lead: Sarah.Natas@gstt.nhs.uk
- Dr Ali Sever, Breast Imaging Co-Lead: Ali.Sever@gstt.nhs.ukDr Katerina Ntailiani, Breast Imaging Joint Lead: Katerina.Ntailiani@gstt.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practice
- On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT.
- FRCR or equivalent
Clinical Experience & Skills
Essential
- Completion of specialist radiology training programme
- Subspecialty training in Breast Radiology
- Independent performance and reporting of general CT and xray imaging.
- Independent performance of guided biopsy/FNA of breast lesions and USS and mammography reporting.
Desirable
- Experience in participating and leading multidisciplinary meetings
- Experience of breast MRI and VAMs.
- Experience of Independent MDM work
Audit Management and IT
Essential
- Understand the role of clinical governance and audit in a successful department.
- Management and IT skills.
- Understanding of principles of audit.
Desirable
- Specific audits in breast radiology.
Research, Teaching skill & experience
Essential
- Understand the importance of research and its role in imaging.
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
Desirable
- Track record of published research in peer reviewed publications.
- Innovative and enthusiastic approach to imaging research
Leadership / Management skills
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills and ability to motivate a team.
- Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Interpersonal Skills; Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
- Interpersonal Skills; Ability to work as part of a team
- Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
- Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets.
Desirable
- Leadership experience of Transformation and Change Management within the NHS
Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practice
- On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT.
- FRCR or equivalent
Clinical Experience & Skills
Essential
- Completion of specialist radiology training programme
- Subspecialty training in Breast Radiology
- Independent performance and reporting of general CT and xray imaging.
- Independent performance of guided biopsy/FNA of breast lesions and USS and mammography reporting.
Desirable
- Experience in participating and leading multidisciplinary meetings
- Experience of breast MRI and VAMs.
- Experience of Independent MDM work
Audit Management and IT
Essential
- Understand the role of clinical governance and audit in a successful department.
- Management and IT skills.
- Understanding of principles of audit.
Desirable
- Specific audits in breast radiology.
Research, Teaching skill & experience
Essential
- Understand the importance of research and its role in imaging.
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
Desirable
- Track record of published research in peer reviewed publications.
- Innovative and enthusiastic approach to imaging research
Leadership / Management skills
Essential
- Excellent leadership skills and ability to motivate a team.
- Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
- Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
- Interpersonal Skills; Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure.
- Interpersonal Skills; Ability to work as part of a team
- Staff Management; Experience of performance management, developing and motivating staff.
- Finance; Knowledge of finance and budgets.
Desirable
- Leadership experience of Transformation and Change Management within the NHS
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).
