Job summary
Radiology Services is seeking to appoint a new full time (7 PA) Consultant Paediatric Neuroradiologist with subspecialty interest in early life imaging. The post is required to fill full time vacancy and to meet increasing demand for our services.
Please note we are looking for someone who is able to start immediately.AAC date 22/10/2025
Main duties of the job
The post will be based at Guy's and St. Thomas'. However, it is a requirement of your employment that you be prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by the Trust, either on an on-going or temporary basis according to the demands of the service.
We would like to appoint a substantive (7PA) consultant neuroradiologist (5.5 DCC / 1.5 SPA) with subspecialist interest and experience in paediatric neuroradiology and early life/foetal imaging. This post is required to meet increasing demand for paediatric neuroradiological reporting and to support research in foetal imaging. The post holder will have an opportunity to get involved in the full range of adult and paediatric neuroimaging including MRI brain, spine and neurovascular reporting for both acute and outpatient settings. There is dedicated time to report foetal and early life imaging to support research activities for King's College London team.
About us
As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This includes asking certain groups of staff to work more flexibly so that we can offer services to patients in the evenings and at weekends. We regard this flexibility as essential if we are to continue to provide first class patient care in the future. As a result, any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern of working in the future if required and in accordance with the provisions of the new Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust consultant contract.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality diagnostic imaging services, contributing to multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTs), facilitating research participation and supporting a range of neuro early life imaging pathways. Responsibilities will include:
- Supervising MRI lists of clinical patients and research participants
- Reporting complex scans independently
- MDT preparation and participation
- Appropriate vetting of referrals and effective communications with referrers
- Ongoing development of imaging protocols, supported by technical teams
- Close working with the specialist radiography teams to ensure best practice and safety is observed for all patients
- Acute imaging, including emergency reporting.
- Teaching and training of radiology trainees and allied healthcare professionals.
- Engagement in research, service development, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Evening and weekend working when required to support service requirements
Flexible working arrangements are available, including remote home reporting.
This post is required to meet increasing demand for clinical and clinical research specialist services and to help further advance clinical research projects in early life imaging. It is expected that the post holder will be involved in the full range of adult and paediatric neuro and foetal imaging using state-of-the-art 1.5T and 3T MRI systems, as well as high (7T) and low (0.55T) field systems.
The post will be based within the Clinical Imaging & Medical Physics (CLIMP) Directorate and the GSTT/KCL Imaging Clinical Research Facility hosted by KCLs School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences (BMEIS) at Guys and St. Thomas Hospitals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality diagnostic imaging services, contributing to multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTs), facilitating research participation and supporting a range of neuro early life imaging pathways. Responsibilities will include:
- Supervising MRI lists of clinical patients and research participants
- Reporting complex scans independently
- MDT preparation and participation
- Appropriate vetting of referrals and effective communications with referrers
- Ongoing development of imaging protocols, supported by technical teams
- Close working with the specialist radiography teams to ensure best practice and safety is observed for all patients
- Acute imaging, including emergency reporting.
- Teaching and training of radiology trainees and allied healthcare professionals.
- Engagement in research, service development, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Evening and weekend working when required to support service requirements
Flexible working arrangements are available, including remote home reporting.
This post is required to meet increasing demand for clinical and clinical research specialist services and to help further advance clinical research projects in early life imaging. It is expected that the post holder will be involved in the full range of adult and paediatric neuro and foetal imaging using state-of-the-art 1.5T and 3T MRI systems, as well as high (7T) and low (0.55T) field systems.
The post will be based within the Clinical Imaging & Medical Physics (CLIMP) Directorate and the GSTT/KCL Imaging Clinical Research Facility hosted by KCLs School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences (BMEIS) at Guys and St. Thomas Hospitals.
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 experience of paediatric neuroradiological imaging
- Subspecialty experience of foetal brain and body imaging
- Subspecialty independent reporting of paediatric neuroradiological studies
- Subspecialty independent reporting of foetal brain and body imaging.
Desirable
- Experience of leading Paediatric MDM
- Experience of reporting complex neuroradiology imaging studies
- Experience of reporting complex foetal brain and body imaging studies
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/QIA in the field of neuroimaging
Research, Teaching skill & experience
Essential
- Understand the importance of research and its role in neuroradiological imaging.
- Understand the importance of research and its role in foetal/perinatal imaging.
- Experience of teaching and training experience of image and clinical data analysis and manuscript preparation
Desirable
- Track record of published research in peer reviewed publications.
- Innovative and enthusiastic approach to imaging research
- Regular teaching commitment
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 experience of paediatric neuroradiological imaging
- Subspecialty experience of foetal brain and body imaging
- Subspecialty independent reporting of paediatric neuroradiological studies
- Subspecialty independent reporting of foetal brain and body imaging.
Desirable
- Experience of leading Paediatric MDM
- Experience of reporting complex neuroradiology imaging studies
- Experience of reporting complex foetal brain and body imaging studies
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/QIA in the field of neuroimaging
Research, Teaching skill & experience
Essential
- Understand the importance of research and its role in neuroradiological imaging.
- Understand the importance of research and its role in foetal/perinatal imaging.
- Experience of teaching and training experience of image and clinical data analysis and manuscript preparation
Desirable
- Track record of published research in peer reviewed publications.
- Innovative and enthusiastic approach to imaging research
- Regular teaching commitment
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).
