Locum Consultant Radiologist w/ interest in Paediatric & Chest Imaging

Job summary

Applications are invited for a locum Consultant Radiologist post, with an interest in paediatrics and/or chest radiology.

This post results from expansion of service with the introduction of Community Diagnostic Centres. The post will be a fixed term 12-month contract, with the potential for a substantive post in the future.

Croydon Healthcare NHS Trust (CHS) is a busy DGH with a strong and developing imaging network in South West London.

Main duties of the job

Paediatrics: The post holder would join other colleagues with paediatric radiology interest and sonographers, working closely to provide the paediatric imaging service for acute paediatrics - including a level 2 neonatal unit, community paediatrics and limited paediatric surgical specialities.

Chest: The post holder will work with our current thoracic imaging lead, working closely with the busy Croydon Chest Clinic. There are weekly general respiratory and lung cancer MDM's. There is a large subspecialist commitment to TB and lung cancer, as well as a monthly ILD MDM and an expanding nurse led lung nodule service. The lung cancer MDT includes specialist oncology and thoracic surgical input from local centres at the Royal Marsden, Sutton and St George's.

About us

Croydon Health Services provides integrated NHS services to care for people at home, in schools, and health clinics across the borough as well as at Croydon University Hospital (CUH) and Purley War Memorial Hospital. CUH provides more than 100 specialist services and is home to the borough's only Emergency Department and 24/7 maternity services, including a labour ward, midwifery-led birth centre and the Crocus home-birthing team.Purley War Memorial Hospital (PWMH) in the south of the borough offers outpatient care, including diagnostic services, physiotherapy and ophthalmology services run by Moorfields Eye Hospital, alongside an onsite GP surgery.Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.We are a very close-knit and friendly organization where every one of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset.