Job summary
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is delighted to advertise substantive Consultant Radiologist posts with a specialist interest in Gastrointestinal imaging to join our existing motivated and dynamic team across this large, developing, and aspirational Trust. The posts are within the Adults' Radiology Directorate within the Division of Imaging
The successful candidate will join a dynamic team of 57 Consultant Radiologists in Adults' Radiology providing a full range of imaging services to the local population and tertiary level services across Greater Manchester and beyond. Adults' Radiology is the largest department within the Division of Imaging, and our consultant team provides a full range of general and specialist imaging for adult patients across our 3 Acute and 2 non-acute hospital sites.
Main duties of the job
Subspecialty
The successful candidate will join a dynamic team of 21 GI/Body radiologists providing a full range of GI services to the local population and tertiary level HPB services to Greater Manchester and beyond.
The successful candidate should be competent to report all aspects of body cross section to support the GI and HPB services. Experience of GI USS & GI fluoroscopy is essential. Basic GI interventional techniques (e.g. biopsy and abdominal drainage) and contrast enhanced body ultrasound (CEUS)is desirable and there is the opportunity to develop an interest in intervention, CEUS, bowel ultrasound and endoscopic ultrasound.
The successful applicant will contribute to the Colorectal and Hepatobiliary cancer sMDTs. There are opportunities to be involved in several benign MDTs including Inflammatory Bowel Disease, gastro/benign HPB and liver/hepatology meetings. The department is developing a rapid diagnostic cancer service and the successful applicant will be expected to contribute to the hot reporting for this service.
Acute & On-Call Radiology
This comes with 1PA of general Acute and 0.5 PA of On-call.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Full GMC registration or eligibility for full registration, with specialist registration for radiology or be within 6 months of CCT.
- MBChB or equivalent
- Fellowship of Royal College of Radiologists or equivalent
Desirable
- Other higher degree or diploma
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of training in core radiology (UK CCT or equivalent)
- Evidence of subspecialty training in gastrointestinal
Desirable
- Fellowship in gastrointestinal imaging
Clinical and technical skills
Essential
- Wide experience of all aspects of diagnostic GI radiology including CT, MRI USS & fluoroscopy.
Desirable
- Basic GI interventional techniques including image guided biopsy and drainage and appetite to develop further IR skills
- Advanced non-vascular IR skills
- Knowledge of advanced GI imaging techniques, including contrast enhanced ultrasound
Communication Skills
Essential
- Excellent team working skills
- Fluent English speaker
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of audit participation and service quality improvement projects
Research
Essential
- Knowledge of research design, protocols and desire to be involved with research projects
Desirable
Personality
Essential
- Ability to work well with the radiology team and within the multidisciplinary team
- Self-motivated and good problem-solving abilities
Motivation
Essential
- Highly motivated with an appetite to lead and make changes to services
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Full GMC registration or eligibility for full registration, with specialist registration for radiology or be within 6 months of CCT.
- MBChB or equivalent
- Fellowship of Royal College of Radiologists or equivalent
Desirable
- Other higher degree or diploma
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of training in core radiology (UK CCT or equivalent)
- Evidence of subspecialty training in gastrointestinal
Desirable
- Fellowship in gastrointestinal imaging
Clinical and technical skills
Essential
- Wide experience of all aspects of diagnostic GI radiology including CT, MRI USS & fluoroscopy.
Desirable
- Basic GI interventional techniques including image guided biopsy and drainage and appetite to develop further IR skills
- Advanced non-vascular IR skills
- Knowledge of advanced GI imaging techniques, including contrast enhanced ultrasound
Communication Skills
Essential
- Excellent team working skills
- Fluent English speaker
Audit
Essential
- Evidence of audit participation and service quality improvement projects
Research
Essential
- Knowledge of research design, protocols and desire to be involved with research projects
Desirable
Personality
Essential
- Ability to work well with the radiology team and within the multidisciplinary team
- Self-motivated and good problem-solving abilities
Motivation
Essential
- Highly motivated with an appetite to lead and make changes to services
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).
