Job summary
Closing date due to be 27/02/02025, Shortlisting due week commencing 03/03/2025, and Interviews due week commencing 10/03/2025.
Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant Radiologist in at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will contribute to the delivery of a high-quality radiology service within a busy imaging department providing both general and specialist services in diagnostics.
The post preferably requires expertise in both symptomatic and screening breast imaging, but a symptomatic breast consultant with general radiology sessions will be considered. The applicant would join an existing multidisciplinary team supporting Pennine Breast service servicing Bradford and the surrounding region. Our team comprises of 5 Consultant Breast Radiologists, 4 Breast Surgeons, Breast Care Nurse Specialists, Mammographers, Advanced Practitioners and a Clinical Specialist Radiographer in breast imaging.
The successful candidate will join a team of 30 other Consultant Radiologists in Bradford.
Main duties of the job
There are up to 20 Radiology trainees in Bradford at any one time and there is a responsibility to undertake appropriate teaching of health care professionals within the Trust. Undergraduate medical students from Leeds have clinical attachments within the Trust and Radiology department.
The post-holder is managerially accountable to The Divisional Clinical Director of the Anaesthesia, Diagnostics and Surgical Division. The candidate is professionally accountable to the Medical Director at BTHFT.
About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be expected to have experience in screening and symptomatic breast imaging, and include mammogram reporting, breast ultrasound and ultrasound-guided biopsies. The candidate would be expected to cover symptomatic breast services including clinics as well as attending multidisciplinary meetings. To support the General Radiology demands of the department and to maintain clinical skills for the on-call commitment, at least 1 session of general CT / MR reporting is time-tabled.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will be expected to have experience in screening and symptomatic breast imaging, and include mammogram reporting, breast ultrasound and ultrasound-guided biopsies. The candidate would be expected to cover symptomatic breast services including clinics as well as attending multidisciplinary meetings. To support the General Radiology demands of the department and to maintain clinical skills for the on-call commitment, at least 1 session of general CT / MR reporting is time-tabled.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of completing an approved period of training in
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Commitment to working cooperatively and collaboratively with other health professionals and organisations
- Ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
- Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.
- Computer skills
Qualifications
Essential
- MBChB or equivalent
- MRCP or FRCS of equivalent to specialty (UK) or equivalent
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of completing an approved period of training in
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- Commitment to working cooperatively and collaboratively with other health professionals and organisations
- Ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
- Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
- Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.
- Computer skills
Qualifications
Essential
- MBChB or equivalent
- MRCP or FRCS of equivalent to specialty (UK) or equivalent
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).
