Consultant Radiologist, Special interest in Paediatrics

Job summary

Applications are invited for the post of 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 with a specific focus on paediatric radiology.

The successful candidate will join a team of 34 other Consultant Radiologists in Bradford and contribute to the diagnostic on call rota, approximately 1:15.

Main duties of the job

General Acute service: Radiologists are expected to contribute to the weekly rota to provide Duty Radiologist or Inpatient CT or MR reporting. They are expected to check overnight on call reports and support trainees with acute general reporting.

The radiologist will join their specialty colleagues to report from the specialty reporting basket in PACS (AGFA Enterprise) as well as acute reporting baskets. They may prepare and attend Specialty MDTs and clinical meetings and will be expected to be available to respond to specialist queries. They may have US and US intervention sessions as required by specialty

There are currently 20 trainees appointed to Bradford at any one time. Radiologists are expected to mentor as Clinical Supervisors and are encouraged to take on Educational Trainees following appropriate training. 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 Clinical Director of the Clinical Service Unit in the first instance and professionally accountable to the Chief Medical Officer at BTHFT. The CSU leadership team comprises the Clinical Director, General Manager, Workforce Lead, supported by Administrative Managers and Modality Superintendent Radiographers..

About us

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute services for the City of Bradford and surrounding areas, and has two large Hospitals; Bradford Royal Infirmary and St. Luke's Hospital. All main specialties are represented in Bradford, and the Trust has a base of 900 beds.

The Trust is committed to improving the working lives of its staff; we aim for a flexible approach to working hours, and have a number of family friendly policies.

Bradford has excellent road, rail and air links and boasts a wide variety of Art and Culture, (and is currently the City of Culture 2025), as well as sports facilities and a vibrant social scene. It is also within easy reach of the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire Moors, the Lake District, Peak District and Northumberland.

For further information regarding this post please contact the Clinical Director of the Radiology and Imaging Clinical Services Unit, Dr Philip Marjoram on Tel: 01274 364491 or email philip.marjoram@bthft.nhs.uk

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.

For further information regarding the Trust please go to: www. bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk.