Consultant Radiologist with special interest in Breast Imaging

Job responsibilities

Main Duties of the Post

This post is for a Breast Radiologist. Consideration would be made for those candidates wishing to include some general radiology and negotiable on-call within the job plan.

The radiology department at BHT is highly regarded within the Trust as an approachable and innovative department. It has consistently achieved the highest score in the Oxford radiology registrars feedback in the past decade in the regional programme.

The department believes in delivering excellence through developing and supporting subspecialty radiologists and delivering access through maintaining and supporting general radiology skills in addition to supporting role extension

The post is full time (10 programmed activities) for a Consultant Radiologist with an interest in breast and cross-sectional imaging. The successful candidate will join a team of 20 Consultant Radiologists. The post holder will be based at High Wycombe Hospital but will be expected to work on other sites as required. Experience in both screening and symptomatic breast imaging is essential.

Other Requirements

Essential

• Full GMC Registration
• Ability to travel to and between sites

Skills, Knowledge & Attributes

Essential

• Good communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to conduct an MDT
• Good IT Skills
• Good organisational skills
• Ability to perform image guided radiology including aspiration and drainage for on call and urgent cases.
• Ability to undertake and organise audit of practice.
• Knowledge related to governance in radiology including discrepancy review.

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• FRCR
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via - CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via - CESR or o European Community Rights (Substantive appointment only possible with full specialist register registration)
• Subspecialist Fellowship training

Experience

Essential

• Ability to perform screening assessment clinics independently
• Ability to run symptomatic breast clinics independently
• Ability to undertake breast interventional procedures including ultrasound and stereo biopsies and wire localisations.
• Experience reporting general CT, MRI, ultrasound, fluoroscopy and plain film.

Trust 'CARE' Values

Essential

• Collaborate - Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships.
• Aspire - Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow.
• Respect - Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued
• Enable - Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• FRCR
• Subspecialist Fellowship training
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via o CCT or CESR (CP) - proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via o CESR or o European Community Rights (Substantive appointment only possible with full specialist register registration)

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).