Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Consultant Radiologist to join a team of 60 radiologists to provide specialist thoracic imaging in addition to general radiology services. Additional subspecialty interests would also be welcomed, particularly PET-CT. This is a replacement post commencing at a time of significant and exciting developments within the trust, to support demand created by the Targeted Lung Health Checks programme and expansion of imaging capacity through the development of a fully NHS-owned and operated Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in the city centre.

Diagnostic imaging of cardiothoracic patients forms a significant proportion of specialist radiological work in Plymouth. The team provide comprehensive diagnostic radiology services to the Plymouth region, and tertiary imaging services for complex respiratory disease, lung reduction surgery, and tertiary cardiothoracic surgery. 

UHP has the longest established cardiac CT service in the UK and remains one of the busiest and most demanding, delivering a service to both patients with stable and acute chest pain as well as those with established CAD and patients with GUCH. The Trust has 3 cardiac enabled scanners including one state-of-the-art scanner installed in 2021 which does most of the cardiac scans. There is an established track record of research and innovation in the department. 

Main duties of the job

The post is designed to share responsibility for provision of a comprehensive diagnostic thoracic radiology service including provision of a range of cancer and non-cancer MDTs (including complex respiratory meetings, incidental findings from lung cancer screening), CT guided biopsies, 2WW lung cancer pathway reporting, specialist vetting and reporting with the existing team of specialist radiology consultants. 

All radiology consultants are actively involved in teaching for the Peninsula Medical School and Peninsula Radiology Training Program.  The department would support any research interests of the Consultant in conjunction with the Trust lead for R & D.  All consultants are expected to actively participate in the department’s audit and clinical governance program.

The successful applicant will share an office with other consultant colleagues and will share a secretary with the current team of radiologists. The post-holder will be provided with a PC and PACS workstation, with the option to locate one of these off-site to facilitate home working.

The post holder will be expected to share the on–call commitment equally with the existing consultants. There is also an expectation that successful candidates will participate in 7-day-working, in a pattern which supports the provision of general inpatient services across 7 days.

Working for our organisation

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.