Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 252-2026-052
- Employer
- Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Darent Valley Hospital
- Town
- Dartford
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/11/2026 08:00
- Interview date
- 14/12/2026
Employer heading
Consultant Radiologist – Cross Sectional Imaging with special interest
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
Consultant Radiologists - Cross Sectional Imaging with special interest in MSK Radiology.
Dartford and Gravesham NHS trust
Full time-10 PA's
Permanent
Substantive posts have arisen for Consultant Radiologists within Clinical Radiology based at Darent Valley Hospital (DVH) and Queen Mary’s Hospital (QMH), Dartford & Gravesham NHS Trust, to support Radiology services. This is for a Consultant Radiologist post with subspecialty interest in Musculoskeletal Radiology.
Clinical Radiology Services at Darent Valley Hospital and Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup, are unified under a single Directorate. The successful candidate will be an employee of the Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will assist in smoothly running and providing an effective and efficient service. He/she will be expected to manage the service and attend meetings of the Directorate and other committees to which he/she may be appointed. The post holder may be expected to attend meetings convened by management that directly affect the work of his/her department. Opportunities to develop or maintain sub-specialist interests will be supported.
Duties will include all those normally expected of a Radiologist in a similar-sized Radiology Department in the United Kingdom. The majority of the appointee’s time will be spent on clinical duties. In addition, the appointee is expected to take part in the formal teaching and ongoing audit programmes within the Directorate and perform a full range of management duties commensurate with this role.
Working for our organisation
We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you’ll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences build on the progress we’ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will participate in general Radiological duties, including on-calls, and have subspecialty sessions as required. These sessions include supporting relevant MDTs, ultrasound lists, and procedures.
The job plan may be adapted by agreement with the possibility of part-time working. The post offered is an 11-session job plan based on 9.5 DCC, with an allocation of 1.5 SPA-related activities. The post holder would support the Radiology on-call service. Teleradiology service provides overnight CT cover from 8 pm to 9 am on weekdays and 5 pm to 9 am on weekends.
This is a busy cross-sectional scanning department. We have two 128-slice CT scanners at Darent Valley Hospital and another one at QMS, Sidcup. The DVH department has a Philips 1.5T and 3T MRI on-site. North Kent Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) hosts a 128-slice CT and 1.5T MRI scanner.
The successful applicant will have to work at any site if required. As part of the expansion of NHS radiology services and future modelling, there may be a requirement to work on different sites to meet service needs that are part of Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust. For example, this may include innovations such as CDC.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • GMC Recognised Medical Degree (MBBS or equivalent).
- • CST in Radiology (or within 3 months of attainment).
- • FRCR. (UK or Ireland) or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- Higher Radiology qualification or Post-doctoral Fellowships
Experience
Essential criteria
- Wide experience in Acute and General Radiology (CT, MRI and Ultrasound)
- Completed MSK subspecialty Radiology training
- Able to perform MSK specific interventions
Desirable criteria
- Fellowship in Radiology
- Able to perform routine image-guided biopsies
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Involvement and understanding of Clinical Governance and Clinical Audit.
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Lecturing and Teaching of Medical Undergraduates, Post-Graduates, Radiographers, Nursing and Other Clinical Staff.
Desirable criteria
- Certificate of Teaching
Research
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and awareness of research processes and relevance to clinical practice
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of Collaborative Clinical or Laboratory Research.
- • To have published clinical work in peer-reviewed journals.
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education.
- • Awareness of current Radiology practices
- • Knowledge of IT-based patient information systems.
- • Computer literate in office applications (word processing, presentation, spreadsheet and database analysis). Ability to use internet applications (Web and e-mail).
Desirable criteria
- Innovation through IT and other technical solutions.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Suraj Menon
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01322 428553
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