Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (10PAs)
- Job ref
- MS7878561
- Employer
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Croydon University Hospital
- Town
- Croydon
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/06/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 10/08/2026
Employer heading
Consultant Radiologist with interest in Musculoskeletal Imaging
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.
Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people’s homes all across the borough.
We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action – our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.
Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon
Job overview
Interview date: 10th August 2026
Applications are invited for a Consultant Radiologist post, with an interest in Musculoskeletal imaging.
This post results from a combination of expansion of service and evolving developments in the related clinical disciplines including orthopaedics, rheumatology and physiotherapy. This is a substantive consultant post.
Croydon Healthcare NHS Trust (CHS) is a busy DGH with a strong and developing musculoskeletal regional network and the current service links with all aspects of general musculoskeletal work including spinal surgery, bone health and local sarcoma services.
Main duties of the job
The MSK radiologist consultant post is full-time, comprising a strong musculoskeletal component as well as general radiology in the main department. There are currently four Consultant MSK Radiologists, three full time and one part time commitment.
The post will include provision for diagnostic and interventional MSK and general cross sectional reporting (including acute and cold reporting), ultrasound and musculoskeletal intervention (including guided injections, arthrograms, hydrodilatations and biopsies). Participation in MDTs including sarcoma, musculoskeletal and trauma/orthopaedic meetings will be encouraged. There may be opportunity to further expand the service, for example setting up a guided PRP injection service in collaboration with orthopaedics.
All consultant radiologists have access to home working capability.
Working for our organisation
Croydon Health Services provides integrated NHS services to care for people at home, in schools, and health clinics across the borough as well as at Croydon University Hospital, Purley War Memorial Hospital and the new Community Diagnostic Centre in New Addington.
CUH provides more than 100 specialist services and is home to the borough’s only Emergency Department and 24/7 maternity services, including a labour ward, midwifery-led birth centre and the Crocus home birthing team.
Purley War Memorial Hospital in the south of the borough offers outpatient care, including diagnostic services, physiotherapy and ophthalmology services run by Moorfields Eye Hospital, alongside an onsite GP surgery.
The New Addington site is based in the south-eastern side of the borough and offers outpatient and GP imaging in x-ray, ultrasound and CT, alongside various respiratory and cardiology outpatient services, alongside an onsite GP surgery.
The Radiology Department is undergoing significant investment in new equipment, with 14 new ultrasound units, a Cone Beam CT dental unit, plain x-ray room and a CT replacement all occurring this year.
We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where each one of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job descriptions is currently under review by the College.
The post is available with an illustrative job plan of 10 programmed activities: 8.5 Direct Clinical care sessions and 1.5 SPA. There is a 1 in 14 on-call commitment, with overnight cover (8pm to 8am) provided by a tele-radiology service.
The job plan may be adapted by agreement, with the possibility of part-time working.
Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of the anticipated award of CCST, at the time of interview for the post
For further information, or to arrange an informal visit to the department, please contact Dr Ketul Patel - Lead Consultant Radiologist, on 020 8401 3054, or email [email protected].
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Medical Degree, Radiology Qualification, GMC Registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of undertaking wide range of Radiology procedures at Consultant level
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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 Ketul Patel
- Job title
- Clinical Radiology Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8401 3054
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