Job overview

Shape the Future of Radiology in a Dynamic, Forward-Thinking NHS Trust

Join our growing team at Northampton General Hospital as a Consultant Radiologist, where your sub-specialty passion, clinical leadership, and innovation will be valued, supported, and given room to thrive.

What You Will Need
Full GMC registration with a licence to practise

CCT in Clinical Radiology (or within 6 months of completion)

A proven track record of independent radiology reporting and multidisciplinary collaboration

A sub-specialty interest (all welcome – especially Nuclear Medicine & PET-CT, Paediatrics, MSK, Chest, GI, Breast, or Interventional Radiology)

A drive to contribute to service development, teaching, and quality improvement

Willingness to work primarily at NGH with occasional cross-site collaboration at KGH

What’s On Offer
A substantive, fully funded post in a growing department with modern infrastructure and a supportive culture

The chance to lead or co-develop services in your sub-specialty, including new interventional procedures

Access to on-site and external training for sub-specialty development if required

Opportunities to collaborate across a wider Trust Group, supporting imaging for both acute and community care

A 10 PA contract, with scope to increase to 12 PAs for those taking on additional roles (e.g., clinical lead, education, research)

Home reporting workstations, secretarial support, and a focus on flexibility and professional growth

Main duties of the job

Clinical Duties:

• Participate in the general radiology on-call rota (1:15 weekends, 1:14 weekdays; CT after 8pm is outsourced).
• Attend Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings in a sub-specialty of interest.
• Provide general and specialist radiology reporting.

Teaching & Supervision:

• Engage in teaching and training of radiology registrars, radiographers, and medical students.

Professional Development:

• Undergo annual job planning and appraisal (as per Trust policy).
• Maintain GMC revalidation requirements.

Job Plan & Progression:

• Standard contract: 10 PAs per week (including clinical work, MDTs, on-call, and 1.5 SPA).
• Opportunity to expand to up to 12 PAs by taking on additional roles (e.g., clinical leadership, education, research, or management).
• SPA time can increase by up to 1 additional PA depending on responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

**Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications**

Northampton General Hospital NHS  Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. 

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups.  We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. 

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.