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Main area
Radiology
Grade
Consultant
Contract
18 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
264-7151449-CSS
Employer
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Northamptonshire
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Consultant Breast Radiologist

Consultant

Job overview

Applications are invited for an enthusiastic, experienced Breast Radiologist to join our active team at Kettering General Hospital. The successful candidate will deliver clinical leadership to the radiographic team and support the breast multidisciplinary team in cross sectional imaging and oncology cases.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will support the breast multidisciplinary team in breast symptomatic and assessment clinics,  cross sectional imaging and oncology cases.

The successful applicant will be supported by a dedicated clinical and managerial team including the Breast Screening Programme Manager, Advanced Practitioners and Consultant Radiographers.

The post holder will support the service in Screening Quality Assurance meetings, formal QA reviews, and Programme Management Board meetings to review performance.

The purpose-built integrated breast care unit provides both breast screening and symptomatic breast imaging services. The unit has a breast screening population in excess of 55,000 women and we consistently achieve NHSBSP key performance indicators.

We currently have 4 Onco-plastic Breast Surgeons and perform seven 2 week wait symptomatic referral clinics per week.

 

Working for our organisation

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
 
Our Excellence Values:
Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable
 

Kettering General Hospital  is a defence positive trust, supporting veterans, reservists, spouses & their families, and cadet armed forces volunteers, utilising their unique skills and experiences within the hospital workforce. We provide exceptional support to our employees who serve as reservists, ensuring they can balance their civilian and military responsibilities effectively.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We routinely perform 10G and 7G vacuum assisted biopsies as first line diagnostics and 7G vacuum assisted excisions with a Bard Enspire vacuum biopsy system and a Mammotome system.

In collaboration with the Consultant Radiographers and Advanced Practitioner Radiographers the successful candidate will undertake weekly wire localisations or magseed insertions each week.

We perform Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography as part of the pre-operative planning and surveillance pathways and have the facility for CESM biopsy.

We perform approximately 300 Breast MRIs per year, which are all double reported by the consultant radiologist and consultant radiographer team.

The unit has 2 ultrasound suites equipped with GE Logiq ultrasound scanners.

There is a Kubtec Mozart 3D specimen imaging system in breast theatres and a Trueview core system in the breast imaging unit.

We have separate radiology team of radiologists who run variety of services to include acute imaging, cancer imaging and other specialist services.

The Imaging service is supported by a GE PACS and is part of the EMRAD consortium.

Person specification

Education, Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Basic Medical Qualification (MB ChB/MBBS or equivalent). FRCR or equivalent
  • Certificate of Specialist Training in Radiology (or be within 6 months of its award at time of Advisory Appointment Committee)
Desirable criteria
  • Research leading to presentations and/or publications

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Competency and awareness for NHSBSP Programme
  • Extensive experience in breast imaging
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working within the UK NHS.

Teaching

Essential criteria
  • Interest in teaching medical undergraduates, radiology and non-radiology junior medical staff and other healthcare professionals.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Skills Ability to work within the relevant clinical and managerial structure, contributing to the continued development of the breast imaging service.
  • Ability to be a leader. Able to manage and motivate staff. Ability to be an effective member of a team.
Desirable criteria
  • Management experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Leena Naidu
Job title
Consultant Radiologist and Clinical Director
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07903746048
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