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Job summary

Main area
Radiology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
164-6153859
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
City Hospital
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£93,666 - £126,281 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

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Locum Consultant Thoracic Radiologist

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

We are seeking a Consultant Radiologist with special interests in cardiothoracic radiology at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust to support ongoing expansion and increasing demand. There is also a commitment to general and emergency body imaging in the Trust.

Services are delivered at the City Hospital and Queens Medical Centre.  Emergency medicine is located at Queen’s Medical Centre and the majority of out of hours imaging occurs here. Cardiothoracic radiology is based principally at the Nottingham City Hospital campus. 

There are currently seven radiologists with a specialist interest in cardiothoracic imaging who provide the primary input to the thoracic service at NUH.  NUH prides itself on a large lung cancer service, diagnosing and treating 600 new lung cancer cases per annum.  The Trust is supporting the National lung cancer screening programme. It hosts a large tertiary cardiothoracic surgical unit and the regional PET-CT centre.

Radiologist led cardiac imaging is also undertaken at City, working in close collaboration with the cardiologists at Trent Cardiac Centre.

NUH was amongst the leaders nationwide delivering a completely radiology led day case ambulatory lung biopsy service, offering direct to home discharge from CT in over 95% of lung biopsies. We are also leaders in role extension, having 4 radiographer reporters supporting the lung nodule service, the post will involve supporting their roles.

 

Main duties of the job

In addition to the summary below you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description attached to this advert.

A full range of emergency and elective patients are admitted to Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and the appointee will be responsible for the imaging procedures of those patients.

The appointee will join the existing team of radiologists within the radiology department and will support the growth in demand for imaging services. With their consultant colleagues they will provide a comprehensive service within their areas of expertise and reciprocal cover for periods of leave.

The successful candidate will be expected to participate in multidisciplinary meetings (MDT), teaching, research, audit and continuing professional development. 

Working for our organisation

With over 20,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Experience in a large teaching hospital
  • FRCR
Desirable criteria
  • MRCP, MRCS or other Professional or higher qualification

Professional

Essential criteria
  • Full Registration with GMC
  • Eligible to be included on the specialist register
  • CCT expected within 6 months of interview date

Clinical Skills/Experience

Essential criteria
  • Completed radiology training program
  • Evidence of technical skills as described in the job description
  • Documented evidence of experience in performing and reporting thoracic studies
  • • Documented non-vascular Interventional competencies and experience.
Desirable criteria
  • Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
  • Specific training in communication skills

Management Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health Professionals.
  • Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
  • Able to work in a team.
Desirable criteria
  • Higher management degree or qualification or training
  • Experience of change management

Personal Skills/Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Able to work flexibly in a changing health service
  • Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.
  • Able to use the Trust’s IT support systems

Teaching, Audit and Research

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit
  • Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.
Desirable criteria
  • Track record in radiology research preferably with the original publications related to Thoracic Radiology

Practical Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Ability to travel between City Hospital Campus and Queen’s Medical Centre campus
  • Ability to return immediately to NUH to provide on-call duties

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Cheika Kennedy
Job title
Thoracic Radiology Head of Service
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0115 9691169
Additional information

Specialty PA Harginder Kaur ext 75805

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