Consultant Radiologist - Interventional
Job overview
It is essential that the post-holder should hold the FRCR UK and be on the GMC specialist register or will obtain a relevant CCT within 6 months of interview.
This is a substantive Consultant Radiologist post at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. This is fully funded and new/replacement post required to cover the needs of an expanding Radiology Department.
The successful applicant will collaborate with existing colleagues to deliver and enhance a comprehensive diagnostic and interventional Radiology service supporting the imaging requirements of the Trust / Group and primary care services in the county.
The appointee will be part of a wider team of consultant radiologists who provide sub-specialty and general radiological services across the Trust / Group. The post will be primarily based at Northampton General Hospital. The post holder may be required to work cross site at Kettering General Hospital.If required, further speciality training can be provided on-site or by attendance at other centres.
The successful applicants will be expected to participate in diagnostic radiology reporting, attend multidisciplinary team meetings and participate in the interventional radiology on-call rota. Officespace with workstations and secretarial support will be provided.
Workstations for reporting from home are also usually provided. Participation in the teaching and training of radiology registrars, resident doctors, medical students and radiographers is encouraged
Main duties of the job
All consultants undergo yearly job planning review and appraisal organised by the Trust. Revalidation is in accordance withGMC regulations.
The post starts as a 10PA per week contract including DCC, MDT, on-call and basic SPA. Whilst the job plan is represented with 10 PA allocation the integration of additional DCC and other interests by mutual agreement, will allow this to be increased up to a maximum of 12 PAs in line with NGH Trust policy.SPA allocation is a basic 1.5 PA for consultants with the possibility of increasing up to a further 1 PA with additional roles e.g. clinical leads, appraisal, educational supervision, teaching, research and management positions.
The post holder will contribute to the interventional radiology on-call rota on a 1:6 frequency.
All consultants are encouraged to attend the monthly consultants’ meeting, governance meetings. regular REALMsmeetings and the Medical Staff Committee meetings. Within the department there are subspecialty staff meetings. All
consultants participate in relevant MDT meetings as part of their timetabled activity.
Consultants are expected to provide cover for colleagues who are absent on leave. The number of consultants who are onleave at any one time is governed by local agreement and six weeks’ notice of leave is expected.
Working for our organisation
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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) was formed through the grouping of Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As one group, we are on a journey to improve services for our communities by working collaboratively, modernising the way we deliver care and continually striving for excellence.
Working together allows us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities . There may be a requirement to work across our hospital sites depending on service needs.
Our Excellence Values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage.
UHN welcomes applications from people from all protected groups and is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and have achieved the Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.Our active staff networks support colleagues from all backgrounds and help ensure everyone feels valued here at UHN
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- FRCR
- MRCP, MRCS or other professional or higher qualification
- Full registration with General Medical Council. On the GMC Specialist register for Clinical Radiology or eligible to be included on the Specialist Register within 6 months by achieving CCT / CESR.
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria- Evidence of extensive training in Cross Sectional Radiology
- Evidence of sub-specialty training
- Post graduate experience and familiarity of UK NHS hospital system
- Experience of CT/US guided biopsy, MSK injections and other interventions.
- Experience of MDT
Management Skills
Essential criteria- Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.
- Able to develop, present and implement coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
- Able to delegate appropriately.
- Able to work within a team.
- Completed an appropriate management course.
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential criteria- Evidence of participation in clinical audit
- Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria- Good written and verbal skills in English.
- Willingness to show flexibility in responding to the needs of the department.
At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.
We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence® designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).
We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That’s why we talk about Team NGH. It’s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills.We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.
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. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. 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 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.
Apply today and join the largest family in Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values:
- Compassion
- Respect
- Integrity
- Courageous
- Accountable
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