Consultant Radiologist with interest in Thoracic Radiology
Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Radiologist with an interest in Thoracic Radiology to work across the University Hospital of Wales (UHW) and University Hospital Llandough (UHL) in Cardiff.
This post provides an exciting opportunity to further develop the existing Body imaging service within the Health Board.
The post holder will share in the responsibilities for delivering general and specialist training and medical education both at a postgraduate and undergraduate level within the Health Board and within Cardiff University.
Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT / CESR(CP) at the time of interview.
You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales. The basic salary range for this post is £106,000 per annum to £154,760 per annum.
Applicants must ensure they provide names and contact details of referees covering at least the last 3 years of their employment/training history in full. In addition, applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as a Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an additional referee.
Main duties of the job
The Body imaging service is currently provided by radiologists with sub-specialty interests ranging from gastrointestinal, nuclear medicine and paediatric imaging. The service includes radiologists providing body with head and neck imaging, thoracic radiologists who provide specialist thoracic imaging plus pure body radiologists who provide body CT and MRI imaging.A contribution to the general body radiology service will be required.
The All Wales Radiology Training Scheme and radiology StR’s are based at UHW and work closely with the Consultant Radiologists to provide a reliable continuous on-call service. This teaching requirement is an important aspect of the Consultant’s job plan and workload.Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services. Academic interests will be encouraged; research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff University’s School of Medicine will be expected.
Although this post is full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer.Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- On GMC Specialist Register for specialty / Specialty Registrar with CCT / CESR(CP) due within 6 month of interview date
- FRCR or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria- Evidence of formal training in diagnostic clinical radiology
- Minimum of 24 months specialist training in Thoracic Imaging
- Able to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Post-CCT fellowship in thoracic / cardiothoracic imaging
Skills
Essential criteria- Evidence of effective team and multidisciplinary working
- Effective and demonstrable communication skills
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria- Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding of role audit in improving medical practice
- Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation (or equivalent)
- Evidence of continued medical education
Teaching
Essential criteria- Evidence of teaching medical students and resident doctors
Research
Essential criteria- Active research interests
Management
Essential criteria- Evidence of effective leadership skills
MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:
We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated.We aim to create a working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential no matter their disability, sex, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity or marriage and civil partnership status.
We are keen to break down barriers in the UHB, and encourage applications from under-represented groups.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK.If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.