Consultant - Clinical Radiology Head & Neck and Neuroradiology

apartmentWest Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust placeWatford calendar_month 

Job overview

This post is for a Consultant Radiologist with a specialist interest in Head and Neck and Neuroradiology Imaging at West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, the position is based at St Albans City Hospital but there will be a requirement to work at Watford General Hospital in the Acute Admissions Unit.

The position would will involve a commitment to the AAU radiology rota. A dedicated 5-hour session per week is currently allocated to this with occasional additional filler sessions. On-call commitments will involve a 1 in 18 weekend rota with a requirement to be on site at the weekend/bank holidays between 08:30 and 15:30.

Extensive experience in general and H&N and Neuroradiology Imaging

Main duties of the job

Knowledge of NHS complaints system
Record of incident and near miss reporting
Presentation skills
Teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
Demonstrates honesty, integrity and appreciation of ethical dilemmas
Audit experience

Experience of research, presentations to learned societies.

Working for our organisation

With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imaging models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
We are a flexible working employer

At West Herts we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly. We are delighted to offer a variety of flexible working options for all staff. Please check out our web page for more information.

https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking/
We encourage and welcome people with disabilities. If you need help, please ask.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

7am -7pm Monday-Friday with flexible job plan available
On call back up overnight and weekend 8.30am -3.30pm
  1. H&N and Neuroradiology MDTs
  2. Ultrasound H&N with intervention
  3. AAU session fixed with on call
  4. Specialist and General reporting
  5. SPA 1.5 PAs (1st Year consultants 2SPA)

Person specification

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