Senior Clinical Fellow in Breast Radiology

Shape the Future of Breast Radiology in the Southwest

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) is the largest teaching hospital in the Southwest and a major trauma centre, serving a diverse population of over 450,000 locally and nearly 2 million across the peninsula

This is a unique opportunity to work in a busy and dynamic tertiary breast unit in the beautiful Southwest of England on the border between Devon and Cornwall.

You will be joining a dedicated, forward-thinking and friendly team of 5 Breast Radiologists, 1 Consultant Radiographer, 2 Senior Clinical Fellows and 4 Advanced Practitioner Radiographers (stereo biopsy and screen reading). The imaging team work closely alongside 5 Breast Surgeons in the Primrose Breast Care Centre to offer a full range of breast surgical options including oncoplastic and risk-reducing surgery.

The Primrose Centre provides comprehensive symptomatic and screening services, including prone tomosynthesis vacuum biopsy, upright stereo biopsy, ultrasound vacuum biopsy and excision, contrast enhanced mammography (CEM), shear wave elastography, breast MRI and Magseed localisation.

Plymouth is the site of the Peninsula Radiology Academy and Peninsula Medical School, and our department is enthusiastic about teaching Radiology trainees both at the Academy and at the Primrose Centre. University Hospitals Plymouth has an active R&D department and there is ample opportunity to undertake research and audit.

What You'll Be Doing

As part of the fellowship programme, you will:

Deliver high-quality symptomatic and screening breast imaging services

Participate in one-stop clinics, breast assessment clinics and MDT meetings

Perform image-guided breast interventions alongside mammogram and breast MRI reporting

Contribute to teaching, audit, service improvement and research

Collaborate with Radiology Registrars and Advanced Practitioner Radiographers

Optionally maintain general radiology skills

Training & Development

Access to online learning, local library and study leave budget

Educational supervision, appraisal and mentorship

Formal assessments via RCR e-portfolio

Opportunities to attend national breast imaging courses and conferences

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment manager for this post who will put you in touch with the recruitment team. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

As an integral member of the radiology team, the fellow will be responsible for:

• Delivering screening and symptomatic breast services
• Optimising patient management
• Participating in MDT meetings
• To communicate with respect and professionalism with all members of the multi-disciplinary team
• To work within the framework of team decisions
• Undertaking audit and service improvement projects
• To work within the clinical governance framework of the service and contribute to the process including participation in quality improvement of services.
• Collaborating in research
• To assist in training of Radiology Registrars and Radiographer Advanced Practice
• To undertake all work in accordance with Trust procedures and operating policies.
• To embody and promote the ethos of integrated team working in your practice at all times
• To take a whole systems approach to working with the wider health community
• To show initiative, enthusiasm, flexibility and a sense of humour.

On-call

On-call is not a requirement of this fellowship.

Experience offered for this role

The fellowship will provide comprehensive specialist training in breast radiology, encompassing all aspects of symptomatic and screening breast imaging. A multidisciplinary approach will provide fundamental experience in breast pathology, cancer genetics, epidemiology, service management, quality control, audit and evaluation.

Fellows will be allocated an individual study leave budget to attend other relevant breast courses and conferences if they wish to do so.

Fellows will have access to online training materials and local library facilities. Employing Trusts will provide educational supervision, and formal assessments will be carried out using the RCR e-portfolio. A mentor will also be available to offer further support to the postholder, as required.

Fellows will be subject to both the local hospital appraisal process and an end of fellowship review.

Support Services

Outpatient and Assessment clinics are delivered from the Primrose Unit on level 07.

Education

The Trust is working in partnership with the Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry.

Research

There is opportunity and enthusiasm within the Department and Hospital for clinical research.

Clinical Audit

All junior staff passing through the department are actively encouraged to pursue a significant audit project during their time with the department with guidance from Consultants.

Clinical Governance

A Service Line Clinical Governance meeting is held monthly and a Care Group meeting is held quarterly to address governance issues. The department provides a quarterly clinical governance report.

Clinical Meetings

There are weekly multidisciplinary meetings. There is a monthly Audit and CME meeting organised by the department, as well as quarterly meetings to discuss unit policy.

Relationships

The post holder will be professionally accountable to the Medical Director and managerially accountable to the Service Line Director