Locum Consultant Cross Sectional Radiologist interest in MSK Imaging

Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country – close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames. We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.

We employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.

The South West London Collaborative Bank

Kingston Hospital is a part of the local South West London Collaborative and offer competitive bank rates to work across the three NHS trusts: St Georges, Kingston Hospital and Epsom & St Helier. Our Smart App booking system makes life easier for flexible working

Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits

The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and offers a wide range of benefits that recognise staff contribution, provide opportunities for career development and offer initiatives to promote a healthy work-life balance
-Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 – Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year.
-HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019.

Trust Values

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are: 

- Caring – Design and deliver care around each individual patient’s needs and wants.
- Safe – Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first
- Responsible – All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation
- Value Each Other – Value each other's contribution
- Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients

Job overview

Applications are invited for a full-time (1.0 WTE) 6-month fixed term Locum Consultant Radiologist. The candidate should be able to report acute general cross sectional imaging including MRI and CT. Additional subspecialist interests would be welcomed. Any additional sub specialist interests in MSK, Neuroradiology, Urological imaging would be welcomed. Any ability to support Urology / Lung cancer MDT would be viewed favourably. 

Main duties of the job

Applicants should possess the FRCR or equivalent and be fully registered with the GMC. The applicants must hold their CCT in Radiology. 

Any candidate who wishes to be considered for part-time working is welcome to apply. 

The successful candidate will join a team of 22 consultant radiologists providing a comprehensive imaging service at Kingston Hospital. We have a dynamic radiology department fully equipped with multi slice CT, MRI, interventional suite, nuclear medicine and fluoroscopy. A cancer centre opened 12 years ago in conjunction with The Royal Marsden Hospital with further diagnostic facilities facilitating one stop clinics and oncology support.

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is based about 12 miles from the centre of London with good transport links into the capital and is based in a beautiful and historic part of the country. It lies very close to Richmond Park and is close to Hampton Court Palace and Kempton Park. The hospital supports around 350,000 people in the surrounding area from the boroughs of Kingston, Richmond, Roehampton, Putney, Merton and East Elmbridge. The Trust achieved NHS Foundation Trust status in May 2013, and has been given an overall rating of “Outstanding” following the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection which took place in August 2018. 

Working for our organisation

We have approximately 520 beds and directly employ around 2,700 staff, with another 300 staff employed by contractors but working on behalf of the Trust. We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, but run a number of outpatient clinics in sites across our catchment area including Raynes Park Health Centre, Surbiton Centre for Health, Queen Mary's Roehampton and Teddington Memorial Hospital. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the general work of the department, which includes the provision of a duty radiology service between 9-5. 

A more detailed job plan would be discussed prior to appointment depending on the candidates subspecialist interests. The appointee would be expected to cover for colleagues around study and sick leave and a degree of flexibility within the job plan is expected.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this vacancy. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Full GMC Registration with License to Practice . CCT and on GMC’s Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT from the date of the interview or have confirmed eligibility for Specialist Registration.

Desirable criteria

Appropriate higher degree (e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent) Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) or Surgeons (MRCS)

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

Current wide range of cross-sectional experience (CT, MRI, US), particularly oncology imaging. MDT experience

Desirable criteria

Additional subspecialty interest e.g. Paeds, gynae, MSK

Management Skills

Essential criteria

Able to communicate at a strategic and operational level

Desirable criteria

Attended management training course. Knowledge of finance / budgets

Training, Audit and Research

Essential criteria

Demonstrable commitment and ability to teach and train undergraduates and junior doctors. Experience of clinical audit. Relevant research articles in peer-reviewed journals

Desirable criteria

Completed ‘Train the Trainers’ course. Relevant research articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Demonstrate leadership skills within a multidisciplinary team. Ability to motivate staff, to facilitate appropriate changes in clinical practice and to work as part of a team. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, enthusiasm and approachability. Commitment to continuing professional development and clinical governance

Your application : Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References : You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date : In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting : You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS : Kingston Hospital NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

Salary : 

For applicants without prior NHS experience at the same pay band or higher, the salary will start at the lower value within the advertised range. 

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

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