Consultant in Radiology

1 week ago


Bath, United Kingdom Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Applications are invited for a Fixed term (12 months from January 2025) Consultant Radiologist to join a friendly, forward-thinking team of 31 Consultant Radiologists at the Royal United Hospital Bath;

Consultant Radiologist with specialist interest in Cardiothoracic imaging (10 PAs) - This is a fixed term maternity cover post.

The candidate must be proficient in thoracic imaging including lung biopsy. Ability to report cardiac CT would be desirable. This role also demands a good level of diagnostic radiology competence, including acute imaging.

The post is full time but anyone wishing to work part time is also encouraged to apply. The post includes participation in the evening and weekend and on call rota.

If you want to balance these professional opportunities with quality of life then Bath has it all. Bath is a beautiful Georgian city in the South West of England, and is England's only city with UNESCO World Heritage Site status. There is a wealth of cultural and leisure opportunities, some of the best state and independent schools in the UK, whilst only 90 minutes from London and on the doorstep of the beautiful diverse South West countryside.

Main duties of the job

Lung cancer

The appointee will work alongside 5 other consultants with Thoracic subspecialty interest to help deliver the fast track cancer diagnosis service, reporting chest radiographs and 2-week wait CTs, performing lung biopsies and preparing and presenting at the weekly lung cancer multidisciplinary meeting.

Pulmonary hypertension

The RUH has a tertiary satellite specialist PH service, affiliated with The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. Circa 250 referrals per annum are received from around the South West and Wales. The appointee will be involved in reporting CT and MRI for patients with suspected pulmonary hypertension and participating in the weekly PH MDT.

Cardiac CT

If possible, the appointee will contribute to the cardiac radiology service at the RUH.

We have dedicated Siemens Drive ultra fast pitch dual source scanners for cardiac CT. The RUH is a European reference site for Siemens CT, with two Drive scanners, one Siemens Edge plus and one Siemens Edge CT scanner. With a specialist cardiac CT list on average at least once a day, the department performs approximately 1200-1400 CTCAs per annum, including CT coronary angiography, aortic valve calcium scoring and TAVI planning scans. The RUH utilises FFRct post-processing analysis as part of the NHSE MedTech mandate.

The candidate must possess skills, particularly cross-sectional, applicable to a general department.

About us

Working for your organisation

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

GMC recognised general medical qualification. Full GMC registration with a licence to practice FRCR Be on the Specialist Register/post-CCT at time of commencement of post

Desirable

Level 2 Cardiac CT certification (BSCI, SCCT or equivalent)

Skills

Essential

Fully accredited clinical radiologist on GMC specialist register Extensive current general radiological practice and ability appropriate to a district general hospital environment, including general on-call skills Fully motivated in contributing to general and specialised work in the department and in maintaining a high standard of personal development Thoracic imaging experience, particularly lung cancer, intervention, ILD and pulmonary hypertension

Desirable

Cardiac CT imaging experience

Personal Attributes

Essential

Good interpersonal skills with ability to relate to all members of staff and patients Committed to working within a team Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing to staff, patients and relatives ensuring that communication is tailored to the person being addressed Ability to work under pressure.

Desirable

Evidence of adaptability, organisation of time and learning. Computing Skills Commitment to continuing personal development and to the specialty

Teaching Experience

Essential

Able to support multidisciplinary teaching and subspecialty training

Desirable

Experience of teaching SpR's

Research Experience

Essential

Evidence of delivery of research publications and audit

Desirable

Interest in developing clinical research and departmental audit and ability to organise post-graduate research

Management and administration

Essential

Awareness of audit process, appraisal, principles of Clinical Governance, confidentiality and data protection

Desirable

Proven track record of audit
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