Consultant Breast Radiologist

Division: Diagnostics & Clinical Support Services

Care Group: Unplanned & Integrated Care

Grade: Consultant

We are recruiting for a UK based Breast Consultant in Radiology (with one to two years UK breast experience) who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

Applications are invited for a Consultant Breast Radiologist posts. The appointees will be required to contribute to the general workload of the department. The posts are whole time 10 PA and the appointees will be expected to participate in the general radiology on-call rota, following the 3 month probation period and internal assessment. After 9pm weekdays and after 5pm weekends, the on-call is outsourced to an external agency. Family-friendly and part-time working can be considered.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies/procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

About us

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.

The NHS is striving towards "we work flexibly" as a workforce; we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities; speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.

We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under-represented groups to support the Trust's commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.

All staff at Medway comply with the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Job responsibilities

Medway Imaging Department is well equipped with 2 x CT Toshiba machines (1 x 64 slice & 1 x 126 slice), 2 MRI machines (1xGE 3T HDXT & 1x1.5 T Siemens Magnetom Aera), An Ultrasound Suite consisting of 5 Toshiba Ultrasound systems, 3 Fluoroscopy Suites and 2 Interventional Suites. The successful candidate would join a progressive department led by young and dynamic Consultant colleagues.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration and FRCR
• CCST/CCT/CESR or equivalent in (or will obtain within 6 months of interview date)
• IELTS (Academic) level 7.5, or graduate of a Medical School in UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, USA or Canada.

Knowledge

• Clinical Governance principles

Skills

• The post holder will have to be competent in CT, Plain Film and Ultrasound. MRI would be beneficial.

Experience

• One to two years UK Breast Experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£105,504 to £139,882 a year Per Annum/Pro Rata