Radionuclide Radiologist / Nuclear Medicine Consultant

The advertised post is for a full-time Nuclear Medicine & PET-CT trained radiologist/consultant physician with an interest in PET-CT, nuclear medicine, and radionuclide therapies at Barts Health NHS Trust. This is a new post to our high-quality PET-CT service to meet the future needs across North Central and East London.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our dynamic team of Radionuclide Radiologists, Nuclear Medicine Physicians, and dual qualified clinicians. The post holder will practice in PET-CT, general nuclear medicine, and therapies depending on their training specialties and interests. The post will be based at Barts Health NHS Trust across our networked service.

Barts Health NHS Trust is home to the London Air Ambulance and a level 1 Trauma Centre, the regional Oncology centre, as well as the Barts Heart Centre. This post is advertised to attract an individual with the capability to provide and develop the PET services and nuclear medicine across Barts Health.

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate excellent experience in PET CT reporting as well as general nuclear medicine and support the specialist MDTs. General, acute, and trauma radiology can be accommodated depending on specialist interest and capacity.

Main duties of the job

Please be advised that the vacancy advertisement may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received; therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care.

Leadership, development, and organisation of the services in his/her charge in line with the Trust's business plans. Liaison and communication with the Clinical Lead, Head of Department, and CSD Directors.

Development of their own interests and specialties within the Imaging service, including active participation in audit programs.

Corporate and individual responsibility for the professional management of doctors in training.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

• To support, develop, and enhance the PET CT and general nuclear medicine service at Barts Health NHS Trust and to actively help in the promotion of this service inside and outside North East London, maintaining and increasing referral workflows.
• To contribute to the high-quality Consultant-led Nuclear Medicine service at Barts Health NHS Trust.
• To contribute to the high profile R&D, trials, and therapies in Nuclear Medicine & PET CT.
• To provide evidence-based care for all patients.
• To always adhere to the appropriate clinical and quality standards at all times.
• To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with colleagues, General Practitioners, community services, and all healthcare agencies.
• To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary work.
• To participate fully in the management of the Departments and to liaise closely with the respective clinical lead, clinical and academic group directors, and Head of Department.

Person Specification Higher Qualifications:

• FRCR or MRCP CCST in Radiology or Nuclear Medicine or CESR-CP in Radiology or Nuclear Medicine (or within 6 months of date of interview) or Radiology training with a year in Nuclear Medicine.
• MSc/Post Graduate Diploma in Nuclear medicine.

Clinical expertise in Specialty/Sub-speciality:

• Experience in general nuclear medicine as defined by the radionuclide radiology section of the Clinical Radiology curriculum or the Nuclear Medicine curriculum.
• Experience in general and oncological radiology, Fellowship in PET-CT.
• Experience in Nuclear Medicine therapies.

Clinical Governance

• Knowledge of NHS complaints system. Record of incident and near miss reporting.
• Training in root cause analysis. Participation in incident investigation. Simulated patient safety training.

Management/Audit Experience

• Management courses.

Involvement in specialty clinical audit programme

• Management and audit experience including expert knowledge of service improvement methodology (incl. clinical audit cycle) as well as data analysis, report writing, and excellent communication skills.
• Completed audit cycle leading to change in practice and quality improvement.
• Evidence of published clinical effectiveness project or recent conference presentation.

Academic Achievements:

• Experience of research, presentations to learned societies.
• Record of presentations at specialist societies.
• First author publications in refereed journals. Research grants. Grant applications.

Personal Skills:

• Teaching undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Demonstrates honesty, integrity, and appreciation of ethical dilemmas.
• Portfolio of teaching material as educational supervisor.

Personal qualities and self-management

• Self-motivated.
• Ability to work under pressure, as part of a team. Reliable work record.
• Flexible approach to work.
• Able to change and respond to changing circumstances.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Other requirements

• Full registration with GMC.
• On specialist register or eligible to be registered within 6 months of interview.

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.