Consultant Radiologist - Subspecialist Interest in Urological Imaging

Consultant Radiologist - Subspecialist Interest in Urological Imaging Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

General radiologist with a subspecialist interest in Urological imaging.

As a senior employee of the Trust, you will work in close co-operation with and support other clinical, medical, professional, and managerial colleagues in providing high-quality, safe health care to patients. Integral to these responsibilities are the following:

• Provision of an exceptional service
• Undertaking all work in accordance with trust policies and procedures including the Code of Behaviour
• Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of Homerton's business plans

Contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development.

Main Duties of the Job

• Provide, in conjunction with consultant colleagues, a comprehensive radiology service.
• Provide a daily and an advisory out of hours service together with other Consultants in line with an agreed job plan with on call rota and prospective cover.
• Liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners and community services.
• Maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary working within the radiology department.
• Participate in governance processes.
• Take part in continuing medical education activities.

About Us

The hospital provides a full range of general acute services for the local population and a range of specialist services for patients from further afield. These include perinatal (level 3 NICU) and fertility services, bariatric and laparoscopic surgery, and stroke and neuro-rehabilitation. There are three day surgery theatres and five main operating theatres for all types of general surgery, trauma and orthopaedics, gynaecology, maxillo-facial, urology, ENT, and obstetrics. There is a 10-bedded combined adult intensive care/high dependency unit.

The Trust's community services offer a full range of adult and children's services, many of which are delivered in conjunction with partner organisations within the local health and social care economy.

Homerton became one of the first ten NHS foundation trusts in the country in April 2004. This allows the Trust to secure certain freedoms to facilitate innovation in the way services are developed and provided. As well as our Trust Board, we also have a Council of Governors comprised of governors representing the local community.

Job Responsibilities

• Clinical Responsibilities
• Teaching and Academic Activity
• Research and Development
• Management and Clinical Audit

Person Specification Qualifications

• On GMC's specialist register relevant to the post or a Specialist Registrar who is within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC's specialist register by date of interview.
• FRCR (or equivalent).
• Other higher degree or diploma (e.g. MD, PhD) MRCP or equivalent.

Relevant Experience in Speciality/Sub Speciality

• Extensive experience in Urological imaging.
• Participation in Uro-oncology MDT's.
• Fellowship in oncology/urological imaging.

Clinical Skills

• Able to report a range of CT imaging independently.
• Competent at general ultrasound and plain x-ray reporting.
• Able to perform urethrograms and cystograms.
• Neuro and spine MR reporting experience.
• Basic interventional procedures e.g. US/CT guided drainage.
• Core biopsy/fine needle aspiration.

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.

Salary: £105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum pro rata