Consultant in General Radiology (Interest in Cardiothoracic Imaging)

Consultant in General Radiology (Interest in Cardiothoracic Imaging)

Job description

Job overview

We are currently offering a welcome payment of £12,000 (£4,000 on joining the trust, a further £4,000 on 13th month of service and a final £4,000 payment on your 25th month of service) to join us as a full-time or part-time permanent General Radiology Consultant with a subspecialist interest in Cardiothoracic Imaging.

We also offer a relocation payment of up to £8,000 in addition to this subject to relevant terms and conditions.

Bring your depth of knowledge, specialist skills and passion for providing excellent patient care to a highly regarded department seeking a new colleague with an interest in Cardiothoracic imaging.







The successful candidate will join a cohesive team of 16 Radiologists at Salisbury in an energetic and proactive Radiology Department where working together flexibly and driving forward new developments is essential.

We have recently refurbished a communal reporting room with single reporting stations both in the main department and new second MR suite.

There is also the opportunity for home reporting with the set-up of new home reporting workstations in 2023.

Interviews for this position will be being held on 9th July 2024 in person.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will ideally have experience in both Thoracic and Cardiac Imaging and General Radiology, however individual specialist Thoracic and / or Cardiac skills will also be considered and the job description can be adapted according to skill mix.

Please see the attached job description for further details.

You will be expected to participate in on call (frequency 1 in 12). This involves providing on-site early evening working (5-7.

30pm) and weekend daytime on-site working (9am-3pm).





Overnight and weekend on-call working is supported by teleradiology with outsourcing for CT from 7pm to 9am on weekdays and 3pm to 9am at weekends.

Consultant-to-Consultant referral pathway is in operation out of normal working hours and at the weekend. There is a separate networked Interventional Radiology on-call rota.

Applicants must have FRCR or equivalent and are expected to hold, or to obtain within six months, UK Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training and entry on the Specialist Register.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us.







Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated Good by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as : Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre.

We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding.

You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.







On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached candidate information pack for full job details of roles and responsibilities and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

- Possession, or within 6 months of possession, of a CCT in Radiology leading to entry onto GMC Specialist Register
- FRCR or equivalent
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

Management Experience

Essential criteria

- Ability to perform effectively as a member of a team, including a multidisciplinary team and to motivate and develop staff
- Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication






- To be empathetic and sensitive; capacity to take others perspective and treat others with understanding
- Demonstration of an interest and commitment to teaching

Experience

Essential criteria

- Evidence of wide experience and a high level of competence in General Radiology including US, CT and MRI, and Specialist Radiology
- Experience in managing risk and knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
- Knowledge and application of up to date evidence based practice

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to : -

- Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff






- Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior / Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years.

Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years

- An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months)
- Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
- Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
- An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
- Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
- Cycle to work scheme
- Uniform provided (where required)
- On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
- On site health and fitness club






- On site car parking
- Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

▶️ Consultant in General Radiology (Interest in Cardiothoracic Imaging)
🖊️ Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
📍 Salisbury