Consultant Radiologist with Sub-specialty interest in Breast Radiology NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

Applicants are invited for the Consultant Radiologist with a subspecialty interest in Breast Radiology. This a whole time post (requests for less than full time will be considered) offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Consultant to join a dynamic, rapidly expanding team delivering multidisciplinary acute care.

The successful candidate will be joining two other Breast Radiologists, two Advanced Practice Ultrasonographers and a team of Advanced Practice Radiographers who undertake most of the stereotactic tru-cut and vacuum assisted biopsies. The wider Breast Team includes four Consultant Surgeons, one Associate Specialist, four Breast Care Nurses and one Specialist Nurse.

Applicants are required to hold Membership of the Royal College ofRadiologists (UK or equivalent qualifications), to be fully registered with the General Medical Council, and to be on the Specialist Register or due to obtain their CCT within six months of the date of interview.

Main duties of the job

The post will maintain and increase our current establishment of 18 Consultants and allow further development of the imaging service, including extended day working.

The department operates a 1 in 13.8 on call general rota; with full SPR cover. We can offer flexible working patterns including the potential for home working as part of the job plan.

The Burney Breast unit is situated in spacious premises in the St Helen’s hospital. There are numerous clinical consulting rooms and spacious waiting area. Radiology facilities include 2 mammography rooms equipped with modern Hologic machines, one stereo attachment with Tomography capability. The tomography is used widely in assessments clinics , for problem solving, for stereo biopsies and localisations. There are 2 ultrasound rooms equipped with new GE Logic S8 and Logic E10 machines. The unit uses Magseeds for stereo and ultrasound- guided breast lesions localisations.

Working for our organisation

The radiology department has achieved the Quality standard for imaging (QSI) in 2019.

The Trust provides a full range of acute inpatient, outpatient, day case and emergency services to local communities of St Helens, Knowsley, parts of Halton and Liverpool. The Regional Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit also extends its services to the whole of Cheshire, Merseyside, North Wales and the Isle of Man.

As a Trust, our aim is to provide a high quality service to all patients. We strive to meet the best standards for professional care whilst being sensitive and responsive to the needs of individual patients. Our valued workforce is recognised for their unique skills and talents with our teams of experts winning national awards on a regular basis.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful applicant is required to maintain the expanding workload of the department including supporting the extensive department input into MDT meetings, to meet waiting list targets and to enable the introduction of extended working.

There are currently 15.8 full time consultants in post, one Associate Specialist and one Speciality Doctor.

The department’s current consultants operate very much as a team and are looking for colleagues who are keen to work in this environment. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the general workload and participate in the on call rota, currently 1 in 13.8. The consultants are second on call. The initial contact for on call imaging is provided by a central on call Hub staffed by regional STs supported by an integrated RIS (Wellbeing) and PACS - Carestream Global Worklist. This service is provided on weekdays from 5pm to 9am and during weekends. The on call radiologist is on site on weekends from 9am-3pm.

There is a separate IR on call rota co-ordinated by the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital Trust.

The department receives Radiology SpRs from the Mersey Region Training Scheme, currently 6 in number. All consultants are involved in supervision and training of trainees both on site and at the University of Liverpool.