Locum Consultant Radiology - specialist in Thoracic

Job description

Job responsibilities

First line on call is provided by SpR or staff grade radiologists until 10pm weekdays and 5pm weekends with on call outsourced to a reporting company overnight. Our General Radiology consultant team is responsible for checking scans the following day to ensure quality assurance and education on a 1 in 8 rota. Daytime cover is also provided for a Malignant cord compression MRI at weekends on the same 1 in 8 rota.

Please refer to the job description attached.

Person Specification

Qualification & Registration

• MB BS or equivalent
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists
• Full Registration with licence to practise with GMC

• MD or equivalent
• Other higher degree or diploma

Training and experience

• Wide experience of all aspects of radiology including multislice CT and MRI

• Fellowship in a specialist area of Radiology.

Administration & Management

• Experience in day to day organisation of radiology services in a busy DGH radiology department.
• Leadership skills
• Familiar with and committed to the principles of Clinical Governance, risk assessment, adverse incident recording and appraisal.
• Understanding of recent initiatives and changes, including Clinical Governance and Appraisal

• Management course and/or qualifications
• Knowledge of the structure of Health Service

Audit, Research and Publications

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
• Understanding of the role of research

• Completion and/or Publication of audit projects
• Experience of clinical research culminating in presentation and publication of original studies, review articles, etc, relevant to speciality
• Ability to lead clinical research project

Personal skills & attributes

• Effective communicator, able to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Leadership qualities
• Ability to work with colleagues in other specialities to develop local services.
• Professional attitude towards work Good record of attendance
• Good communication & interpersonal skills

• Good presentation skills
• Demonstration of initiated projects

Teaching

• Enthusiasm for teaching medical students, nursing staff and other professional groups

• Educational qualification

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Eastbourne

Kings Drive

Eastbourne

BN21 2UD

http://jobs.esht.nhs.uk/