Locum Consultant Radiologist with an interest in Breast Imaging

We are looking to appoint to a whole time Locum Consultant Radiologist with an interest in Breast Imaging within the Medical Imaging and Medical Physics Directorate of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital (RHH), Sheffield. This post is fixed term for 12 months.

The Breast Service is recruiting one post in order to meet the needs of Breast Services both symptomatic and screening. The successful candidate will join the existing team of 4 Breast Radiologists as part of the 46 NHS radiologists within the Directorate. On-call commitments can be tailored to the candidates expertise and training, current cross-site oncall rota is 1 in 14, with 2 Radiologists covering the oncall.

The candidate is expected to have a major interest in Breast with an ability to perform interventional diagnostic procedures. The candidate will be expected to provide support for Sheffield Breast Screening Service, the Breast Clinic and general radiology activity across the Trust.

Any candidate who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post; if such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues.

The appointee will, together with consultant colleagues, be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive Breast Imaging service to the Trust. This will be predominantly at the Royal Hallamshire site.

The successful candidate will work flexibly and co-operatively with other members of the team in order to provide a high quality, comprehensive service within this teaching hospital environment. He/she will be required to cover for colleagues during periods of absence and will have continuing responsibility for patients in his/her care and the proper functioning of the department.

The successful candidate will work according to the terms and conditions of the national consultant contract.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust promotes Equality of opportunity and Diversity within the workplace.

Qualifications

• Registered with the GMC with a licence to practise.
• FRCR or equivalent.
• Name on the specialist register for relevant specialty or eligible within 6 months of the date of the interview.

Continuous Professional Development

• Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months.

Clinical experience

• Ability to work as an independent practitioner having completed a minimum of 5 years training in clinical radiology including subspecialist training in clinical radiology.
• The ability to undertake a broad range of Breast Radiology investigations including diagnostic & interventional procedures.
• Willingness to acquire/improve clinical skills & knowledge in Breast Imaging.
• Willingness to lead on quality improvement projects.
• Evidence of experience of working as part of a multi-professional team.

Teaching and training

• Experience of teaching student doctors and doctors in training at all levels.

Management and Administration

• Proficient IT skills.

Clinical governance and audit

• Experience in performing clinical audit.

Personal attributes

• Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values.
• Good oral and written communication skills.

Research

• Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate.
• Understanding the principles of research and interpretation of research findings.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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.