Consultant Radiologist with a special interest in Breast in Bangor

Applications are invited for a Consultant Radiologist with a subspecialty interest in Breast, Radiology, but we are very happy to discuss accommodating any other specialist interests. The Radiology Division is expanding in terms of workforce and hardware to meet the demands of our increasing workload. The Health Board (BCUHB) recognises the importance of Radiology in delivering national and local standards in many aspects of healthcare, and are investing in the expansion of Radiology. We are currently working towards the Quality Standard for Imaging (QSI). The Health Board will consider a Fixed Term Locum Consultant for this role. Please contact Dr Mitra for further discussion.

Main duties of the job include:

• Symptomatic and screening work.
• Support breast multi-disciplinary team (MDT), multimodality breast reporting (Mammograms, MRI/CT) as well as Radiology Assisted Breast Core Biopsy (RABC).
• Ability to perform interventional procedures such as Magseed localisation, Stereotactic/Vacuum Biopsies, Ultrasound guided Core biopsies and cyst drainages.
• Contribute and support these services and attend the MDTs.
• Screening work will be done at Breast Test Wales and includes MDT and RABC.
• Responsibility for teaching, quality assurance, and service management within their specialist areas.
• Contribute to the wider workload of the department subject to job plan discussions, including general radiology, on call rotas and teaching of radiology trainees, undergraduate students, and other hospital staff.

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) is Wales’s largest health organisation, with a budget of over £2.4 billion and a workforce of over 20,000 staff. BCUHB provides a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and specialist hospital services for the population of North Wales, across 3 acute hospitals and a network of community hospitals, health centres, clinics, and mental health units. It also co-ordinates or provides the work of GP practices and NHS services provided by dentists, opticians, and pharmacists across the region. The Health Board is an integrated health system that strives for excellent, compassionate care delivered in partnership with the public sector and other statutory and third sector organisations.

Candidates are encouraged to refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information. If you are ready to make a significant impact on the future of healthcare in North Wales and possess the skills and experience required for this role, we invite you to apply. Informal conversations are encouraged prior to applying. Please contact Dr Kakali Mitra, Kakali.Mitra@wales.nhs.uk.

Person specification:

• Qualifications: GMC Specialist Registration or within 6 months of obtaining CCT within 6 months of the interview, FRCR or equivalent.
• Experience: Experience in cross sectional imaging, broad experience in general radiology, experience in Breast, GI and Oncology.
• Skills And Ability: Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working, evidence of ability to work both in a team and alone, counselling and communication skills, ability to work on call.
• Desirable skills: Computing skills.
• Management and Clinical Governance: Commitment to participating in and understanding of the management process, an understanding of the strategic and operational issues underpinning Clinical Governance, their application in daily practice and how this can be evidenced, an understanding of NHS management processes, a willingness to attend and actively participate in the departmental management meetings.
• Desirable Management criteria: Evidence of management training.
• Audit and Research: Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice, understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance approaches, evidence of completed audit projects, ability to access published evidence.
• Desirable Audit & Research criteria: Evidence of participation, research based publications.
• Teaching and Training: Ongoing interest in postgraduate and undergraduate teaching, evidence of commitment to life long learning and CPD.
• Desirable teaching criteria: Organisation of (undergraduate and/or postgraduate) teaching programmes.
• Additional Requirements: Reliable, self-motivated and punctual, flexible approach, a team player who values the individual contributions of a multi-disciplinary team, ability to travel to meet the needs of the service, recognises and values BCUHB Values.
• Desirable additional criteria: Willingness to undertake professional responsibilities at local/ regional/ national level, Welsh speaker or willingness to learn.