Consultant in Breast Radiology in London

Role Overview

Consultant Diagnostic Radiologist with a special interest in Breast Radiology based at St Bartholomew's Hospital.

The successful candidate will join a team of 8 breast radiologists at St Bartholomew's Hospital and a wider team of 13 breast radiologists across Barts Health, within a larger team of 86 diagnostic radiologists across Barts Health.

All breast imaging services at St Bartholomew's Hospital are located in the West Wing, a state‑of‑the‑art breast unit funded by the Lord Mayor of London's Appeal which opened in 2005.

The Barts Health Breast Network Service encompasses 3 sites: St Bartholomew's Hospital, Whipps Cross Hospital, and Newham University General Hospital.

The successful candidate may be required to travel to these sites to provide cover for leave on an ad hoc basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide diagnostic breast imaging care for both symptomatic and screening breast imaging, including diagnostic mammography, ultrasound examinations, ultrasound guided biopsies, stereotactic and vacuum biopsies, wire and seed localisations under ultrasound and mammographic guidance.
• Report breast MRIs and provide previous contrast mammography experience (highly desirable).
• Present at breast MDT meetings on a rotational basis; attend weekly multidisciplinary meeting at 08:45 every Wednesday morning.
• Participate in metastatic breast MDM and benign breast MDM.
• Deliver general radiology sessions and support other imaging developments within the Trust.
• Provide evidence‑based care for all patients and maintain appropriate clinical and quality standards.
• Maintain and promote team and multi‑disciplinary work; liaise effectively and on a timely basis with colleagues, general practitioners, community services and all healthcare agencies.
• Participate fully in the management of the Departments and liaise closely with the respective Network Breast Manager and the Breast Clinical Director.

Qualifications and Experience

• MB BS or equivalent FRCR or equivalent CCT (or within 6months of date of interview) or on specialist register.
• Experience of working within the NHS as a consultant breast radiologist.
• Experience in reporting general body/oncology CT.
• Clinical Governance, knowledge of NHS complaints system, record of incident and near‑miss reporting, training in root cause analysis, participation in incident investigation.
• Simulated patient safety training.
• Specialist training in breast radiology, audit experience.
• Experience of research, presentations to learned societies, record of presentations at specialist societies, higher degree, first‑author publications in refereed journals.
• Research grants, grant applications.
• Presentation skills.
• Teaching undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Demonstrates honesty, integrity and appreciation of ethical dilemmas; self‑motivated; able to work under pressure; able to work as part of a team; reliable work record; flexible approach to work and evidence of team working; able to change and respond to changing circumstances; evidence of continuing professional development.
• Employment Details

The job plan will be split into 8 DCC and 2 SPA.

The successful candidate will need to agree levels of activity and throughput with the Lead Breast Consultant, Imaging Clinical Director and Breast Imaging Manager.

Activity levels will be aligned to the capacity and demand of the department.

Breast sessions will typically comprise one‑stop symptomatic clinics, symptomatic mammogram and MRI reporting, breast interventional work and screening sessions.

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