At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide high-quality radiology services and support acute care in a dynamic team.
- Company: Join King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, a leading teaching hospital.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working options, and opportunities for professional development.
- Other info: Enjoy a supportive environment with a focus on work/life balance and career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patient care while advancing your career in radiology.
- Qualifications: GMC registration and experience in radiology; special interest in cardiothoracic or MSK imaging preferred.
The predicted salary is between 113565 - 150569 £ per year.
Main area Radiology Grade Locum Consultant Contract Fixed term: 12 months (on call) Hours Part time - 6 sessions per week (on call) Job ref 213-MED-PRUH-8052385 Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Princess Royal University Hospital Town Orpington Salary £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata excl.
London Zone Allowance.
Salary period Yearly Closing 26/07/2026 23:59 King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£2.1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London.
The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance.
In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment.
We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.
This is a Locum 12-month Fixed term Consultant post based at the PRUH and south sites.
The remit of this role will be to enhance the delivery of Acute Radiology and Rapid Diagnostic Clinic Services at the PRUH site and support general Radiology workloads.
The post holder will work within the multi-disciplinary team providing a range of Radiology services.
A special interest in Cardiothoracic and MSK diagnostic imaging is also preferable.
The department has rolled out a home reporting solution for all radiologists allowing for the potential of home reporting DCC sessions.
The successful individual will also play an active role in the general workload of the Care Group while also having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff, medical students and associated professional groups.
It is envisaged that the appointee will contribute to the development and delivery of these services depending upon their interests and experience.
Main duties of the job We are looking for a proactive, compassionate and committed colleague to share in the challenge of providing patient-centred acute and specialist care.
The department offers a broad range of sub-specialist opportunities such as the ongoing development within interventional radiology as well as specialist areas within head and neck, cardiothoracic, gastrointestinal and acute radiology.
This is currently for a 6PA post with the hope to increase PA availability at a future date.
It is desirable to be fully registered with the GMC and hold Licence to Practice and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent at interview stage.
On-call commitment will be aiming for 1:16, and CT scans are outsourced to a tele-radiology company over night on weekdays and throughout the weekend.
Weekend on calls involves at least 3 hours onsite DCC each day to predominantly cover the acute ultrasound work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities Together with other colleagues, to provide a high quality care service to patients.
This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis.
Responsible also for covering colleagues’ periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract.
Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group’s management team where part of the service structure.
Contribute to the Care Group’s research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R
