Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a candidate interested in a substantive consultant radiologist post to join our team at Barking Havering, and Redbridge University Hospital Trust.
We are looking for an enthusiastic consultant to join our well established, dedicated and supportive radiology team to serve a population of 750,000.
The post will cover general radiology, upper GI and hepatobiliary Imaging.
The post holder will be primarily located at Queen's/ King George Hospital, Romford, but may require working at Barking CDC at Barking and St. George's CDC at Hornchurch.
The post holder is expected to:
- Share an office space, secretarial support with another colleague with access to a PACS reporting station.
- Independently report body CT and MRI examinations, especially liver, pancreas and hepatobiliary system
- Supervise and perform barium/contrast procedures.
- Perform transabdominal and ultrasound examinations
- Report cross-sectional images for general radiology performed on the MRI and CT scanners at the CDC centres, King George's and Queen's Hospital.
- Contribute to the general duty roster and hot reporting sessions.
- Contribute to the specialist MDTs with other colleagues in rotation.
- Participate regularly in the mandatory department meetings.
- Share an on-call commitment equally with the general radiology consultants.
- Have, a PC and in addition a reporting workstation for remote access to images for on-call purposes.
Main duties of the job
- To adhere to the appropriate clinical and quality standards, liaise effectively and on a timely basis with colleagues, general practitioners, community services and all healthcare agencies and maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary working.
- To maintain confidentiality about sensitive data as per Trust's information governance guidelines.
- To make use of physical skills in carrying out roles and responsibilities wherever appropriate
- To make judicious use of the resources and systems made available by the Trust.
- To participate in the development and implementation of policy and/ or management of radiology services.
- To attend and participate in departmental governance meetings including investigations of incidents and audits where necessary.
- To attend and participate in operational and clinical meetings where these are deemed essential to the running of the department and/or service.
- To acquire and maintain the required level of evidence-based practice within your area of special interest
- To comply with all the trust and departmental policies in relation to job planning, appraisal and leave.
- To deputize for an absent consultant or associate specialist colleague on occasions where this is necessary to complete core services in a timely manner.
- To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care programmed activities.
- To ensure mandatory training is up to date as per the trust policy.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.
We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
We run a Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
Job responsibilities
Our geographic location is ideal for candidates looking for a fast commute from London (Liverpool Street to Romford <30>
We would be delighted to welcome you for an informal visit as we are very proud of our department and all it has to offer
Visits can be arranged by contacting:
Tina Snellgrove (Personal Assistant) (email: tina.snellgrove@nhs.net).
Franklin Daniel-Balan (Radiology Service Delivery Manager) franklin.danielbalan@nhs.net
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
- Fellowship Royal College of Radiologists
- Full GMC registration with a license to practice
- Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or CCT date is within six months from date of interview OR Holder of specialist registration via CESR/ portfolio pathway route (Must be on Specialist Register by date of interview)
Desirable
- MRCP/MRCS
- Logbook
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
BCH CDC Radiology
Queens Hospital & King George Hospital
Romford
RM7 0AG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
Radiology Consultant and Clinical Director
Pravin Ghadge
pravin.ghadge@nhs.net
01708435000
Details
Date posted
16 September 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
162-M7515-A
Job locations
BCH CDC Radiology
Queens Hospital & King George Hospital
Romford
RM7 0AG
United Kingdom
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