Consultant in Breast Radiology

The successful candidate will join a team of four Consultant Breast Radiologists and two Consultant Radiographers who provide a comprehensive breast imaging service including both screening and symptomatic across the region. The post includes supervision and training of specialist registrars and advanced practitioners. The post is intended to provide 7.5 sessions of breast imaging with an additional commitment to cross-sectional CT reporting. There will be provision of standard 1.5 SPA. Additional training in breast screening can be provided if necessary. This post could be tailored to suit a locum or less than full time role. If the appointee is not a UK CCT holder, they will be expected to work towards CCT in clinical radiology via the CESR route within an agreed period. Progress towards this goal will be reviewed regularly.

This post attracts 10-programmed activities per week. The indicative PAs are outlined below and will be reviewed once in post and job plan is finalised. Initial job plan meeting will be held as soon as the appointee joins NHS HHP and will be reviewed within the first 12 months. Regular job planning meetings will be undertaken with the post holder to ensure that the appointee is remunerated for any additional activities undertaken and that the job plan accurately reflects the overall workload undertaken by the post holder.

The core supporting professional activities (1.5 SPA) is for revalidation purposes and the anticipated involvement in quality improvement, audit, teaching and research. Study leave and professional leave are taken over and above the SPA allocation. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will take up other teaching/administrative/managerial posts for further SPAs.

In line with the terms and conditions, the final job plan is subject to the agreement of the Trust through the Clinical Leader and the appointee.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over 1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology. We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

• Qualifications
• Essential: FRCR (UK) or equivalent qualification
• Desirable: Postgraduate degree: e.g. MRCP or MRCS; Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in postgraduate training
• Eligibility
• Essential: Subspecialty interest within Breast radiology; Experience of Ultrasound and stereotactic intervention
• Desirable: Experience in Breast Screening
• Fitness To Practise
• Essential: Full Registration with the GMC; GMC Specialist Registration (or expected inclusion within 6 months)
• Desirable: CCT(UK)
• Management and Administration Experience
• Essential: Ability to manage and lead radiology teams; Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit; Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
• Desirable: Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery
• Teaching, Audit and Research
• Essential: Experience of supervising junior medical staff; Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students; Evidence of participation in audit; Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
• Desirable: Evidence of having conducted a practice-changing audit; Experience of teaching/training in clinical courses; Original peer-reviewed research publications
• Personal skills
• Essential: Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service; Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears; Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate; Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
• Desirable: Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines

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.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.