Consultant Radiologist in Northampton

We are particularly looking for colleagues that have experience in cross sectional radiology and especially those with an interest in Chest imaging, Upper GI imaging and Uroradiology. It is essential that the post-holder should hold the FRCR UK and be on the GMC specialist register or will obtain a relevant CCT within 6 months of interview. This is a substantive Consultant Radiologist post at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. This is fully funded and new/replacement post required to cover the needs of an expanding Radiology Department.

The successful applicant will collaborate with existing colleagues to deliver and enhance a comprehensive diagnostic and interventional Radiology service supporting the imaging requirements of the Trust / Group and primary care services in the county. The appointee will be part of a wider team of consultant radiologists who provide sub-specialty and general radiological services across the Trust / Group. The post will be primarily based at Northampton General Hospital. The post holder may be required to work cross site at Kettering General Hospital. If required, further speciality training can be provided on-site or by attendance at other centres.

The successful applicants will be expected to participate in diagnostic radiology reporting, attend multidisciplinary team meetings and participate in the interventional radiology on-call rota. Office space with workstations and secretarial support will be provided.

Main duties of the job

All consultants undergo yearly job planning review and appraisal organised by the Trust. Revalidation is in accordance with GMC regulations. The post starts as a 10PA per week contract including DCC, MDT, on-call and basic SPA. Whilst the job plan is represented with 10 PA allocation the integration of additional DCC and other interests by mutual agreement, will allow this to be increased up to a maximum of 12 PAs in line with NGH Trust policy. SPA allocation is a basic 1.5 PA for consultants with the possibility of increasing up to a further 1 PA with additional roles e.g. clinical leads, appraisal, educational supervision, teaching, research and management positions. The post holder will contribute to the radiology on-call rota on a 1.6 frequency. All consultants are encouraged to attend the monthly consultants' meeting, governance meetings, regular REALMs meetings and the Medical Staff Committee meetings. Within the department there are subspecialty staff meetings. All consultants participate in relevant MDT meetings as part of their timetabled activity. Consultants are expected to provide cover for colleagues who are absent on leave. The number of consultants who are on leave at any one time is governed by local agreement and six weeks' notice of leave is expected.

About us

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received. We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities. University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs. Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Job responsibilities

For any further information please see attached the detailed Job description and person specification.

Person Specification

• Qualifications
• Essential: FRCR MRCP, MRCS or other professional or higher qualification
• Full registration with General Medical Council.
• On the GMC Specialist register for Clinical Radiology or eligible to be included on the Specialist Register within 6 months by achieving CCT / CESR.
• Clinical Skills
• Essential: Evidence of extensive training in Cross Sectional Radiology
• Desirable: Evidence of sub-specialty training, Post graduate experience and familiarity of UK NHS hospital system, Experience of MDT
• Management Skills
• Essential: Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.
• Able to develop, present and implement coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
• Able to delegate appropriately.
• Able to work within a team.
• Teaching, Audit and Research
• Essential: Evidence of participation in clinical audit, Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
• Interpersonal Skills
• Essential: Good written and verbal skills in English.
• Willingness to show flexibility in responding to the needs of the department.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.