Consultant Radiologist in Walsall

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust have invested in the radiology team and are looking to recruit two enthusiastic, motivated, skilled consultant radiologists to join the team of 12 consultant radiologists, 2 consultant sonographers and 2 consultant reporting radiographers. The successful candidate will have an interest in cross sectional imaging and the Trust is particularly keen to recruit radiologists with a subspecialist interest in head and neck imaging, GI tract imaging, gynaecology and obstetrics imaging, genito-urinary imaging, nuclear medicine, and oncology imaging; however, other subspecialist interests such as neuroradiology and MSK imaging would also be considered. An ability to undertake non-vascular image guided procedures required in a busy DGH would be required.

The proposed job plan typically is 10 Programme activities. The successful candidate would support a cancer MDT with appropriate preparation time. CT, MR reporting, general and within their subspecialist interest. Ultrasound plus or minus some interventional activity and a small amount of plain film reporting. The Trust supports 1.5 SPA for personal development and individual quality with a further negotiable PA time for educational supervision or undertaking a lead role e.g., REALM lead.

The radiology team support the acute on call Monday- Friday 08:00-20:00 hours and weekends/bank holidays 10:00-17:00 hours. Out of hours on-call CT is supported by a private partner currently 4Ways.

Responsibilities include:

• To play an active role and share with the other Consultant Radiologists, responsibility for the provision of appropriate services and advice.
• Support of 7 day working, including resident on site Radiologist weekdays until 8pm & Saturday and Sunday on a Rotational basis.
• Communication and liaison with other departments within the hospital, both clinical and managerial.
• Communication and liaison with agencies outside the hospital including the emergency services, GP Surgeries and Urgent Care Centres, and tertiary trauma centre.
• Leading clinically on a modality within your area of subspecialist interest.
• Responsibility for the supervision, training and education of junior medical staff, with an active role in the training of radiographic, nursing and other staff.
• Dealing with personnel and other managerial issues including clinical prioritisation of Imaging requests.
• Continuing development of the service, using audit, the application of evidence-based medicine, support development of IT infrastructure, mentorship programme and developing evidence-based pathways within your area of expertise.
• Support a culture of learning from excellence as well as learning from mistakes/errors including active contribution to the REALM meetings.
• To support the wider organisation in medical professional matters.
• To work collaboratively with other organisations within the Black Country STP.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. A new Urgent Emergency Care Centre was opened in March 2023. The two-storey development has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity and has provided almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

This is initially offered as a 10 PA post. A job plan and work schedule will set out agreed arrangements for organisation, location and composition of work subject to mutual agreement with the Clinical Lead. For this post direct clinical care (DCC) includes emergency work, outpatient activities, multi-disciplinary meetings about direct patient care and administration directly related to the above. Supporting professional activities (SPA) include participation in training, medical education, continuous professional development, formal teaching, audit, clinical management and local clinical governance activities.

The Department uses Allocate software for job planning purposes. Home Reporting as rolled out and where applicable will be incorporated into the job plan. Session details include:

• CT/MR: 3.0 PAs
• Ultrasound / Imaging Guided procedures: 1 - 2 PAs (including procedure list if applicable)
• Acute Imaging & General reporting: 2 PAs
• MDT including preparation: 1 PA
• Personal CPD, Revalidation: 1.5 core SPA

There is a regular monthly half day audit programme equivalent to 0.25 supporting PAs included in the above. The department offers a 7-day imaging service. Consultant Radiologists are resident on site until 8pm Monday to Friday on a rotational basis, and Saturday / Sunday for 7 hours. Out of Hours Duties: 1 PA. Additional SPA can be negotiated for extra Trust directed activity e.g., educational supervision, clinical tutor, audit lead appraiser duties (max 0.5 SPA).