Locum Consultant Radiologist

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHT) welcomes applications for this full-time locum consultant radiologist post. We are looking for a general radiologist with a special interest in breast imaging.

The successful candidate will have completed formal training in general radiology, and higher sub-specialist training in breast radiology. Applicants must hold their CCT in Radiology or be on the GMC Speciality Register.

This is a maternity cover post and the appointment offers an opportunity to work with the established general radiology and breast radiology teams. The post-holder will play a key role in ensuring the department provides the local population with a high quality and accessible service and achieves the national cancer wait targets for breast patients.

Imperial is the Lead Provider for NW London radiology and has one of the largest breast units in the country, comprising radiology (both screening and symptomatic) and surgery. The symptomatic service has approximately 21,000 outpatient spells a year and operates on 900 cases a year. The West of London Breast Screening Service screens approximately 50,000 women per year.

Main duties of the job

The Trust is looking to appoint a locum Consultant General Radiologist with a specialist interest in Breast Imaging. The post-holder will play a key role in ensuring the department provides the local population with a high quality and accessible breast service, and achieves the national cancer wait targets for breast patients.

The department is based at Charing Cross Hospital and this is where most activity takes place. A small number of outpatient clinics are run at St Mary's Hospital. The department provides a broad range of services including daily rapid diagnostic clinics, a comprehensive surgical service which offers the full range of reconstructive options, and a well-established family history clinic. It is an essential service for patients referred from local primary care services as well as the Trust-hosted West of London Breast Screening Service. The post-holder will work across our services and sites.

The department has a strong and growing research portfolio. Current projects include the flagship Aims studies that are a collaboration with Lord Darzi and Google. The studies are investigating the use of artificial intelligence to improve the quality, efficiency and experience of breast cancer screening. Whilst there is no planned research PA allocation in the job plan, the post-holder will be expected to actively support all research projects that the department participates in.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will divide their time between the breast service (80%) and the general imaging department (20%). The job plan will be made up of clinics (6 PAs), reporting (2 PAs), MDT (1 PA) and one SPA will be allocated for continuing professional development.

The breast clinical sessions will consist of one-stop rapid diagnostic clinics, ultrasound list, localisation list, stereotactic guided vacuum biopsy and excision, mammogram and MRI breast reporting. The role also includes participation in a 1:11 MDT rota for the symptomatic breast cancer MDT. The two general sessions will consist of one CT reporting session and one general ultrasound list. These sessions are likely to be at St Mary's Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital, in line with the Trust's policy to work across sites. There is no on-call commitment however participation in the evening and weekend on-call checking rota for general imaging will be required. These will be of low frequency given the large pool of consultants participating in this rota.

Person Specification

Education & Qualification

Essential

On GMC register with a Licence to Practice On GMC's Specialist Register Appropriate Royal College membership (FRCR or equivalent)

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

General radiology skills. Ability to report general body CT, plain films and general ultrasound. Formal subspecialty training in Breast imaging Ability to interpret mammograms and perform breast ultrasound, stereotactic and ultrasound guided biopsy, ultrasound guided and stereotactic vacuum assisted biopsy and vacuum excision, image guided pre-operative wire insertion/coil insertion/magseed Breast MRI interpretation IT Skills and computer literacy

Leadership & Management Skills

Essential

Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority Management of staff

Clinical Governance

Essential

Understanding of clinical governance

Teaching & Training

Essential

Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/ postgraduates and junior medical staff

Academic achievements

Essential

Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at ICHT

Language and communication skills

Essential

Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements