Consultant Radiologist

Overview

Applications are invited for a dynamic and motivated Consultant Radiologist with an interest in head and neck imaging at Frimley Health. The post will support increasing workload commitments and reporting requirements to support the opening of Slough CDC. We are offering an opportunity to join an established and pro-active team to respond to our growing service. The post will be cross-site with base hospital at Wexham Park Hospital.

Main duties

This is a role for a Consultant radiologist with an interest in Head and Neck imaging. It is a full time post comprising 11 PA's inclusive of on call. Frimley Health has several sites and the post holder may undertake sessions outside of Wexham Park. The successful applicants will provide a full range of general radiology including CT, MRI, plain film and ultrasound. Participation in multidisciplinary team meetings is also expected.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Job responsibilities

KEY TASKS & Responsibilities:

Audit & Clinical Governance

A half day per month is dedicated to audit and teaching. All elective work is cancelled for this session and staff are expected to attend and participate as part of clinical governance arrangements. There is also a developing peer review programme and errors meeting. All CPD requirements must be met.

Consultant meetings are held monthly and are chaired by the Clinical Lead.

On Call

The post requires participation in a full and active on call service with internal cover.

Other Sites

Frimley Health has several sites delivering Radiology services and the post holder will undertake a number of sessions outside Wexham Park

Teaching

The Radiology team at Wexham Park, Heatherwood and Parapet sites are part of the Oxford Deanery Radiology Training Scheme

Person Specification Special Requirements

• Able to travel between sites
• Live within 40 minutes for on call commitment

Qualifications

• FRCR
• Specialist Registrar CCT expected in 6 mths
• MRCP
• Research

Experience

• Able to evaluate own practice
• Knowledge of RCR and NICE guidance
• Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
• Teamworker
• Able to organise and develop service provision
• IT Skills

Skills and Knowledge

• Wide grounding of Radiology modalities
• Experience in teaching
• Understands the principles of clinical governance
• Understand the principles and participated in Audit
• Ability to manage MDM

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.