Consultant Breast Radiologist

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Consultant Breast Radiologist

The closing date is 18 February 2026

We are looking for an exceptional Breast Radiologist Consultant to come and join us at the Wirral Breast unit.

The successful candidate will join our team of Breast Radiologists, Consultant Radiographer, Advanced Practitioners and Mammographers to support the delivery of both the screening and symptomatic breast service. Contribution to general cross sectional reporting and on call rota are also required.

Main duties of the job

Daily roles and responsibilities for this post involve all aspects of screening and symptomatic breast imaging work including Mammography, Ultrasound and MRI.

The post holder is required to be an enthusiastic team player, participate in audit and quality improvement activity to drive the service forward.

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for further information about the Breast Consultant position available at WUTH.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice.
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Fitness to Practise

• Is up to date and fit to practise safely

Training

• Should have completed training in radiology within a recognised training programme
• Higher level subspecialty training

Clinical Experience in Specialty/Subspecialty

• Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances. Demonstrable competencies in general radiology across Radiography/Ultrasound/CT and MRI.
• Demonstrate evidence of higher level training in Breast Radiology

Research

• Evidence of the ability to carry out quality improvement work and/or medical research.

Communication Skills

• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication of medical topics with patients and colleagues.

Teaching

• Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
• Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops

Audit

• Experience of participation in regular clinical audit

Management

• Understanding of current issues in the NHS
• Attendance at recognised management course

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.

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearDependant on experience