Consultant in Clinical Radiology with Interest in Paediatrics

Consultant in Clinical Radiology with Interest in Paediatrics

The closing date is 05 April 2026

Applicationsare invited for a full - time Consultant Radiologist with subspecialist interests in Paediatric imaging. This post holder will be mainly based on the RBH site.

The University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is a recently formed institution, and the CCG have confirmed that the Royal Bournemouth site will develop as the Major Acute Centre and Poole NHS Trust becoming the Major Planned Care Centre for the east of the county. The BEACH Building, which is part of the £250m transformation of UHD's hospitals, includes a bespoke and modern child health unit including a neonatal intensive care unit.

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic consultant radiologist to work within the radiology directorate, part of the Specialities Care Group. The radiology department of the trust will have a combined radiologist workforce of 37 diagnostic radiologists, with a range of subspecialty interests, 1 speciality doctor, working in collaboration with a further 8 interventional radiologists. The size of the directorate facilitates the development of a degree of sub specialisation across the group. There is currently one full time consultant radiologist with an interest in paediatric radiology and one less than full time consultant radiologist with an interest in paediatric radiology.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

About us

Our values define who we are as . They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person Specification Qualifications

• FRCR or equivalent
• Full registration with GMC and license to practice.
• Entry on the GMS specialist register via CCST, CESR or European Community. Pre-CCST candidates will be considered if eligible for interview 6 months prior to CCST date (at date of interview)

Experience

• Experience and training in Paediatric Radiology
• Paediatric ultrasound skills
• Knowledge of the NHS plan / modernisation agenda and the implications for service development
• The ability to participate in general on call non-paediatric work. This would include a full refresher program and no expectation to do general work until the candidate had up-skilled and was confident, if they had not done general work for some years.

Skills

• Willingness and ability to fulfil the key elements of the job description.
• Experience and ability to train junior doctors.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience with regional PACS systems
• Training in teaching

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.

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust