Locum Consultant Diagnostic Neuroradiologist

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Locum Consultant Diagnostic Neuroradiologist

The closing date is 15 June 2025

This is a Locum Consultant post. The remit of the postholder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care for patients requiring Neuroradiology services and to provide and develop Neuroradiology services to the Trust's patients. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the Care Group while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.

Main duties of the job

The post will be based at Denmark Hill and the proposed Job Plan (up to 10 PAs) is attached. This is subject to review within 3 months of the postholder commencing in post.

The On-Call commitment is for a 1:12 rota, which is classed as Category A. There is a commitment to undertake routine job planned work on Saturdays or Sundays as part of the total job planned PAs.

All employees are expected to undertake work on any of the Trust's sites as required by the service. As a senior employee of the Trust, you will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients. Integral to these responsibilities are the following:

1. The provision of a first-class clinical service
2. Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
3. Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with King's College London / KHP
4. Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies
5. Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's service plans
6. Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Care Group or the Trust

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts, with a turnover of £1.8bn per annum - and we are delighted you are considering a career with us.

Our teams provide services out of five hospitals across South East London and Kent, namely King's College Hospital, the Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington Hospital, Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup, and Beckenham Beacon.

We employ nearly 14,000 staff, who together treat over 1.5 million patients every year.

We provide a full range of local and specialist services, and our teams are nationally and internationally recognized for our work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato-oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and emergency medicine.

Our Strong Roots, Global Reach strategy, published in 2021, sets out our BOLD vision, and commitment towards:

• Brilliant People
• Outstanding care
• Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education
• Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.

At King's, we are proud to serve a diverse range of communities, and our staff reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, with many people also travelling from all the world to start and develop their careers with us.

Job responsibilities

• Together with other colleagues, to provide a high quality care service to patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
• Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues' periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract.
• Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
• Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
• Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Groups management team where part of the service structure.
• Contribute to the Care Groups research interests in accordance with the Trusts R&D framework.
• Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.
• Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Groups Business Plan, including discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.
• Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
• Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty, fostering and developing projects, and ensuring ongoing professional education and training.
• Work with colleagues to maintain staff productivity and job satisfaction, including involvement in appraisals.
• Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
• Be aware of and comply with all Trust infection prevention and control policies.
• Prepare for and undertake protective interventions in accordance with evidence-based practice, maintaining patient safety.
• Contribute to the development of a Consultant-led 7-day service, as required.

Person Specification Qualifications & Higher Education

• Full FRCR or equivalent
• Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)
• Full Registration with GMC
• Name on GMC Specialist Register on appointment date
• Applicants must be within 6 months of CCT, in final stages of portfolio pathway application, or fully registered on the GMC Specialist Register at the time of interview. Applications not meeting these criteria will not be considered.

Training and Experience

• Wide experience in all aspects of Radiology, culminating in GMC Certificate of Completion of Training or CESR
• Formal Sub-specialist training in Neuroradiology.

Management and Leadership

• Demonstrate leadership within multidisciplinary teams
• Management course and/or qualification

Audit and Quality Improvement

• Understanding of medical audit principles
• Completed audit projects
• Audit publications

Research and Publications

• Experience in clinical research
• Publication of review articles or case reports
• Research experience in Radiology

Teaching

• Experience in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and exam preparation
• Teaching skills course/qualification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, requiring a DBS check for any previous criminal convictions.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £105,504 to £139,882 per annum (excluding London Zone Allowance)