Locum Consultants in Radiology, interest in Cardiothoracic Imaging

Locum Consultants in Radiology, interest in Cardiothoracic Imaging

The closing date is 15 March 2026

Applications are invited for a replacement 10PA full time Consultant Radiologist in Cardiothoracic Radiology based at the Denmark Hill site of the Department of Radiology at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will be joining a friendly dynamic department committed to providing a timely high quality imaging service. The Denmark Hill based General, Neuro, Breast and Dental Radiology services are part of the Whole Trust Radiology Care Group.

Main duties of the job

The activities and development of the imaging services reflect those of the hospital with integration of undergraduate and postgraduate training and service commitments. This service includes complex imaging for inpatients referred across the range of general and tertiary specialties as well as trauma, Emergency Department and Day-Case Unit imaging.

The successful applicant will primarily be expected to provide consultant input for the cardiothoracic service which covers diagnostic and interventional imaging for the hospital and network, and will join the diagnostic on call rota.

In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the imaging department, while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff, medical students and associated professional groups.

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 recognised for our work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and emergency medicine.

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. This may include assisting with 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. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.
• Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.
• 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, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
• Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence based practice and maintaining patient safety.
• King's is committed to providing Consultant led 7 day services and in the event of future developments the post holder would be expected to contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues.

Person Specification Qualifications

• FRCR or equivalent on the date of taking up appointment
• Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)
• BSCI/BSCCT Level II accreditation or equivalent

Registration

• Full Registration with GMC
• Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment

Training and Experience

• Wide experience in all aspects of Radiology culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or completed portfolio pathway application
• Experience in Acute Pathway imaging as per RCR curriculum
• Cardiac CT expertise sufficient to support the service
• Lung imaging, CT guided lung biopsy and US/CT guided pleural drainage experience sufficient for independent practice supporting lung cancer, haematology and rheumatology pathways
• Training and experience in another subspecialty, such as Haem Onc, which would enhance aspects of service delivery across Kings Hospital sites
• Experience of volume analysis for lung nodule work
• Cardiothoracic PET/CT or MRI experience
• Experience of trauma imaging
• Experience of structural cardiac CT

Administration

• Experience in day to day organisation of Radiology services in a busy Teaching Hospital
• Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
• Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

Management and Leadership

• Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi disciplinary teams
• Management course and/or qualification

Audit and Quality Improvement

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
• Must have undertaken and completed audit projects
• Audit Publications

Research and Publications

• Experience of clinical research
• Publication of relevant review articles or case reports
• Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of cardiac or thoracic radiology

Teaching

• Experience of undergraduate and post graduate 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 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.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearper annum excl. London Zone Allowance.