Locum Consultant in Paediatric Radiology

Job summary

Applicants are invited for a full-time Locum Consultant Radiologist post based at the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The post includes Programmed Activities in Paediatric and General Radiology.

The successful candidate will join a team of 20 Consultant Radiologists to help deliver Diagnostic Imaging Services to the Trust and local commissioners. The candidates are required to have a subspecialty interest in Paediatric imaging. Additional subspecialty interests in other areas can also be accommodated and it is recommended that interested candidates explore this in person.

Applicants are invited for a full-time Locum Consultant Radiologist post based at the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The post includes Programmed Activities in Paediatric and General Radiology.

The successful candidate will join a team of 20 Consultant Radiologists to help deliver Diagnostic Imaging Services to the Trust and local commissioners. The candidates are required to have a subspecialty interest in Paediatric imaging. Additional subspecialty interests in other areas can also be accommodated and it is recommended that interested candidates explore this in person.

Please note: The job description is currently being updated. The updated version will be available shortly.

Main duties of the job

o Fully participate in the provision of paediatric imagingo Maintenance of high quality patient centred careo Shared responsibility for the day to day management of the service and participation in strategic planningo Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary serviceo Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activityo Active participation in continuing medical education

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Job responsibilities

In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.

Person specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
• Hold a current licence to practice from the GMC
• MBBS or equivalent
• College Fellowship (FRCR) or qualification of an equivalent level
• Postgraduate academic degree

Desirable

• College Fellowship

Previous Experience

Essential

• Broad range of experience in General Radiology in particular: oExperience of Paediatric imaging including Body, Neonatal cranial and Paediatric Head and Neck Ultrasound, Paediatric MRI, Fluoroscopy, Plain film reporting, NAI Imaging. MRI/ CT/US (general). oFully competent in General Radiology to partake in the on-call rota.
• Ability to offer and be accountable for, full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
• Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty

Desirable

• Interest and Experience in another subspeciality.
• Previous Consultant level experience in NHS

Skills

Essential

• Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
• Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation