Overview
Job Plan Commitment: 10 PA
We are looking for an Interventional Consultant Radiologist to join the Radiology team at GWH. The posts are full-time, but we would consider part-time applicants.
Department and Facilities
The Radiology department is well-equipped, with two 128-slice Siemens CT scanners, two 1.5T Siemens MRI scanners, digital screening rooms and updated ultrasound machines. There is a recently installed SPECT CT and a new dual-source Cardiac CT scanner. CT and MRI vans/static scanners are available for the Community Diagnostic Centre in West Swindon.
The Breast Centre is the base for the Wiltshire Breast Screening Service for Swindon, North and West Wiltshire. We screen nearly 100,000 ladies over a three-year cycle with two screening vans and a static facility at the Great Western Hospital. The Breast Centre also provides a symptomatic service for Swindon and Wiltshire and has Hologic mammography units with tomosynthesis. A contrast enhanced mammography (CEM) service is being set up. Localisations are usually done with Magseed.
The Radiologists are a collaborative team. There is a private practice which operates as a cooperative.
Responsibilities and duties
* Carry out work that covers all aspects of interventional radiology as appropriate to the specialty.
* Engage in multidisciplinary team (MDT) discussions as a key component of Trust work.
* Develop sub-specialty interests that fit with Directorate needs and the Trust's strategic direction.
* Teaching, examination and accreditation duties, and contribution to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity.
* Support the Lead Clinician in policy and strategy development as a senior member of the Directorate Management Team.
* Contribute to leadership and development of the specialty under direction of the Lead Clinician and Associate Medical Director, aligned with the Trust’s business plans.
* Ensure effective communication and involvement of staff across the Directorate, including support to the General Manager to achieve objectives.
* Work in partnership with colleagues in other Directorates within the Trust.
* Assist in the cost-effective utilisation of resources, including pay and non-pay items such as equipment and drugs, within budgets.
* Work within the Trust’s framework for Clinical Governance and Risk, including development of clinical policies and adherence to standing orders and financial procedures.
Qualifications and requirements
* The post holder is required to hold a CCST or CCT and be trained in all aspects of the specialty.
Education, teaching and professional development
* Responsibilities for teaching, examination and accreditation duties and contribution to medical education activity.
Organisation and surroundings
We are proud to be part of the BSW Hospitals Group – a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. The Group has a combined workforce of over 17,600 colleagues and a budget of 1.6 billion, with a commitment to improving access, experience, outcomes and sustainability.
On-call and working arrangements
On-call system currently provides consultant presence from 8am-8pm Monday to Friday, and 4 hours on Saturday and Sunday. Consultants remain on-call for a further 4 hours on Saturday and Sunday. Outside of these hours, support is provided by an outsourced reporting company. There is also an option for home-working computers to be set up.
Governance and management
All medical staff in each Directorate are managerially accountable through their Lead Clinician to the Associate Medical Director, who has overall responsibility for the services within the Directorate. Consultants are key members of the Directorate team, leading changes to improve patient experience. The post holder will ensure effective communication and involvement of staff across the Directorate, including support to the General Manager to achieve objectives. The role includes work in the setting up of a Community Diagnostic Centre and the West of England Imaging Network, policy development, and strategic direction in line with Trust business plans.
To support the Lead Clinician in policy and strategy development as a senior member of the Directorate Management Team, and to contribute to the leadership and development of the specialty under direction of the Lead Clinician and Associate Medical Director.
Full details of the job description and main responsibilities can be found in the Job Description.
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