Overview
This is a post to work as a member of the Breast Imaging Department at The Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust, rated as Outstanding by the CQC. As an integral member of the breast care team, the successful candidate will be involved in the following responsibilities.
Responsibilities
* Delivering screening and symptomatic breast imaging services including:
* Interpretation of screening mammograms
* New patient symptomatic clinics (including clinical and imaging assessment)
* Screening assessment clinics
* Intervention (predominantly image-guided intervention such as ultrasound and stereotactic guided core biopsy)
* Undertaking clinical examinations and formulating diagnostic pathway plans
* Participating in MDT meetings
* Optimising patient management
* Communicating with the multidisciplinary team
* Undertaking audit and service improvement projects
* Collaborating in research
Qualifications
The successful candidate will be a GMC registered doctor and will have completed the RCR/NBIA breast clinician training program with credentialling or demonstrate equivalent post graduate breast imaging qualifications along with relevant breast imaging experience.
About the Trust
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of over 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 7,000 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School. The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation. Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation. It\'s established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.
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