Position Overview
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Consultant Breast Radiologist to join our dynamic and forward-thinking team at Kettering General Hospital. This is an opportunity to take on a key leadership role, providing clinical direction to our dedicated radiography team. The successful candidate will play a vital role in supporting our breast multidisciplinary team, with a strong focus on cross‑sectional imaging and oncology care. You'll be part of a collaborative environment where innovation, patient‑centred care, and professional development are highly valued. The successful applicant will play a key role within a well‑established Breast Multidisciplinary Team, contributing to symptomatic and assessment clinics, cross‑sectional imaging, and oncology case management. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a high‑performing, patient‑focused environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide clinical direction to the radiography team and support the Breast Multidisciplinary Team.
* Contribute to symptomatic and assessment clinics, cross‑sectional imaging, and oncology case management.
* Actively contribute to continuous improvement of the service through participation in Screening Quality Assurance meetings, formal QA reviews, and Programme Management Board discussions focused on service performance and quality outcomes.
* Perform 10G and 7G vacuum‑assisted biopsies, 7G vacuum‑assisted excisions using Bard Enspire and Mammotome systems.
* Conduct weekly wire localisations or Magseed insertions in collaboration with Consultant Radiographers and Advanced Practitioner Radiographers.
* Perform Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography (CESM) and CESM biopsy as part of pre‑operative planning and surveillance pathways.
* Interpret and double‑report approximately 300 Breast MRIs per year.
* Utilise ultrasound suites (GE Logiq scanners) and imaging systems such as Kubtec Mozart 3D specimen imaging and Trueview core system.
* Work within a radiology team that includes acute imaging, cancer imaging and other specialist services, supported by a GE PACS and part of the EMRAD consortium.
Working Environment
Our purpose‑built, integrated Breast Care Unit offers facilities for both screening and symptomatic breast imaging services, serving a population of over 55,000 women. The unit consistently meets and often exceeds NHSBSP key performance indicators, reflecting our commitment to high standards and best practice. The breast surgery service includes four highly skilled Oncoplastic Breast Surgeons delivering seven 2‑week wait symptomatic referral clinics per week, ensuring timely, coordinated, and comprehensive care for our patients.
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds. We welcome applications from members of our black and minority ethnic (BME) communities, especially in relation to senior posts within KGH. Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
Recruitment Process
Applications will be transferred to the TRAC system. Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account. By completing an application you are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data.
Additional Information
Applicants may need to provide a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check, as a requirement of the role, and may be required to pay the cost of obtaining a DBS check (£49.50) with the amount reclaimed from the first salary. From 1st February 2019 all new starters to the Trust are required to join the DBS update service as per Trust DBS Re‑checking Policy which has an annual cost of £16. New employees who do not join the update service will be required to pay £49.50 for a new DBS check in 3 years time. Please note that new starters with KGH are subject to a six month probationary period.
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