Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a candidate interested in a locum consultant radiologist post (12 month fixed term) to join our team at Barking Havering, and Redbridge University Hospital Trust.
We are looking for an enthusiastic consultant to join our well established, dedicated and supportive radiology team to serve a population of 750,000.
The post will cover general radiology andUrology and Gynaecology imaging.
The post holder will be primarily located at Queen’s/ King George Hospital, Romford, but may require working at Barking CDC at Barking and St. George’s CDC at Hornchurch.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is expected to:
§share an office space, secretarial support with another colleague with access to a PACS reporting station.
§report MRI prostate, MRI pelvis for women’s imaging and perform ultrasound renal and pelvis including transvaginal approach.
§report cross-sectional images for general radiology performed on the MRI and CT scanners at the CDC centres, King George’s and Queen’s Hospital.
§report cross-sectional images for general radiology performed on the MRI and CT scanners at the CDC centres, King George’s and Queen’s Hospital.
§contribute to the general duty roster and hot reporting sessions.
§contribute to the specialist MDTs with other colleagues in rotation.
§participate regularly in the mandatory department meetings.
§share an on-call commitment equally with the general radiology consultants.
§have, a PC and in addition a reporting workstation for remote access to images for on-call purposes.
Working for our organisation
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better. We were the most improved Trust in England for A&E performance in 2023/24; we’re no longer in special measures; and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal. Our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and that our patients are happy with.
Many of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and the majority are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. More than 400 of them are on apprenticeship programmes and we’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We operate from two main sites - King George Hospital (KGH) in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two of the busiest emergency departments in London – more than 300,000 people visited our A&Es in 2023.
Patients across north east London are benefitting from two new state of the art theatres at KGH and our Community Diagnostic Centres at Barking Community Hospital and St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub will significantly increase the number of scans that can be carried out.
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record next year. This will mean the records of any patient visiting one of the seven hospitals run by BHRUT and Barts Health will be accessible to the clinical teams. It’ll make things easier for staff and will be better for patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Role Requirements
We are seeking a dedicated and skilled radiologist with a subspecialty interest in Urology and Gynaecology to join our dynamic team.
The successful candidate is expected to report a range of general cross-sectional imaging and will play a key role in the imaging and reporting of MRI prostate scans using the Likert scoring system, ensuring high-quality and standardized assessment for patients undergoing prostate cancer evaluation. Proficiency in MRI gynaecology imaging, including the assessment of pelvic malignancies, endometriosis, and fibroids, is essential. It is desirable that the candidate has experience in performing transvaginal/ transanal ultrasound. We have a dedicated interventional radiology team to which provides urology and gynaecological interventions.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a supportive and innovative environment, contributing to the advancement of imaging services in Urology and Gynaecology.
The successful candidate will be expected to attend and contribute to weekly Urology and Gynaecology MDT meetings, ensuring collaborative decision-making and optimal patient care. There are weekly urology and gynaecology MDTs. This position will be part of a 1:4 MDT rota, ensuring an equitable distribution of workload while maintaining high service standards. Applicants should have prior experience in urological and gynaecological imaging, possess strong interpretative and reporting skills, and demonstrate a commitment to continuous professional development.
There is on-call service for general radiology and is consultant led, and the on-call consultant is expected to report urgent AE and in patient CT scans from 17:00 to 20:00 and 8:00 to 9:00 on weekdays and 8:00 to 18:00 on weekends.
Person specification
Shortlisting Criteria
Essential criteria
1. Fellowship in body/ abdominal imaging or equivalent relevant experience in urology and gynaecology imaging.
2. Fellowship Royal College of Radiologists
3. Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)/ CCT date is within six months of interview OR Holder of specialist registration via CESR/ portfolio pathway route
Desirable criteria
4. MRCP/MRCS
5. Logbook
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.