The post is designed to share the responsibility for the provision of comprehensive breast and general radiology services.
The post holder:
* is expected to share an office with another colleague with access to a PACS reporting station.
* is expected to provide Breast and general Radiology service across trust sites.
* is expected participate in symptomatic One Stop Breast clinics, pre-operative wire localisations and Breast biopsy clinics (both US guided, and mammography/ Stereo guided).
* is expected report breast MRI, cross-sectional images performed on the MRI and CT scanners at the CDC and at King George's and Queen's Hospital
* is expected to report cross-sectional images performed on the MRI and CT scanners at the CDC centres, King George's and Queen's Hospital.
* is expected to contribute to the general duty roster and hot reporting sessions.
* is expected to contribute to the specialist Breast and general MDTs with other colleagues in rotation.
* is expected to share an on-call commitment equally with existing general radiology consultants.
Main duties of the job
King George Hospital is primary site for Breast Radiology in 'Elm Breast Unit' and provides following services:
Symptomatic One Stop clinics for 14-day Target referrals.
Symptomatic radiology service.
Breast Surgery including reconstructive surgery for symptomatic & screening patients
Oncology service - Oncology Clinics and Chemotherapy service Symptomatic radiology service
MDT meeting
Queen's Hospital -Main services provided are:
Oncology service - Oncology Clinics and Chemotherapy & Radiotherapy service
Pathology services.
In addition, the trust has arrangements with Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford to provide reconstructive surgery (including micro vascular procedures) for breast cancer patients. Breast surgeons from BHRUHT operate in conjunction with plastic surgeons at Broomfield Hospital during the Hospital to provide this service.
Further plans:
The Breast service is keen on adoption of new technologies and remaining at the forefront of innovation and quality. The services is fully digital and is supported by the newly updated trust wide SECTRA PACS. The team remains optimistic and enthusiastic despite the current economic climate.
Some of the plans among others are:
Intra operative assessment of sentinel node status using RT-PCR technique.
Tomosyntheses
Pre-operative Localisation of breast lesions with Radio Frequency Tag Insertion
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH) and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal in 2024.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A& E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hubin Ilford an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hubin Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprentice programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients
Job description
Job responsibilities
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Azeez, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4440.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
* Fellowship Royal College of Radiologists
* 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
* Subspecialty fellowship in Breast radiology or relevant experience for 2 years
Desirable
* MRCP/MRCS
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