Consultant Radiologist with interest in Breast Imaging
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
In conjunction with colleagues, to provide a service in all facets of breast imaging. The appointed candidate will be expected to supervise junior trainees in Radiology and provide supervision and advice to radiographers and other colleagues as appropriate. The candidate will follow a mutually agreed job plan made of 10 PAs with up to a maximum of 2 PAs for professional development (to be negotiated according to training and service requirements of the department) which will include teaching, audit and research activities, personal CPD other relevant activities.
Main duties of the job
* The appointed candidates will have programmed sessions of supervised learning in Radiology mainly cross-sectional work in body imaging with special emphasis in Breast Radiology. He/she will have access to learning tools that the Trust provides to all employees. The appointed candidate will attend appropriate clinico-radiology and multi-disciplinary team meetings and be supported in obtaining any specialist reporting skills that they may wish to acquire and which will complement the delivery of imaging services of the department.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for full details about this post. Please ensure you are compliant with the requirements of the job before applying.
Person specification
Experience
* Experience with breast imaging
* 2+ years experience in breast imaging
Experience
* Experience with breast biopsies
* 2 years experience with interventional breast procedures
The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond".
To support these visions, we are actively looking at new models of care which:
* Better protect elective / planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a 'hot and cold' arrangement
* Consider optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation, and
* Seeks to reduce unwarranted variance, level up / standardise care through a 'Networked service solution' approach across the four sites
Against this context, although this post is hosted by The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.
Flexible Working - As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant’s qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants’ qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Dr Shahad Yahya Job title Clinical Director and Consultant Radiologist Email address shahadyahya@nhs.net Telephone number 01902 307999 Additional information
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