Job summary
Breast Consultant in Radiology
Division: Diagnostics & Clinical Support Services
Care Group: Unplanned & Integrated Care
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum/pro rata
We are recruiting for a UK based Breast Consultant in Radiology (with one to two years UK breast experience) who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited for Consultant Breast Radiologist posts. The appointees will be required to contribute to the general workload of the department. The posts are whole time 10 PA and the appointees will be expected to participate in the general radiology on‑call rota, following the 3‑month probation period and internal assessment. After 9pm on weekdays and after 5pm on weekends, the on‑call is outsourced to an external agency. Family‑friendly and part‑time working can be considered.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
The NHS are striving towards "we work flexibly" as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
All of our substantive & fixed‑term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on‑site nursery and a cycle‑to‑work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under‑represented groups to support the Trust’s commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply with the Trusts and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Boards policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Medway Imaging Department is well equipped with 2 × CT Toshiba machines (1 × 64 slice & 1 × 126 slice), 2 MRI machines (1 × GE 3T HDXT & 1 × 1.5 T Siemens Magnetom Aera), an ultrasound suite consisting of 5 Toshiba ultrasound systems, 3 fluoroscopy suites, and 2 interventional suites. The successful candidate would join a progressive department led by young and dynamic consultant colleagues.
Applicants must hold a radiology degree (ideally FRCR or equivalent) with broad training in radiology.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Full GMC Registration with license to practice
* GMC Specialist registration or within 6 months CCT
Experience
Essential
* Experience in breast radiology.
* One or two years experience in breast screening service in the UK (essential)
Skills
Essential
* Full‑time breast radiologist, with an interest in breast radiology both screening and symptomatic and be able to demonstrate ability in cross‑sectional breast imaging including CT and MRI as well as extended ultrasound techniques.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current skilled‑worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled‑worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found at Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Medway Maritime Hospital
Windmill Road
Gillingham
ME7 5NY
United Kingdom
Employers website
https://www.medway.nhs.uk/
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