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Locum Consultant Radiologist -Interest in Musculo-skeletal Imaging
The closing date is 30 June 2025
This is a substantive post for a general radiologist with a subspecialist interest in Musculoskeletal (MSK) Imaging. The candidate must have extensive experience in MSK imaging and general radiology, a second area of subspecialist interest would be desirable but is not mandatory.
The successful applicant will be joining a highly motivated and enthusiastic team of 11 consultant radiologists. There will be an average of 8 PAs of direct clinical care and 2 PAs are allocated for supporting professional activities over a 4 day working week, with the possibility for additional PA's should the successful applicant wish to work over 5 days. All Consultants have the option of 1 day working from home should they wish.
Main duties of the job
To provide, in conjunction with consultant colleagues, a comprehensive radiology service.
To provide a daily and an advisory out of hours service together with other Consultants in line with an agreed job plan with on call rota and prospective cover
To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with General Practitioners and community services.
To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary working within the radiology department.
To participate in governance process.
To take part in continuing medical education activities
About us
Homerton became one of the first ten NHS foundation trusts in the country in April 2004. This allows the Trust to secure certain freedoms to facilitate innovation in the way services are developed and provided. As well as our Trust Board, we also have a Council of Governors comprised of governors representing the local community.
The trust has a turnover in the region of £294 million and employs over 3000 people. There are approximately 500 beds on the acute site and in addition the trust manages the Mary Seacole Nursing Home in Shoreditch, East London which has 50 beds. In 2018/19, there were over 63,000 admissions and over 263,000 people were seen in outpatient clinics. The emergency department which sees over 325 people a day was one of the first to be rated as outstanding by the quality care commission.
The hospital provides a full range of general acute services for the local population and a range of specialist services for patients from further afield. These include perinatal (level 3 NICU) and fertility services, bariatric and laparoscopic surgery, and stroke and neuro-rehabilitation. There are three day surgery theatres and five main operating theatres for all types of general surgery, trauma and orthopaedics, gynaecology, maxillo-facial, urology, ENT and obstetrics. There is a 10-bedded combined adult intensive care / high dependency unit.
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will be joining a highly motivated and enthusiastic team of 11 consultant radiologists. There will be an average of 8 PAs of direct clinical care and 2 PAs are allocated for supporting professional activities over a 4 day working week, with the possibility for additional PAs should the successful applicant wish to work over 5 days. All Consultants have the option of 1 day working from home should they wish.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
* On GMC's specialist register relevant to the post or a Specialist Registrar who is within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC's specialist register by date of interview
* FRCR (or equivalent)
* Other higher degree or diploma (e.g. MD, PhD) MRCP or equivalent
Relevant experience in speciality/sub speciality
* Extensive experience in Musculoskeletal imaging.
* Participation in Rheumatology/Orthopaedic MDT's
* Fellowship in Musculoskeletal imaging
Clinical skills
* Able to report a range of CT imaging independently.
* Competent at MSK + general ultrasound and plain x-ray reporting.
* Neuro and spine MR reporting experience
* Basic interventional procedures eg US/CT guided drainage
Teaching & training
* Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching
* Experience of educational supervision, teaching skills course/ qualification
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.
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Full-time,Part-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours
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