Specialty Doctor in Radiology

Job summary

Specialty Doctor in Radiology

LNWUH NHS Trust is looking for dynamic and motivated radiologists to join a team of 59 consultants, two staff grade doctors and 23 registrars working collaboratively across the three sites to provide high quality imaging service.

The successful candidates will contribute to the broad spectrum of work undertaken by our team with a focus on subspeciality work as detailed in the job descriptions.

The posts have been made available due to the newly developed Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC). The CDC is based at Ealing Hospital and aims to provide a wide range of imaging facilities with brand new state of the art equipment, serving patients from the London North West Sector.

Post-holders will be expected to cover activities on other sites as required. Commitments will include relevant MDTs, imaging-guided procedures, plain radiograph, CT and MRI reporting.

Main duties of the job

General responsibilities will include acute, elective and on call work. Teaching and training are actively encouraged. There will be an on-call commitment which will include weekend working.

Opportunities for teaching and management are ample.

The department is highly regarded across London, having developed innovative and integrated solutions in response to the changing needs of patients and clinical teams.

The service has expanded to meet rising clinical demand and provides a wide range of diagnostic services using state of the art equipment, much of which has been and will continue to be replaced and upgraded.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at :

• Northwick Park Hospital : home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital : an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital : a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24 / 7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital : our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification for full details of main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised medical degree
• FRCR or overseas equivalent

Desirable

MRCP, MRCS or other similar diploma.

Registration

Essential

Full GMC registration with licence to practice

Desirable

NHS experience within the last 3 years

Knowledge and Expertise

Essential

• Broad based general professional training in general medicine
• Broad based training in all modalities of Clinical Radiology

Desirable

Fellowship or advanced training / accreditation in a subspecialist area of imaging

Teaching

Essential

Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff

Desirable

• MD or PhD
• Evidence of ongoing interest and achievement in research

Management and Audit

Essential

• Understanding the principles of clinical governance and its implications
• Understanding and experience of audit

Desirable

Evidence of clinical and quality improvement

Research / publications

Essential

• Presentations and National meetings
• Proven ability to carry out and present research projects.

Desirable

• Publications in peer review journals
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