Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PA's per week inclusive of on-call (Part time hours & home or remote working considered))
- Job ref
- 362-A-23-6173188
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stepping Hill Hospital
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £93,666 - £126,281 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 24/06/2024
Employer heading
Consultant MSK and Urology Radiologist
Consultant
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
Opportunity to join the Radiology Consultant team to add to the MSK and Urology specialties to enable additional interventional provision. Including Ultrasound and fluoroscopic guided MSK injections and Urological investigations.
The appointee should possess the FRCR or its equivalent, and have spent at least 5 years in accredited training in Radiology, and will be on the Specialist Register of the GMC or eligible for inclusion within six months of the date of interview.
The post is offered on whole time or a part-time basis. Candidates who for personal reasons can only work part-time will be considered.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will share an office and secretarial support will be provided. Currently all Consultants use the digital dictation reporting facility on the PACs workstations. Home work solutions will be available and flexible working arrangements are also considered when job planning.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Trust has a positive attitude towards and encourages participation of its consultants in continuing professional development, to which the Trust provides time and funding. The appointee is expected to participate in CPD and fulfil College requirements.
Teaching
The hospital undertakes clinical teaching of medical undergraduates from Manchester and students may visit the Trust / Department on an ad hoc basis. This has helped to establish and maintain close links with the Medical School.
The successful candidate will be expected to offer teaching to junior doctors, medical students and other health professionals within the Trust.
The Integrated Education Centre has greatly enhanced the postgraduate education facilities. Many lunch time meetings are held at present, in which the appointee would be expected to take a full and active part.
Quality and Audit
There is an active audit department in the Trust with quarterly intradepartmental meetings. The appointee is expected to contribute to these activities.
Research
The successful candidate ideally should have an interest in research and be prepared to play a role in developing and contributing to R & D initiatives within the Department. For major projects it would be of benefit to seek funds from outside sources and it should be noted that a Research and Development fund exists within the Trust and that a Research and Development Co-ordinator and Committee, chaired by a Consultant Epidemiologist, exists to help those with a research interest
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful, this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary. In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- FRCR or equivalent
- Full registration with the GMC
Desirable criteria
- Additional postgraduate qualification (MRCP or FRCS)
Skills - Communication
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervision of junior medical staff
Experience
Essential criteria
- Wide experience of plain film reporting, general Ultrasound, CT and MRI
- portfolio evidenced training in MSK / Urology subspecialty
- Ability to supervise Specialist Registrars, non-medical staff and skill mix radiographers
Desirable criteria
- MSK / Urology interventional Experience
Skills - other
Essential criteria
- Ability to form good professional relationships
- Ability to lead where appropriate
- Ability to work as a team
- Awareness of managerial role of a Consultant in the NHS
Desirable criteria
- Car owner with full driving allowance
- Audit experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stuart Cooper
- Job title
- Radiology Directorate Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Dr Counsell
Consultant Radiologist
Tel: via secretaries on 0161 419 4229/30
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