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Job summary

Main area
Radiology
Grade
Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
262-A-24-6862972
Employer
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
CIC/WCH
Town
Carlisle
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/01/2025 23:59

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Consultant Radiologist (Interventional)

Consultant

Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic and forward-thinking Consultant Interventional Radiologist to work within the Directorate of Radiology covering North Cumbria, based at either the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle or West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven. The Directorate would equally welcome applications from existing and newly trained Consultants. Applications who do not have CCT, but are working towards CESR are welcomed to apply and will be offered a Locum Consultant Radiologist post if successful.

This post has arisen through an investment in the Radiology department to meet the ever growing demand for diagnostic imaging. Successful applicants will complement a team of existing interventional and diagnostic Consultant Radiologists. This is an opportunity to join an organisation in which clinicians are at the forefront of clinical leadership and management. Consultant Radiologists will be required to work across site on a rotational basis at West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven (WCH), this is currently 1:7 weekdays. On-Call workload is managed at Cumberland Infirmary site, reporting for both Cumberland Infirmary and West Cumberland Hospital sites.

There is provision for remote access to Trust IT systems and working from home may be possible with agreement from the Clinical Director. It is expected that the appointee will contribute equally to the out-of-hours-work and on-call rota, currently 1:15 (proposed to reduce further with successful recruitment).

 

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

The appointee will, together with the existing consultant colleagues be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive, efficient, and cost-effective clinical radiology service to the Trust and other users of the service.

Working for your organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We’re responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’.

  • Being a clinically led organisation
  • Quality and safety at the heart
  • A positive patient experience every time
  • A great place to work
  • Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria.  The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time':

  • Being a clinically led organisation
  • Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
  • A positive patient experience every time
  • A great place to work
  • Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts.  Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies?

  • Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
  • If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Important Information

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

  • Junk Mail is checked regularly

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • FRCR or equivalent
  • Subspecialty interventional radiology training
  • Full GMC registration
  • Inclusion on the Specialist Registrar in Radiology (or within six months of inclusion on GMC specialist register)
  • Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or within six months of award of CCT or equivalent by interview.
Desirable criteria
  • • Higher Degree.
  • • Sub-specialist training / fellowship.
  • • Leadership and training experience

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • High standard of clinical skill and expertise in clinical Radiology.
  • Clinical Governance and Risk.
  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of radiological problems both emergency, inpatient and elective.
  • Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff. Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
Desirable criteria
  • ATLS

Management & Administrative

Essential criteria
  • Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of Radiology service.
  • Ability to cover on call.
  • Ability to organise and manage own workload efficiently.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of audit management

Teaching

Essential criteria
  • Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff.
  • Ability to teach clinical and personal skills required for undergraduate and foundation trainees.
Desirable criteria
  • • Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
  • • Teaching of non-medical health professionals. • Educational Qualification

Research, Audit and Clinical Governance

Essential criteria
  • Experience of, and commitment to, medical audit.
Desirable criteria
  • • Ability to supervise postgraduate research
  • • Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Communication skills and abilities

Essential criteria
  • Demonstration of Trust values – kindness, compassion, ambition and respect
  • Empathetic and sensitive approach to patient needs
  • Approachable and effective multi-disciplinary team member with excellent interpersonal skills
  • Team loyalty
  • Team loyalty
  • Confident approach
Desirable criteria
  • • IT Skills
  • • Presentation skills

Continued Professional / Personal Development

Essential criteria
  • Continued Professional / Personal Development
  • Reflective approach to personal development with an ability to acknowledge and effectively manage poor performance.
  • Participation in appropriate peer review processes.

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • See Consultant Competency Framework (Appendix 3).
  • Participation in on call and emergency cover.
  • Ability to travel to fulfil the requirements of the post
  • Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Louise Dodgeon
Job title
Clinical Director Radiology
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01228 523444
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