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Job summary

Main area
Radiology
Grade
Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time
Job ref
289-CSD-CON-0317
Employer
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
West Middlesex University Hospital
Town
Twickenham Rd, Isleworth
Salary
£99,532 - £131,964 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/07/2024 23:59

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Consultant Radiologist

Consultant

About our Trust

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England. We have two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.

Our nearly 7,000 members of staff are proud to care for a diverse population of 1.5 million from the beginning to the end of life. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, including our award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We’re one of the safest and best performing Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for—our staff say they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in the domains of safe, effective, caring and responsive, and 'Outstanding' in the domains of well-led and use of resources.

Our facilities are among the best in the country. We invest around £10m a year in our estate and have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster.  Works commence in spring 2024 on an ambitious £80m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at our West Middlesex site.

Applications are welcomed from applicants who wish to apply for the position on the basis of a smarter or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, such requests will be taken under consideration and accommodated where the needs of the service allow. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.

Job overview

This is a full time substantive consultant appointment for a general radiologist, all subspecialty interests are welcome in particularly musculoskeletal, GU, gynae, cardiothoracic and breast.

The post will be based at the West Middlesex site.

The 10 PA contract comprises 8 DCC sessions and up to 2 SPA sessions. There is also opportunity to take on further tariffed SPA roles within the department.

The successful candidate will have access to secretarial/administrator support from the Imaging department administrative/PA team. They will also have access to dedicated working office space within the radiology department where they will be able to base themselves and be part of the wider radiology team.

AAC assessment: 22nd August 2024

 

Main duties of the job

The job plan will be based on a 4 day week, includes sessions dedicated to general cross sectional reporting so it would be essential for the prospective candidate to be able to report body CT and MRI. It would be desirable if the candidate can perform MSK ultrasound, US-guided injections, FNA, and core biopsies. The successful candidate will also be expected to partake in local MDT’s.

The new appointee will participate in the diagnostic on call rota covering the West Middlesex Hospital site. On call frequency will be approximately 1:14 . The on call hours are 5- 9 pm on weekdays and 11am-5pm on weekends and bank holidays.

The proposed job plan will be subject to change to allow for any future extended 7-day service requirement and provision of services across the entire Trust.

The applicant should be on the Specialist register of the GMC, within 6 months of CCT, and be a Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists or equivalent.

Radiation Protection is a paramount responsibility. It will be a requirement to ensure patient, staff and public safety by compliance with local policies and with appropriate legislation and professional standards

Working for our organisation

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England.

We have two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.

·      We employ over 7,000 staff and 500 volunteers

·      We treat someone in A&E every 90 seconds

·      We deliver a baby every 50 minutes

·      We operate on a patient every 16 minutes

·      We do 50 imaging procedures each hour

·      We serve a diverse population of 1.5 million from the beginning to the end of life

Our values

Our PROUD values demonstrate to staff, patients and the public the standards of care and experience they should expect from our services:

·      Putting patients first

·      Responsive to patients and staff

·      Open and honest

·      Unfailingly kind

·      Determined to develop

Trust Values

The Trust has launched its values to patients and members of the public to demonstrate the standard of care and experience they should expect from any of our services.

These values form the mnemonic PROUD:

Putting patients first

Responsive to, and supportive of, patients and staff

Open, welcoming and honest

Unfailingly kind, treating everyone with respect, compassion and dignity

Determined to develop our skills and continuously improve the quality of care

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide High Quality Care to Patients 

 

·         The post holder must adhere to the standards outlined by the GMC for Good Medical Practice.

·         Develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.

·         Ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.

·         Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.

·         Demonstrate, model and encourage Trust Values at all times to all patients and staff.

 

Research, Teaching and Training

    • Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as agreed with the Service Lead. To contribute to training and teaching of medical trainees, medical students, other doctors in training and other staff groups.
    • Act as a clinical supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Director/Service Lead to ensure external accreditation of training post.
    • Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trust’s translational research/audit portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance. 
    • Ensure that your mandatory training is up to date as per Trust policy. 
    • The Trust expects all consultants to participate fully in continuing professional development to ensure that skills and knowledge are updated in line with relevant medical developments. Consultants may apply to the study leave budget for help with associated expenses in line with the terms and conditions of their contract. In addition consultants will be expected to undertake some non-clinical training and development at the discretion of the trust management, for example, Leadership Training.

 

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC Registration
  • Relevant CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by PMET/GMC by date if Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC))
  • Entry on GMC Specialist Register OR eligible within 6 months of the date of the Advisory Appointments Committee
  • Good understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council.
  • Achieved Fellowship of Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR)
  • Experience in teaching medical trainees and other NHS professionals
Desirable criteria
  • Higher Degree
  • Additional related qualifications e.g. BSc, BA
  • Teaching/ education qualification
  • Level 3 Safeguarding Children as per intercollegiate document.
  • Management Training
  • Understanding of business planning and hospital contracting

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Experience

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of Clinical Governance and Audit
  • Under and post graduate teaching experience
  • Wide training in general, cross-sectional radiology and ultrasound
  • Relevant Sub-specialty training
  • Experience in general ultrasound
  • Experience in general CT reporting
  • Experience in MRI reporting
  • Understanding of audit and Clinical Governance and quality control in Radiology
  • Experience of Radiology service delivery within a National Health Service department
  • Participation in a system of annual appraisal
  • Participation in a recognised continuing medical education scheme
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in the interpretation of thoracic imaging
  • Experience in soft tissue biopsies and other interventional procedures.
  • Experience in interpretation of paediatric imaging

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDWe are a Living Wage EmployerCapital Nurse, LondonHealthy Workplace - Commitment 2018Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoTimewise helps businesses to attract and develop the best talent through flexible working.No smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthArmed Forces Covenant Bronze AwardArmed Forces Covenant

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Nada Nakhla
Job title
Consultant Radiologist & Service Director
Email address
[email protected]
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