Job overview

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust wishes to invite applications for the post of a Locum Consultant Radiologist with a Specialist Interest in Breast Imaging.

The Parapet Unit is a dedicated stand-alone Breast Surgical Outpatient and Imaging facility located in the historic town of Windsor with easy access to London and Heathrow. 

The Parapet Breast Unit provides Breast Screening and Symptomatic services to the local population and is acknowledged as a flagship service for the Trust with an outstanding local reputation for providing a high quality and comprehensive service.

The Service consistently meets the National Screening Targets, 2WW referrals, 31 and 62 day targets and was highly commended at the last Breast Screening QA visit for many areas of good practice..

The successful candidate would be joining a cohesive and motivated team of Consultant Breast Radiologists,  Advanced Radiographic Practitioners, Oncoplastic Breast Surgeons and  Oncologists.

The General Radiology and on call service is based at Wexham Park Hospital in Slough and Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot.

Candidates wishing to apply must be registered with the General Medical Council with a license to practise and be on the Specialist Register or be eligible to be on the Specialist Register within 6 months of the date of the Advisory Appointments Committee.

Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Main duties of the job

JOB SUMMARY:

This job is for a locum Consultant Radiologist with a Specialist Interest in Breast Imaging. The job is a full time post comprising of 9 Programmed Activities (PAs), inclusive of on call commitment.

PURPOSE OF JOB:
To provide a full General Radiology service for the Trust with a special interest in Breast Screening and Symptomatic imaging.

Audit & Clinical Governance

A half day per month is dedicated to audit and teaching. All elective work is cancelled for this session and staff are expected to attend and participate as part of clinical governance and audit arrangements. There is also a learning and discrepancy meeting. All CPD requirements must be met.

Directorate Consultant meetings are held monthly and are chaired by the Clinical Lead.

On Call
The post requires participation in the on call rota.

Teaching

The general radiology department are currently hosting radiology trainees from the Kent, Surrey and Surrey Deanery.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health is a leading innovative NHS foundation Trust which came into being on October 1^st, 2014. It provides hospital services for 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire. Services are delivered from three main hospital sites including Frimley Park near Camberley, Heatherwood at Ascot, and Wexham Park at Slough. Diagnostic and outpatient services are also run from Aldershot, Farnham, Fleet, Bracknell, Gerrards Cross, Maidenhead and Windsor. This post will be based at the Parapet King Edward V11th Windsor.