Consultant Radiologist with Subspecialist Interest
British Medical Journal
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Work with a team of 20 Consultant Radiologists
- Participate in the supervision and education of radiology registrars, specialty doctors and radiographers
- Teaching of junior doctors and medical students encouraged
- Participation in audit and QSI accreditation and departmental projects
- Participate in general reporting of XR, CT, US, MRI and also subspecialty reporting
- Subspecialist interest to compliment the department.
- Running MDT meetings independently in relevant subspecialty
- Participate in the day-to-day radiology service provision - CT/MR inpatient reporting, support of radiographers and trainees, duty radiologist vetting and advice service and be able to perform general US.
- Participate on the on call rota (approx 1 in 18)
Job responsibilitiesPlease see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for full details of the post.THE RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENTMain X-RAYThe main x-ray department is located in the centre of the ground floor of the hospital and is ideally placed to offer a diagnostic imaging service.The main department comprises six x-ray rooms there are two fluoroscopy rooms (Philips Xper Alluraand Siemens Axiom Sireskop. The Allura was commissioned in February 2011)and general rooms. A purpose built x-ray room opened in April 2005 in the A& E Department.The main departments PACS system is an Agfa Impax network. This was upgraded to the latest AGFA system with the AGFA Enterprise Imaging System which has been in place since January 2019. Soft copy reporting is provided for all plain film examinations. All the images are now available via the hospital intranet in all clinical areas. Images from CT, MRI, ultrasound, and fluoroscopy are available on the PACS system. This is integrated with a voice recognition system and nearly all reporting is now undertaken with voice recognition.There are four satellite x-ray departments, one at Newmarket, one at Thetford, one at Sudbury and one, managed by the practice, at Botesdale. Plain radiographic images from these hospitals are reported at the West Suffolk Hospital.UltrasoundWithin the main x-ray department are two ultrasound rooms, both equipped with Canon i700 units purchased in 2020, together with a new Canon Xario 200Gto assist with interventional procedures. There are plans for a third room to address rising demand. A Canon i700 also provides DVT ultrasound and a Toshiba APLIO_500 has been provided for ultrasound in Outpatients. Sonographers also undertake DVT scanning and some inpatient work as well as obstetrics and gynaecology scanning and vascular work. Ultrasound is also undertaken at Newmarket Community Hospital which is shared by Radiologists and Sonographers performing OP and GP work.CTThere are three GE 64-slice CT scanners. There are teleradiology links to the consultants homes for viewing all imaging modalities when on-call. Home reporting is actively encouraged. Overnight CTs are reported by an offsite reporting company from 8pm (4Ways).MRIThis department, near the rear entrance, is fitted with 2 Siemens 1.5T Magnets Wide Bore Siemens Aera and a Symphony TIM magnet. These two machines were installed in 2014, one new and one upgraded. There are plans for a third scanner to accommodate increasing demand.Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on the GMC specialist register in Clinical Radiology or be eligible for entry (within six months of attaining Certificate of Completion of Training) at the time of interview and hold a licence to practice.
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practise.
- MBBS or equivalent
- Any other relevant qualifications.
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following: - -PLAB 1 -PLAB 2 If applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills, but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence.
- Demonstrates breadth of experience and awareness in and outside speciality/medicine.
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in Clinical Radiology.
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
- Experience in running MDTs.
- Experience of implementing IRMER Regulations.
- Interests to compliment the department.
Essential
- Experience of Radiology Governance meetings and Learning meetings (REALM) were discussions around errors in Radiology are performed in a culture 'of no-blame' and learning from errors.
Essential
- Ability to manage and lead staff.
- Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets.
- Experience and competent with IT.
- Experience of efficient, effective, and smooth running of a Radiology department.
- Knowledge and experience of QSI accreditation programmes.
Essential
- Experience of teaching radiology to non-radiologists and/or trainees.
- Attendance at a teaching skills course.