ConsultantRadiology

Locum Consultant in Symptomatic Breast Radiology

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

Sutton Coldfield

Salary

£109,725 – £145,478

Posted

2 weeks ago

About the role

Full time Locum Consultant Breast Radiologist to participate in symptomatic breast radiology on any Hospital sites within UHB. The base sites will be at the Goodhope and Solihull hospital site. The successful applicant will be expected to join our team of enthusiastic consultants to contribute to the increasing workload of the department which has been driven upwards by a combination of service expansion, cancer pathway driven targets and multidisciplinary meeting attendance. The post holder is expected to support the training of SpRs and fellows. The successful applicant will be expected to have completed specialist training in Clinical Radiology by the time of taking up the post. The Successful candidate should have experience in running a Fast track breast clinic independently and performing various Tomo and ultrasound guided procedures. The applicant will also participate in the breast MDT.

All aspects of Breast Imaging are undertaken by Breast Radiologists and Consultant Radiographers including: *Mammography including Tomosynthesis Reporting *Ultrasound *Image-guided biopsies *MRI reporting *Staging CT scans reporting *Vacuum Assisted Biopsies *2nd line Vacuum Assisted Excisions *Stereotactic and US guided wire localisations *Breast MDM presentations

Locum Consultant in Symptomatic Breast Radiology

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Person specification

Essential

*GMC Registration
*Evidence of Continuing Professional Development including CME
Clinical
*Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required to gain UK CCT in Clinical radiology
*A clear and demonstrable commitment to Breast Imaging.
*Evidence of subspecialty training in Breast Imaging.
*Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
*An understanding of the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit.
*Knowledge & understanding of role of ethical committee
*Ability to develop clinical specialities
Management & Decision Making
*Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with other clinical specialties involved with imaging.
*Ability to organise and manage outpatient/inpatient priorities in accordance with Trust requirements
*Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance framework and targets
*Experience of audit management
*Knowledge of Complaints; ethical issues and Clinical Governance
*Prompt & timely responsiveness to Management agenda
*Ability to synthesise and prioritise complex and conflicting information
Teaching and Research
*Understanding of Training system and active participation in training structures/trainee supervision
*Experience of teaching medical students
*Ability to teach clinical skills

Desirable

*Inclusion on Specialist Register for Radiology
*Breast Screening Accreditation
*Expertise in a specific area of Breast Imaging
*Experience of Ethical Committee approval of specific area of development/ research
*Experience of clinical project management
*To demonstrate specific personal actions to meet Employer and Government Targets
*Formal audit publication
*Evaluation of costs & benefits of clinical programmes/health improvements

*Evidence of innovation in the workplace

*Time Management Skills

*Ability to supervise postgraduate students/ research

*Research Proposal Experience

*Research Grant success

*Publications in peer-reviewed journals Publications in peer-reviewed journals

*Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems