Consultant Radiologist

Blue Eye Designs; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A trusted healthcare organization in Sunderland is seeking skilled Consultant Radiologists to join their Radiology Department. The role requires providing continuous patient care and collaborating within multidisciplinary teams to meet clinical standards. Ideal candidates will have a primary medical qualification and full GMC registration. This position offers opportunities to develop specialist interests while ensuring high quality patient experiences. Flexibility in work, including participation in audits and teaching, is expected.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration is mandatory.
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility within six months.
• Experience of working in a dynamic radiology department.

Responsibilities

• Provide continuous responsibility for all patients under care.
• Work within multidisciplinary teams to comply with imaging standards.
• Attend and contribute to clinical governance meetings.

Skills

Experience of supervising junior medical staff

Ability to communicate effectively

Experience in clinical audit

Education

Primary medical qualification

Post‑graduate qualification (e.g., MRCP, FRCPath)

Job description

Job Summary

South Tyneside and Sunderland Foundation NHS Trust are looking for skilled and motivated Consultant Radiologists to join the Radiology Department.

The Department of Radiology at South Tyneside and Sunderland is a large busy department hosted across 2 main acute sites with services at multiple peripheral sites in the community. There is a full range of modern, recently acquired, imaging equipment across both acute sites with 5 static CT scanners and 3 static MRI scanners. This is supplemented by a new large purpose-built Diagnostic Imaging Centre at South Tyneside, with 2 CT scanners, 2 MRI scanners and a PET CT scanner to be installed. As well as diagnostic work the department has an IR suite based at Sunderland Royal Hospital with further interventional rooms at South Tyneside.

Applications are encouraged and welcomed from doctors who have, or are expected to receive, a CCST in Radiology. We welcome applications from General Radiologists and those with specialist interests. The department will seek to ensure that the post-holder is able to develop and consolidate any areas of particular interest.

The Trust offers a wide range of clinical services requiring general and specialist Radiology input including intensive care, ophthalmology, head and neck surgery, paediatrics and neonatology, renal medicine, clinical haematology, vascular surgery and genito‑urinary medicine.

About the Department

The post holder will hold continuous responsibility for any patient under their care, ensuring high quality, safe patient care and experience. They will work within multidisciplinary teams to ensure compliance with national imaging and reporting quality and performance metrics, and will develop and consolidate areas of particular interest under agreement with the Clinical Director.

Responsibilities

• Provide continuous responsibility for all patients under your care.
• Work within multidisciplinary teams to comply with national imaging and reporting standards and performance metrics.
• Develop and consolidate any areas of particular interest under agreement with the Clinical Director.
• Attend and contribute to monthly Directorate/Clinical Governance meetings and monthly REALM meetings.
• Participate in high‑quality clinical audit and support the clinical team in local, regional and national audit activities.
• Co‑ordinate and supervise the provision of a high‑quality service with the Clinical Director, Directorate Manager and other consultants.
• Work at weekends and bank holidays pro‑rata as part of the on‑call rota.
• Attend audit and teaching sessions flexibly and revise the fixed procedural timetable to accommodate other commitments.

Qualifications

Essential

• Primary medical qualification.
• Full GMC registration.
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within six months of the date of the AAC.

Desirable

• Post‑graduate qualification such as MRCP, FRCPath or MD.

Person Specification

Teaching and Education – Essential

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
• Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Ability to teach clinical, technical and practical skills.

Teaching and Education – Desirable

• Qualification in medical education.

Clinical Experience – Essential

• Experience of working within a dynamic radiology department.

Clinical Experience – Desirable

• Experience of practising in the speciality in the NHS.

Personal Attributes – Essential

• Alignment with the Trust core values and behaviours.
• Flexible approach to service delivery and a committed approach to development.
• Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate, the Trust and its workforce.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives and healthcare workers and other agencies.
• Evidence of understanding of and adherence to principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the GMC.

Management and Administrative Experience – Essential

• Understanding of the NHS, Clinical Governance processes and effective utilisation of resources.
• Evidence of organisational, management and time‑management skills.

Management and Administrative Experience – Desirable

• Evidence of management and administration experience and understanding departmental goals.
• Leadership course and/or certificate.

Audit and Research – Essential

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice.
• Involvement in quality improvement measures.
• Ability to undertake multi‑disciplinary audit in a specialty area.
• Good presentation skills.
• Experience of clinical research.

Audit and Research – Desirable

• Undertaken research with published papers in refereed journals.

Contact to Apply

Dr Ben Hall, Clinical Director – Email: [email protected]

For further information visit the Trust website at https://www.stsft.nhs.uk

Employer Details

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Employer address: Sunderland Royal Hospital, Kayll Road, Sunderland, SR47TP