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Job summary

Main area
Breast Radiology
Grade
Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
001-MP222.24
Employer
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospital Llandough
Town
Penarth
Salary
£106,000 - £154,760 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Consultant Breast Radiologist

Consultant

Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together


 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Consultant Breast Radiologist based within the Breast Centre at University Hospital Llandough and Breast Test Wales.

The Cardiff Breast Centre is a dedicated purpose-built centre situated within University Hospital Llandough in Cardiff which is the popular capital city of Wales.  This modern, dynamic centre consists of clinic rooms, state of the art radiology facilities, counselling rooms, multidisciplinary teaching room, gym facilities for patients exercise prescription, and offices for staff. The unit currently has four full-time Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeons and a Specialty Doctor.  

Breast Test Wales (BTW) is the national breast cancer screening programme for Wales and screens on average 120,000 women per annum.  BTW has 11 mobile screening vans and 4 static centres where the film reading, assessment clinics and MDT meetings are held.

You will be able to take advantage of the excellent Consultant contract for Wales.  The basic salary range for this post is £106,000 per annum to £154,760 per annum.

Applicants must ensure they provide names and contact details of referees covering at least the last 3 years of their employment/training history in full.  In addition, applicants who are currently or have most recently been employed as a substantive Consultant or as a Locum Consultant in post for more than 12 months must also provide the name of their Medical Director as an additional referee.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with the current Consultants in consolidating the secondary care service provided for the residents of Cardiff and the Vale.

The Cardiff Breast Centre has an active multidisciplinary team, with a dedicated team of Breast Care Nurses, research team and a physiotherapist.  There are links with Breast Test Wales for breast screening, Plastic Surgery colleagues in Swansea, and the All Wales Genetics Service. There is a dedicated in-patient ward.  Oncology is delivered at our neighbouring Velindre Hospital.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recognised as a teaching centre of excellence in a wide range of clinical services.  

Although this post is full-time, consideration will be given to applicants who require flexible working arrangements.

Applicants should either be on the Specialist Register or be a Specialist Registrar within six months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT / CESR(CP) at the time of interview.

Academic interests will be encouraged; research and teaching in collaboration with Cardiff University’s School of Medicine will be expected.

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together” and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal.   As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research.   Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.    

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline.  Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents .

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • On GMC Specialist Register / Specialist Registrar with CCT/CESR(CP) due within 6 months of interview date

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Broad training and experience in Breast Radiology

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of effective team and multi-disciplinary working
  • Effective and demonstrable communication skills

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of participation in clinical audit and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice
  • Evidence of proactive engagement with appraisal and revalidation

Research

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of active research interests

Teaching

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of teaching medical students and resident doctors

Management

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of effective leadership skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

Welsh language skills are not necessary

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Jyoti Bansal
Job title
Consultant Radiologist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
029 2182 6750
Additional information

Ms Eleri Lloyd-Davies, Clinical Director 

[email protected]

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