Job overview

Exciting opportunities are now open at East Cheshire NHS Trust (ECT) for innovative and forward-thinking clinicians to join our well-established Radiology Department .

The Trust is starting a CTCA service and candidates would be able to pursue this if interested

Additional private practice opportunities also exist at the neighbouring Spire Regency, located adjacent to Macclesfield District General Hospital, with which we boast excellent relationships.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong interest in gynaecology and urology

We are looking forward to talking to you about your career aspirations and encourage you to watch our recruitment videos on the East Cheshire NHS Trust website.

Hours per week: 10 PAs

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to work flexibly and provide high quality care with particular emphasis on: -

• Participation in the on-call rota and assisting in providing cover for colleagues on leave

• Working flexibly and co-operatively across sites to ensure the smooth running of the department

• Ensuring that MDGH remain the priority when undertaking external, or other non-clinical, appointments or duties

• Collaborating with colleagues to ensure effective management of patients, internal referrals, and theatre sessions

• Participation in the education and training of medical students, doctors and professionals allied to medicine

• Demonstrating a firm commitment to the principles of clinical governance

• Developing and maintaining robust systems to ensure effective clinical audit

• Ensuring NHS Plan standards for inpatient/day case Waiting Times are achieved

• Ensuring that optimal use is made of resources allocated to the department and the post

Working for our organisation

NHS Medical and Dental salaries are set at a national level.  For new starters not already working to UK Medical and Dental terms and conditions of service will be appointed to the minimum paypoint.  The starting salary paypoint can only be increased when there is evidence of relevant, completed year’s experience in terms of nature, type and level of role.  The evidence required to increase a starting salary would be Payslips and details noted in the application form i.e. complete employment history

Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.