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Job summary

Main area
Radiology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (8.0 PAs. 7.0 DCC and 1.0 SPA)
Hours
Part time - 8 sessions per week
Job ref
370-MEDLCRAD-V65
Employer
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Warrington and Halton Hospitals
Town
Warrington
Salary
£99,532 - £131,964 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/07/2024 23:59

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Locum Consultant Radiologist with interest in Musculoskeletal Imaging

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Job overview

Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to offer an outstanding opportunity for a part-time Locum Consultant Radiologist with an interest in MSK Imaging to join the team of 19 Consultant Radiologists. 

 The successful applicant will also be required to participate in the general/cross-sectional reporting in the departments at Warrington and Halton Hospitals.  There is no on-call commitment. 

Main duties of the job

A full range of radiological services are available at WHHFT including Interventional Radiology, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, CT/MR, DEXA and Cardiac Catheter Suite. There are 4 multi-slice CT Scanners, 3 MRI Scanners, a gamma/SPECT camera and a comprehensive ultrasound and plain radiography service. WHH is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Radiology Collaborative On-call Network, with Carestream PACS and RIS systems installed. The collaboration enables on call CT reporting to be performed by the on-call hub, staffed by the trainees in the region with consultant addenda provided following checking the next morning to maintain safe standards. We strive to create excellent opportunities for a great work-life balance with all Consultants having access to full PACS homework stations to support flexible and agile working opportunities. 

The Trust is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in association with the University of Liverpool and up to 8 Specialist trainees are attached to the department at a time. The Trust comprises two hospitals, Warrington (acute) and Halton (non-acute) with the latter consisting of 2 separate buildings on the campus: Captain Sir Tom Moore Building and the Nightingale Building.  The Breast Care Centre resides in the Captain Sir Tom Moore Building, which is the most modern of all the Trust’s facilities.

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The  postholder will be expected to work closely with the team of existing Radiologists to support the continuing development of imaging within Warrington and Halton Hospitals as a whole.  The successful applicant will be required to be proficient in all aspects of diagnostic and interventional MSK Radiology including reporting of Plain Film, Ultrasound, CT and MRI, as well as interventional skills in ultrasound guided intervention and fluoroscopy.   Support for General Radiology is required to support the acute work.  The postholder will be part of a team of nineteen Radiologists.  The Trust benefits from enthusiastic Orthopaedic and Rheumatology teams with whom the Radiology department enjoys excellent working relationships. There is scope for supporting development of the other imaging services/pathways as well as performing various non-vascular intervention procedures including Ultrasound or CT guided biopsies and drainages.

 

Please refer to attached Job Description.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • FRCR (or equivalent)

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GMC registered Medical Practitioner [MBChB or equivalent]

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Wide range of clinical experience in General Radiology

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Appropriate sub-specialist training in MSK Radiology
Desirable criteria
  • General Intervention, such as drainages and biopsies

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work as part of a team with good communication skills.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure.

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • CCT or equivalent (Radiology) or be within six months of attaining CCT at the time of interview or entry on Specialist Register

Training

Essential criteria
  • In General Radiology, (CT, MR, Ultrasound, Plain Film and Fluoroscopy)

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Vijay Kesavanarayanan
Job title
Consultant Radiologist/Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01925 662731
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