Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (10PAs)
- Job ref
- MS6743733
- Employer
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Croydon University Hospital
- Town
- Croydon
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Radiologist with interest in Breast Imaging
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.
Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people’s homes all across the borough.
We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action – our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.
Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon
Job overview
Applications are invited for a 12 month fixed term locum Consultant Radiologist post, with an interest in Breast Imaging.
This post results from a combination of expansion of service, with the installation of new equipment, and the retirement of the lead breast radiologist. The post holder will have the opportunity to apply for an upcoming substantive position.
Main duties of the job
Croydon Healthcare NHS Trust (CHS) is a busy DGH and is part of the South West London Network for Breast Services. However, the CHS Breast Unit (the Bradbeer Unit) is entirely for symptomatic breast imaging. Breast Screening for the network is organised from the Screening Hub at St George’s Hospital. We also work closely with the Royal Marsden Hospital for provision of adjuvant therapies, with all surgery performed at our hospital.
The breast imaging post is full-time, with a 5 session commitment in symptomatic breast imaging and the remainder in the main department. There are currently three Consultant Radiologists with a part time commitment, one locum consultant and one Specialty Grade doctor, three mammographers and radiography departmental assistants. There are five breast surgeons, three breast care nurses and one Macmillan support worker.
The CHS Breast Unit installed new mammography equipment in April 2022 to introduce the latest breast imaging technologies, including digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) and vacuum assisted biopsies (VAB).
The post is available with an illustrative job plan of 10 programmed activities: 8.5 Direct Clinical care sessions and 1.5 SPA. There is a 1 in 14 on-call commitment, with overnight cover (8pm to 8am) provided by a tele-radiology service.
Working for our organisation
Croydon Health Services provides integrated NHS services to care for people at home, in schools, and health clinics across the borough as well as at Croydon University Hospital (CUH) and Purley War Memorial Hospital. CUH provides more than 100 specialist services and is home to the borough’s only Emergency Department and 24/7 maternity services, including a labour ward, midwifery-led birth centre and the Crocus home-birthing team.
Purley War Memorial Hospital (PWMH) in the south of the borough offers outpatient care, including diagnostic services, physiotherapy and ophthalmology services run by Moorfields Eye Hospital, alongside an onsite GP surgery.
Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.
We are a very close-knit and friendly organization where every one of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The job plan may be adapted by agreement, with the possibility of part-time working.
Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of the
anticipated award of CCST, at the time of interview for the post. For further information, or to arrange an informal visit to the department, please contact Dr Ketul Patel - Lead Consultant Radiologist, on 020 8401 3054, or email [email protected].
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Medical Degree, Radiology Qualification, GMC Registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of undertaking wide range of Radiology procedures at Consultant level
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Ketul Patel
- Job title
- Clinical Radiology Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8401 3054
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