Job overview

This is a substantive Consultant Radiologist posts at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. This is fully funded and new/replacement post required to cover the needs of an expanding Radiology Department.

The successful applicant will collaborate with existing colleagues to deliver and enhance a comprehensive Radiology service supporting the imaging requirements of the Trust / Group and primary care services in the county. The appointee will be part of a wider team of consultant radiologists who provide sub-specialty and general radiological services across the Trust / Group. The post holders will be encouraged to have a sub-specialty interest and help shape the services in their respective fields of expertise. The post will be primarily based at NGH. The post holder may be required to work across site at KGH. If required, further speciality training can be provided on-site or by attendance at other centres.

All sub-speciality interests are welcome especially Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT, Paediatric, Musculoskeletal, Chest, Gastro-intestinal, Breast and Interventional Radiology. The post-holder will be encouraged to develop new services including interventional procedures pertaining to their area of interest.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicants will be expected to attend multidisciplinary team meetings in a sub- specialty of their interest and participate in the general radiology on-call rota. Office space with workstations and secretarial support will be provided. Workstations for reporting from home are also provided. Participation in the teaching and training of radiology registrars, radiographers and medical students is encouraged.

All consultants undergo yearly job planning review and appraisal organised by the Trust. Revalidation is in accordance with GMC regulations. 

The post starts as a 10PA per week contract including MDT, on-call and basic SPA. Whilst the job plan is represented with 10 PA allocation the integration of specialist clinics and other interests will allow this to be increased up to a maximum of 12 PAs in line with NGH Trust policy. SPA allocation is a basic 1.5 PA for consultants with the possibility of increasing up to a further 1 PA with additional roles e.g. clinical leads, appraisal, educational supervision, teaching, research and management positions.

The post holder will contribute to the general radiology on-call rota. Currently oncall CT imaging after 8pm is outsourced. On-call frequency is 1:15 (weekend, Friday to Sunday) 1:14 Weekday (Monday-Thursday).

Working for our organisation

**Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications**

Northampton General Hospital NHS  Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. 

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups.  We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. 

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.