Consultant in Breast Radiology
Job Description
Job summary
Consultant in Breast Radiology
The advertised post is for a substantive Consultant Diagnostic Radiologist with a special interest in Breast Radiology based at St Bartholomew's Hospital. The successful candidate will join a team of 8 breast radiologists at St Bartholomew's Hospital, a wider team of 13 breast radiologists across BartsHealth and within a larger team of 86 diagnostic radiologists across BartsHealth. All breast imaging services at St Bartholomew's hospital are located in the West Wing, a state-of-the-art breast unit funded by the Lord Mayor of London's Appeal which opened in 2005. This unit offers unparalleled diagnostic services and is amongst the best-equipped in the UK. Barts Health Breast Network Service encompasses 3 sites: St Bartholomew's Hospital, Whipps Cross Hospital, and Newham University General Hospital. The successful candidate may be required to travel to these sites to provide cover for leave on an ad hoc basis.
The successful candidate will provide both symptomatic breast imaging care and support the Central and East London Breast Screening Service, managed by the Royal Free NHS Trust, but also delivered at St Bartholomew's site.
Main duties of the job
Successful candidates should be able to demonstrate adequate training in both symptomatic and screening breast imaging including diagnostic mammography, ultrasound examinations, ultrasound guided biopsies, stereotactic and vacuum biopsies, wire and seed localisations under ultrasound and mammographic guidance. Candidates should also have experience in reporting breast MRIs, and previous contrast mammography experience is highly desirable. The successful candidate will be expected to present at breast MDT meetings on a rotational basis. The job plan will be split into 8 DCC and 2SPA. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate professional excellence and the ability to deliver effective care. They will need to agree levels of activity and throughput with the Lead Breast Consultant, Imaging Clinical Director and Breast Imaging Manager. These activity levels will be aligned to the capacity and demand of the department
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job responsibilities
The breast sessions will typically comprise one-stop symptomatic clinics, symptomatic mammogram and MRI reporting, breast interventional work and screening sessions. There is a weekly multidisciplinary meeting at 08:45 every Wednesday morning, which the successful appointee would be expected to attend.
The appointee will also join the Metastatic breast MDM and benign breast MDM. The job plan will include general radiology sessions.
To support other imaging developments within the Trust
To provide evidence-based care for all patients.
To have always adhered to the appropriate clinical and quality standards
To liaise effectively and on a timely basis with colleagues, General Practitioners, community services, and all healthcare agencies.
To maintain and promote team and multi-disciplinary work.
To participate fully in the management of the Departments and to liaise closely with the respective Network Breast Manager and the Breast Clinical Director.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MB BS or equivalent
- FRCR or equivalent
- CCT (or within 6 months of date of interview) or on specialist register
Desirable
- MRCP/MRCS
Knowledge Clinical expertise in Speciality /Sub speciality
Essential
- Subspecialty training in breast radiology
Desirable
- Experience of working within the NHS as a consultant breast radiologist Experience in reporting general body/ oncology CT
Clinical Governance
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS complaints system
- Record of incident and near miss reporting
Desirable
- Training in root cause analysis
- Participation in incident investigation
- Simulated patient safety training
Training Expected: Management/Audit Experience
Essential
- Specialist training in breast radiology
- Audit experience
Academic Achievements: Research/Publications:
Essential
- Experience of research, presentations to learned societies
- Record of presentations at specialist societies
Desirable
- Higher degree
- First author publications in refereed journals
- Research grants Grant applications
Personal Skills:
Essential
- Presentation skills
- Teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
- Demonstrates honesty, integrity and appreciation of ethical dilemmas
Desirable
- Portfolio of teaching material as educational supervisor
Personal qualities and self-management
Essential
- Self-motivated
- Ability to work under pressure
- Able to work as part of a team
- Reliable work record
- Flexible approach to work and evidence of team working
- Able to change and respond to changing circumstances
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Barts Health NHS Trust
Address
St Bartholomew's Hospital
West Smithfield
London
EC1A 7BE
United Kingdom
