Main area Radiology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (Oncall) Job ref 265-6884901
Site Northampton General Hospital Town Northampton Salary £105,504 - £139,882 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/02/2025 23:59
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. While 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 on-call 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
All consultants are encouraged to attend the monthly consultants’ meeting, regular REALMs meetings and the bimonthly Medical Staff Committee meetings. Within the department there are subspecialty staff meetings. All consultants participate in relevant MDT meetings as part of their timetabled activity.
The successful candidate will be contractually accountable to Northampton General Hospital Trust for the provision of services. The appointee will be managerially responsible to the Chief Executive through the Medical Director and Clinical Director.
The appointee will be expected to participate in managerial and administrative work and should be aware of the broader context within the NHS in which consultants operate.
Person specification
* GMC registered (with licence to practice)
* CCT Radiology/CESR
* Other Degrees or Professional Qualification (MD, MRCS, MRCP)
Clinical Skills
* Evidence of General radiology Experience/Expertise
* Evidence of subspeciality radiology experience/expertise
* Post graduate experience and familiarity of UK NHS hospital system
* Experience of CT/US guided biopsy or interventional skills.
* Evidence of MDT experience
Management Skills
* Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.
* Able to develop, present and implement coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
* Able to work within a team.
* Completed an appropriate management course.
Teaching, Audit & Research
* Evidence of participation in Clinical audit
* Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.
Interpersonal Skills
* Good written and verbal skills in English.
* Willingness to show flexibility in responding to the needs of the department.
At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.
We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).
We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That’s why we talk about Team NGH. It’s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.
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. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. 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 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.
Apply today and join the largest family in Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values:
* Compassion
* Respect
* Integrity
* Courageous
* Accountable
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Due to the high number of applications received we are unable to respond to each application individually. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you have been unsuccessful in this application.
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