Job summary
Breast Consultant in Radiology
Division: Surgery
Care Group: Breast and Endocrine Surgery
Grade: Consultant
NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group are recruiting for a UK based Breast Consultant in Radiology who shares our ambition and vision tosupport our communities to live healthier, happier, fairer livesand has the drive to take us forward by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
The post is to complete the departmental structure of Diagnostic Breast Radiology Consultants Services across Royal Liverpool University Hospital and University Hospital Aintree.
The post is permanent full time (10 PA’s) and will be a cross-site job at UHLG, the post is subject to a 3 month probationary period of internal assessment.
The department offers a wide breadth of both diagnostic and interventional services.
Main duties of the job
To provide a first class clinical service in Breast Radiology.
To contribute to the general workload of the department.
To supervise junior medical staff in Breast and General Radiology
To provide radiological expertise in terms of advice for imaging and reporting.
To take part in the Radiology Audit, Governance, Consultant and Departmental Meetings & continuing professional development.
To prepare for and lead on discussions in appropriate MDTMs.
Annual CPR training is expected, along with other mandatory training.
Teaching:
Junior staff
Post graduate lectures to FRCR and University students of Physics and Science.
Undergraduate medical and dental students as part of their curriculum.
Trainee radiographers & advanced radiographic practitioners, nurses, physicists and pharmacists. Involvement in training radiology registrars is expected.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women’s Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.
Please see job description and person specification for detailed description and responsibilities for this post.
This advert closes on Thursday 30 Jan 2025