We are recruiting a Specialty Doctor in General Radiologywho wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "great people, great place".
The contract is for 10 PA with a further 1 PA available subject to mutual agreement. The post offers an opportunity for a varied work experience, principally involving CT, MRI, Plain Film Radiography, Ultrasound and interventional procedures, with teaching, audit and management.
The Trust is happy to consider flexible working in support of work /life balance. Extended days and compressed hours (3 long days) will be considered, as well as weekend sessions.
Breast screening and symptomatic breast imaging are provided in a separate unit to the main Diagnostic Imaging department and supported by a Consultant Radiologist with subspecialty interest in breast imaging and a Consultant Radiographer.
Main duties of the job
This will comprise of plain film and cross-sectional reporting plus attendance at MDT. However, it is important to maintain a broad exposure to all medical imaging available at the Trust. Specialist interests and flexibility can be discussed further in line with sessions available. The final timetable may change as the doctor integrates into the department in the climate of services' reconfiguration in the Trust and local health economy. Flexibility is expected within sessions to cover colleague's absence and other department needs. 0.5 PA is to be worked flexibly to accommodate joint meetings.
To work with local manager and professional colleagues in the efficient running of services and to share with Consultant colleagues in the medical contribution to management.
Provision of a comprehensive diagnostic imaging service.
Responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.
Substituting where appropriate, in an emergency on behalf of absent colleagues.
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values areCompassion,Accountable,Respect andEveryone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
About us
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.
Job responsibilities
Job Plan
The job plan will be based on the provisional timetables shown below. The job plan is a prospective agreement that sets out the clinicians duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year. It covers all aspects of the clinicians professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It will provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external. In addition, it will include personal objectives including details of their link to wider service objectives and details of the support required by the clinician to fulfil the job plan and the objectives.
The job plan, for 10 PAs will commence with minimum 1.5 Supporting Professional Activities [SPA]. One SPA may be worked flexible and off site if desired in accordance with agreement with LNC.
The Job Plan will be reviewed at 3 months and annually thereafter by the Clinical Director/Lead Clinician.
Programmed Activities in Job Plan:
Direct Clinical Care includes emergency duties (including emergency work carried out during or arising from on-call); multi-disciplinary meetings (MDT), outpatient activities, clinical diagnostic work, other patient treatment, travel between sites and administration - 8.5 PAs.
Supporting Professional Activities (continuing professional development CPD, medical education, formal teaching, audit, job planning, appraisal, research, clinical management and local clinical governance meetings) -1.5 SPAs.
On Call:
There are no on call duties within the post, as the out of hours service (for emergency care only) is supported by a remote reporting company.
Sample Timetable:
DAY
AM
PM
Monday
CT Reporting
(1 DCC)
1 DCC
Tuesday
A MDT Preparations
and Attendance
(1 DCC)
1 DCC
1 DCC
0.5 SPA
Interventional
(0.5 DCC)
Thursday
B MDT Preparations
and Attendance
(1DCC)
1 SPA
Friday
1 DCC
US List
(1 DCC)
Review:
The ongoing number of PAs and personal job plan objectives will be decided in negotiation with the Care Group Director or Lead Clinician and with the Associate Director of Operations at the three-monthly review of the job plan. At this stage any necessary adjustments will be made to reflect the actual hours worked. Job planning will be conducted annually thereafter.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MBBS or equivalent
* Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists or equivalent if overseas applicant
* GMC registration and licence to practise
* Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in clinical radiology via a. CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), b. CESR or c. European Community rights
Experience and Skills
* Should have completed a recognised training programme in clinical radiology
* Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in general radiology.
* Knowledge of current trends in speciality
* IT Skills
* Expertise and experience in fluoroscopy and image guided biopsy/ drainage
* Consultant level experience if trained overseas
Teaching
* Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, post graduates and junior medical staff
Audit and Research
* Evidence of participation in clinical audit relevant to speciality
Motivation
* Commitment to the development of a high-quality, cost-effective service
Management
* Knowledge and understanding of current NHS issues
Personal Skills
* Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
* An enquiring and critical approach to work
* Caring attitude to patients
* Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other staff and agencies
* Commitment to continuing medical education and 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.
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