7 DAY WORKING The successful candidate would be expected to participate in the 7-day working rota, which is currently 1 in 16, joining the Registrar rota. Candidates are expected to cover 1 evening every 4 weeks (5pm - 7pm) and 1 weekend in 16 (Friday 5-7pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am-6pm). An outside agency provides an on-call service from 7pm (6pm at weekends). Availability for an on-call service in the event of a failure of this outsourced service would be expected or in a Major incident.
TEACHING The successful candidate will be expected to share in the training of the Specialty trainees and clinical fellows in Radiology, including clinical and educational supervisor responsibilities as appropriate. Some teaching of non-radiology junior staff and allied health professionals would be expected.
CLINICAL MEETINGS Attendance at cancer and non-cancer multidisciplinary team meetings as appropriate to specialty and sector MDT meetings will be required.
CPD / POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION The Trust has a very well equipped multidisciplinary Education Centre and all Consultants are eligible for CPD - there is a budget managed by the Director of Medical Education. The Education Centre has seminar rooms, discussion rooms and a tiered lecture theatre for 120 people and a well-stocked library with access to Medline. The Manchester Medical Society radiology section holds 7 academic evening lectures through the academic year in the Manchester Medical School.
CLINICAL GOVERNANCE AND AUDIT The Trust has a Clinical Governance Committee chaired by the Medical Director. The Radiology Directorate has established a Clinical Governance structure. All categories of Directorate Staff are represented in the structure, and there is liaison with other clinical groups where required. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the Directorate Clinical Audit Programme and participate in quality improvement projects, which will be closely linked to the needs of Clinical Governance. The lead radiologist for audit is Dr. Yee Mei Koay. Dr. Khwaja Khan is the lead radiologist for governance in the department and deputy clinical lead.
RESEARCH The Trust has a Research and Development Committee to develop local R&D strategy. An interest in research will be welcomed and Consultants are encouraged to get involved in research and publications. Limited funding for research projects is available from time to time.
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