Locum Consultant Radiologist - MSK Imaging

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a consultant radiologist to join our team at Barking, Havering, and Redbridge University Hospital Trust. This is a new post and has arisen due to an increase in demand for radiology services and as a part of transformation and expansion. This is a locum post for 1 year to begin with a view to be made substantive after a year.

The advertised post is to support general radiology with contribution to musculoskeletal imaging. The successful applicants should have completed training in diagnostic radiology and must have experience in musculoskeletal imaging and or a relevant training fellowship.

We pride ourselves in the delivery of a State-of-the-Art service, where our patients are at the core of a strategy of delivering high quality individualised treatments in a culturally sensitive, dignified, and compassionate environment. Workload is varied, but general radiology largely consists of supporting inpatient /AE service, and outpatient cross-sectional imaging and ultrasound/ FNAs.

Contribution to musculoskeletal imaging services include supporting Ultrasound and reporting relevant cross-sectional imaging and participating in relevant MDTs. The candidate will be expected to support general diagnostic radiology on-call service as well. Please find the attached job description and person specification for further information.

Main duties of the job

Locum Consultant Radiologist with interest in Musculoskeletal Imaging The post-holder will join a diverse team of subspecialty radiologists and orthopaedic surgeons in the delivery of an efficient, expanding, and sustainable musculoskeletal radiology service. The successful candidate will have specific training and experience in all aspects of musculoskeletal imaging.

They will be able to lead clinic-radiological meetings, primarily supporting the cancer. Skills in musculoskeletal interventional procedures are not mandatory but there will be a degree of flexibility to accommodate the successful candidate's preferences and interests. It is expected that the appointee will also be able to support this across the sites.

The post is designed to share the responsibility for the provision of comprehensive diagnostic services including the provision of a range of MDT and on-call services. The successful candidate is expected to contribute to the general work of the department - including general CT, MRI, US, and plain film reporting - and to support departmental objectives.

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission. We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford.

We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care. We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.

We run a Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. The majority of our 8,400 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will have specific training and experience in all aspects of musculoskeletal imaging. They will be able to lead clinic-radiological meetings, primarily supporting the cancer. Skills in musculoskeletal interventional procedures are not mandatory but there will be a degree of flexibility to accommodate the successful candidates preferences and interests.

It is expected that the appointee will also be able to support this across the sites. The post is designed to share the responsibility for the provision of comprehensive diagnostic services including the provision of a range of MDT and on-call services. Contribution to the general duty roster which involves vetting cross-sectional scans and solving queries from clinical and radiology teams is mandatory.

It is mandatory to cover general diagnostic radiology on-call commitment equally with existing consultants. Currently, there is a 1:12 rota. The on call is outsourced after 8 pm on weekdays and 6 pm on weekends. The candidate will be expected to support general diagnostic radiology on-call service as well. Please find the attached job description and person specification for further information.

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Shortlisting Criteria

Essential

Fellowship Royal College of Radiologists Full GMC registration with a license to practiceFull GMC registration with a license to practice " Fellowship in Musculoskeltal imaging or equivalent relevant experience in musculoskeletal imaging

Desirable

MRCP/MRCS Logbook Holder of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or CCT date is within six months from date of interview OR Holder of specialist registration via CESR/ portfolio pathway route (Must be on Specialist Register by date of interview)

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).