Job summary
- Main area
- Imaging
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 381-IM-6881804
- Employer
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- SWB NHS Trust
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- 拢105,504 - 拢139,882 拢105,504 - 拢139,882
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Diagnostic Radiology
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;
We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls.听
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As 鈥淧eople鈥 is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.
Job overview
These post are intended to maintain and develop the existing radiology service with the move to the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital from October 2024. The successful candidates will be general radiologists with Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists (or equivalent) and be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of their CCT at the time of interview. Wide training and experience in general radiology as well as experience in cross-sectional imaging is required. Experience in the following subspecialties is desirable - Uro Radiology,听 Gynae radiology, Paediatric Radiology and MSK Radiology -听 to complement the skills of consultant group. The successful candidate will be expected to take part in training and supervision of junior radiologists allocated to the Department
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Main duties of the job
听The posts will include sessions at Midland Metropolitan Hospital, Sandwell Hospital and City Hospital and the post-holder will be required to work at any of the Trust鈥檚 sites, but with minimal cross site travel.
The department has established a DUTY radiologist in the working week, who is the main point of contact, with calls screened by a secretary, minimising interruptions in remaining reporting sessions.
This post is for consultant radiologists with special interest in a number of areas particularly MSK, Uro-radiology, Gynae and Paediatrics.
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Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care听organisation with a budget of approximately 拢600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.听
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Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opened in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.听
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We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
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Our People 鈥 to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
Our Patients 鈥 to be good or outstanding in everything we do
Our Population 鈥 to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.
For an informal discussion, please contact:
Dr Vishal Bhalla 听 Clinical Director of Imaging听 [email protected]
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Post close 23rd February and date for AAC is 13th March 2025
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Entry on the Specialist Register in Clinical Radiology (or entry expected within 6 months from the date of interview)
- Full GMC Registration
Desirable criteria
- Higher Degree
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in Clinical Radiology
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the management of acute medical emergencies
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients
Desirable criteria
- Special interest that complements the existing consultants
- Clinical Radiology
Clinical Effectiveness
Essential criteria
- Experience of conducting clinical audit
- Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision making
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines
Desirable criteria
- Formal training in teaching
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- FRCR or equivalent
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Vishal Bhalla
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 507 3349
- Additional information
Sian Edkins, telephone 4827, email [email protected]
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