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Job summary

Main area
Radiology
Grade
Consultant Radiologist
Contract
Permanent: RCR approval
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
275-0624RADCHEST-D
Employer
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Medway Maritime Hospital
Town
Gillingham, Kent
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum/pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Medway NHS Foundation Trust logo

General Radiologist Specialist interest in Chest

Consultant Radiologist

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best People?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.

Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

Job overview

General Radiologist with Specialist interest in Chest

Division: Diagnostics & Therapies

Care Group: Cancer and Clinical Core Services

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum/pro rata

Job description is under review by the Royal College.

We are recruiting for Consultants in Radiologywho share our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

Applications are invited for General Radiologist with specialist interest in Chest . The appointees, will be required to contribute to the general workload of the department. The posts are whole time 10 PA and the appointees will be expected to participate in the general radiology on-call rota, following the 3month probation period and internal assessment. After 9pm week days and after 5pm weekends, the on-call is outsourced to an external agency. Family-friendly and part-time working can be considered.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.

The NHS are striving towards “we work flexibly” as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. 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.

All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.

We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under – represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.

All staff at Medway comply the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Medway Imaging Department is well equipped with 2 x CT Toshiba machines (1 x 64 slice & 1 x 126 slice), 2 MRI machines (1xGE 3T HDXT & 1x1.5 T Siemens Magnetom Aera), An Ultrasound Suite consisting of 5 Toshiba Ultrasound systems, 3 Fluoroscopy Suites and 2 Interventional Suites. The successful candidate would join a progressive department led by young and dynamic Consultant colleagues.

Applicants must hold a Radiology degree (ideally FRCR or equivalent) with broad training in Radiology.

Please ensure you provide the names, addresses and e-mail contacts of three clinical referees and the Director of HR or Medical Staffing Manager. At least one of your referees should be your current or most recent employer.

Please note, if you are considering applying for a role within the NHS it is important to be are aware that there will be a legal requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by the 1st April 2022. This is applicable for all patient facing roles and roles within patient facing areas.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC Registration and FRCR
  • CCST/CCT/CESR or equivalent in (or will obtain within 6 months of interview date)
  • IELTS (Academic) level 7.5, or graduate of a Medical School in UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, USA or Canada.
  • Radiology Degree

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Cross sectional CT/MRI/Ultrasound/Plain Film
  • Clinical Governance principles

Skills

Essential criteria
  • The post holder will have to be competent in CT, Plain Film and Ultrasound. MRI would be beneficial.

Values Based Question

Essential criteria
  • How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverNHS Rainbow badge

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
Nalini Ruparel
Job title
Imaging Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information