Consultant in Radiology - Gastrointestinal Radiology

Job Overview

Applications are invited for a Consultant Radiologist to join a friendly, forward-thinking team of 30 Consultant Radiologists at the Royal United Hospital Bath;

Consultant Radiologist with a Specialist Interest in Gastrointestinal Radiology (10 PA’s).

The post is full time but anyone wishing to work part time is also encouraged to apply. The post includes participation in the evening and weekend on-call rota. Outsourcing is used for most cross-sectional emergency work performed after 20:00. Home reporting is available to all Consultants.

If you want to balance these professional opportunities with quality of life then Bath has it all. Bath is a beautiful Georgian city in the South West of England, and is England’s only city with UNESCO World Heritage Site status. There is a wealth of cultural and leisure opportunities, some of the best state and independent schools in the UK, whilst only 90 minutes from London and on the doorstep of the beautiful diverse South West countryside.

Candidates are encouraged to visit the hospital and can make arrangements through contacting the Clinical Lead: Dr Gary Cross (gary.cross@nhs.net)

Main duties of the job

This is a new post due to expansion of the radiology department and in particular gastrointestinal imaging services and research. In addition to a gastrointestinal radiology specialist interest the candidate must possess ski

lls, particularly cross-sectional, applicable to a general department. Expertise in gastrointestinal imaging, particularly hepatobiliary, pancreatic and luminal cancer imaging and acute abdominal imaging is required. The appointee will help to deliver the weekly Upper GI, Lower GI and CUP MDTs. There is an expectation that the appointee will contribute to the symptomatic and Bowel Cancer Screening Programme CT Colonography service. The appointee will undertake abdominal US in general US lists and contribute to the fluoroscopy service. Expertise in percutaneous biopsy and abdominal drainage is desirable. An ability to contribute to non-cancer luminal GI Radiology such as Small Bowel imaging, perianal fistula MRI and MRDP would be desirable, but an alternative second subspecialty interest would also be considered.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

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ture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GMC recognised general medical qualification.
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

FRCR

Be on the Specialist Register, or ideally within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview

Skills

Essential criteria

• Fully accredited clinical radiologist on GMC specialist register
• Extensive current general radiological practice and ability appropriate to a district general hospital environment, including general on-call skills
• Broad experience in gastrointestinal and abdominal radiology including reporting abdominal CT, CT Colonography and GI MRI. Able to independently present GI MDTs
• Fully motivated in contributing to general and specialised work in the department and in maintaining a high standard of personal development
• Experience in US and CT guided biopsies and drainages.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Gastrointestinal Radiology fellowship
• Accredited CT Colonography reporter
• Subspecialty interest in a second subspecialty.
  
  

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Good interpersonal skills with ability to relate to all members of staff and patients
• Committed to working within a team
• Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing to staff, patients and relatives ensuring that communication is tailored to the person being addressed

Ability to work under pressure.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of adaptability, organisation of time and learning.
• Computing Skills
• Commitment to continuing personal development and to the specialty
  
  

Teaching Experience

Essential criteria

• Able to support multidisciplinary teaching and subspecialty training
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of teaching SpR’s
  
  

Research Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of delivery of research publications and audit
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Interest in developing clinical research and departmental audit and ability to organise post-graduate research
  
  

Management and administration

Essential criteria

• Awareness of audit process, appraisal, principles of Clinical Governance, confidentiality and data protection
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Proven track record of audit
  
  

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK

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

• Consultant Radiologist with a Specialist Interest in Gastrointestinal Radiology (10 PA’s) (PDF, 328.4KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Dr. Gary Cross Job title Radiology Clinical Lead and Consultant Radiologist Email address gary.cross@nhs.net Telephone number 01225 825350 Additional information

Candidates are encouraged to visit the hospital and can make arrangements through contacting the Clinical Lead: Dr Gary Cross (gary.cross@nhs.net) or Nuno Aguiar, Radiology Specialty Manager (nuno.aguiar@nhs.net)