Consultant Radiologist

Job Summary

The Radiology department provide scanning and diagnostic tests in acute and community hospitals across the county, to include:

Plain x-ray services

We provide plain x-rays at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre, Worcestershire Royal Hospital as well as in community hospitals in Evesham, Malvern and Bromsgrove.

Ultrasound scans

We provide ultrasound services at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre, Worcestershire Royal Hospital as well as in community hospitals in Evesham, and Bromsgrove.

CT scanners

We provide Computerised Tomography (CT) at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre and Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

MRI scanners

We provide Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre and Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

We also provide fluoroscopy, interventional urology, nuclear medicine, DEXA and interventional vascular services.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will join the team of diagnostic radiologists providing countywide imaging services for the Trust.

Sub-specialty interests are encouraged and will be accommodated within the remit of wider team job planning.

All Posts Will Include:

• Attendance at one or more Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings (MDTs).
• In-hours duty radiologist and in-patient reporting sessions
• In-hours out-patient reporting sessions, with home reporting availability if desired.
• Sub-specialty imaging or reporting sessions in CT, MRI, ultrasound etc.
• Participation in the out-of-hours duty and reporting rota, involving resident sessions weekdays until 9pm and weekend sessions from 9 till 5pm or 1 till 9pm. Non-resident on call at other times with overnight outsourced reporting.
  
  

On call Frequency: 1:20 (could be subject to change).

Interview date: Friday 24th April 2026

Interested candidates are encouraged to contact Dr Mark Maddock for more information.

About Us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Details

Date posted

06 March 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9365-26-0192

Job locations

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR51DD

The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7UB

Kidderminster General Hospital

Bewdley Road

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY11 6RJ

Job Description

Job responsibilities

This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.

• A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.

The Trust would expect a consultant whilst undertaking on-call duties to attend the hospital site to review patients when clinically necessary. The consultant on call must be prepared to attend willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and nursing team.

The post-holder, whilst undertaking weekend on call duties, will attend the hospital to undertake patient reviews.

Job Description

Please visit the Job Description for further information.

Job responsibilities

This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.

• A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
• The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc. and job plans may be revised in due course.

Person Specification

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
• Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit
  
  

Desirable

• Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate
• Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making
  
  

Research Experience

Essential

• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative
  
  

Desirable

• Publications in relevant peer- reviewed journals in the last 5 years
• Evidence of having undertaken original research
  
  

Essential

Other Requirements

• An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues

Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
• Specialist Registration in Radiology (or expected within 6 months of interview date) via
• CCT or CESR (CP)
• CESR or
• European Community Rights
• Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent
  
  

Desirable

• Higher degree
  
  

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work in a team
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
  
  

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels
  
  

Teaching Experience

Essential

• Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
  
  

Desirable

• Ability to supervise postgraduate research
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Radiology
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Expertise in sub-specialty
  
  

Person Specification

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Radiology
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Expertise in sub-specialty
  
  

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 furth

er 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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR51DD

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Worcestershire Royal Hospital

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

WR51DD

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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