Locum Consultant Radiologist - General​/Breast

In addition to specialist interests, all Consultants will be involved in providing a general clinical service to the Trust:
Provision, in conjunction with Consultant colleagues, of a comprehensive imaging Service to Derbyshire, Staffordshire and surrounding areas with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness and the proper functioning of the department. Responsible for the continuing care and treatment of patients in your care and personal performance of clinical duties as agreed in your job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to and training of your staff.

Out-of-hours responsibilities, including participation in the Diagnostic Radiology Consultant on-call Rota  post holder will have on call commitments at either Royal Derby Hospital or Queens Hospital Burton, within 3 months of starting, depending on experience and support needed to participate in the on call rota. Active participation in undergraduate and postgraduate education includes training sessions for Foundation Years, Specialty Registrars, and medical students.

Provision of cover for your Consultant colleagues during reasonable periods of leave including care of patients and supervision of doctors in training. Responsible for the professional supervision, training, and management of junior medical staff, carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to postgraduate and CPD activity locally and nationally as appropriate. Participate in clinical audit under local arrangements.

Commitment to entering patients into MRC trials where appropriate (if the appointee has an interest in research this would be supported by the Trust and the Division).

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. We would like to offer an opportunity for enthusiastic Radiologist who wish to develop their careers in our department's traditionally friendly, harmonious and supportive environment. This is a 2 year fixed term contract appointment to support the Imaging services across UHDB. The post is based at the UHDB, mainly split between two major sites with acute care facilities (RDH and QHB).

Any extension past the initial 2 years would require the post holder to be working towards Portfolio Pathway submission, for entry onto the GMC Specialist Register. We are looking to appoint a Locum General Consultant Radiologist with sub speciality interest in Breast Imaging The appointed candidate will work with a team of established specialist radiologists providing diagnostic imaging expertise in Radiology.

The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust have 50 + Consultant Radiologists (part and full time). In addition, we have 18 Speciality Registrars on rotation from Nottingham and Leicester. The appointed consultant is expected to cover general reporting in addition to their sub-speciality work. The on-call work will be supported by a large cross site team of 12 reporting radiographers reporting plain film and MSK MRI.

Also 3 consultant Radiographers, 1 of which is a Breast consultant Radiographer. The post attracts 10 PAs (8.5 DCC + 1.5 SPA) but we would be happy to consider part time working arrangements. The Breast Service at is a large, integrated, cross-site unit delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across both symptomatic and screening pathways. The service mainly operates from the Royal Derby Hospital (RDH) and Queen's Hospital Burton (QHB), which merged breast services in 2017 to form a unified multidisciplinary offering that supports a population spanning Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

In addition, we operate a static screening site at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital and our three mobile units are…