Locum Consultant Radiologist Interest In Breast Imaging

Job summary
Consultant Radiologist with an interest in Breast Imaging

Applications are invited for a fixed term, 6 month, locum consultant post in breast screening, breast symptomatic and general imaging radiology at St George's University Hospitals Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

The successful post holder will join a friendly and cohesive team of radiologists with diverse expertise in a busy department that has a strong record of teaching, training and research.

The applicant will work within the existing breast imaging team providing support for the co-located symptomatic and screening services, which are part of the SWL Breast Screening Service. The successful candidate will be expected to have appropriate experience in breast imaging in both the screening and symptomatic settings.

A wide range of experience in general radiology is required.

It is expected that applicants will have the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists and a CCT in Radiology or equivalent training and experience, with specialist accreditation/experience in Breast Imaging.

This post will be 8 PA in total.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area;
St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Job responsibilities

The post will encompass a combination of screening and symptomatic breast sessions within the breast unit which is a co-located service on the St George's site.

The majority of sessions will be within the Rose Centre at St Georges Hospital which hosts the symptomatic breast service and the SW London breast screening service. The successful applicant will join a very friendly cohesive and supportive team of 9 radiologists and 4 Consultant Practitioners who undertake screening, symptomatic breast imaging and general radiology. SWL Breast Screening covers a large geographic region in SW London, screening up to 52,000 clients per year at the Rose Centre and 5 permanent satellite units.

Assessment is undertaken at the Rose Centre. The symptomatic and screening services diagnose approximately 700 cancers per year. The main Radiology Department at St Georges provides a comprehensive diagnostic radiology service, including CT, ultrasound and MRI. It is expected that applicants will have the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists and a CCT in Radiology or equivalent training and experience.

It is expected that the applicant has subspecialty training in all aspects of Breast Imaging.

About the Rose Centre

The Rose Centre hosts 9 permanent Consultant Radiologists and 4 consultant Practitioners in breast Imaging who undertake both screening and symptomatic breast imaging. The Radiography staff is led by a Superintendent and two Deputy Superintendents. The screening service is based at the Rose Centre and 6 satellite sites in the SWL catchment region. The service has 5 Consultant Surgeons who also have oncoplastic training and dedicated Plastics services are also available.

The service is supported by Surgical Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Physicians Assistants.

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