Radiology Consultant (Musculoskeletal & Chest Radiology)

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Radiology Directorate for a Consultant Radiologist join our highly functional, accomplished, and friendly team.

The Radiology Directorate offers a full range of diagnostic investigations over a number of sites (2 acute and 5 community).

The Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital is part of the PFI hospital. Radiology comprises 6 general rooms, 1 fluoroscopy room, 1 multipurpose interventional suite, 4 CT scanners (Canon 640 slice, Siemens 128 slice and 2 x 80 detector row Toshiba systems), 2 MRI scanners (Siemens Sola 1.5T) and a 3 room ultrasound suite.  A further 5 ultrasound rooms are situated adjacent to antenatal and include Siemens and Canon machines. The angiography suite is within the theatre complex. Further investment is planned with a hybrid theatre to be commissioned.

Our Nuclear Medicine Department has 2 Siemens SPECT enabled Gamma Cameras.

Burnley General Teaching Hospital primarily supports out-patients and GP patients.  Radiology has a single CT, two MRI systems, five general rooms, a single digital fluoroscopy room and 2 ultrasound rooms. Further ultrasound equipment is located within the Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre.

Both screening and symptomatic breast imaging services are provided for the women of East Lancashire from a dedicated Breast Imaging Unit on the Burnley General Teaching Hospital premises.

The service has a mobile MRI scanner (Philips Ingenia Evolution 1.5T).

Main duties of the job

We are seeking to appoint a  capable and forward-thinking doctor. The candidate should have completed the radiology training (either in the UK or equivalent abroad) and should have sufficient skills to be able to independently report MRI, CT and US examinations within their areas of sub-specialty expertise. Must have good experience with general CT and MRI, both inpatient and outpatient scans.

Essential skills are:

• Independently be able to do MSK ultrasound including procedures
• Independently report MSK X-ray, CT & MRI imaging
• Independently provide specialist MSK opinions and chest opinions for clinicians
• Independently lead the chest MDT
• Independently perform lung biopsies

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To independent lead the chest MDT, undertake lung biopsies, provide specialist opinions for Chest & MSK imaging, undertake ultrasound and  provide radiology reports.

A sample 10.0 PA job plan subject to discussion would include:

• 2 sessions acute CT/MRI reporting
• 2.5 sessions reporting a mixture of general CT and MRI, with a focus on chest and MSK radiology. Plain film reporting can be offered if so desired
• 0.5 sessions for lung biopsies
• 1 session MDT prep and MDT
• 2 sessions of diagnostic ultrasound and MSK injections
• 1.25 core SPA session for continuous professional development, governance quality improvement, service development and departmental activities
• 0.75 sessions free in lieu for on call
• 0.25 core SPA session for ad hoc departmental meetings **replaces other activity**

The job plan will be reviewed through discussion with the clinical director within the first 3 months and annually thereafter.

The general reporting sessions can be at either Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital or Burnley General Teaching Hospital which are  within an 11 mile radius. A home workstation is also provided.

As a senior employee of the Trust the candidate will work in close co-operation with clinical staff and other medical professionals and managerial colleagues in providing high quality health care to the Trust's patients. Integral to these responsibilities is:

• The provision of a first-class service
• Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
• Sustaining and developing teaching and research
• Undertaking all work in accordance with Trust procedures and operating policies
• Conducting clinical practice in accordance with Trust procedures and operating policies

A job plan will be agreed between the appointee and the Clinical Director.