Breast Clinical Fellow

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Staff Grade/ Clinical Fellow to complement our established and experienced Breast Radiology team.

North Tees hospital houses a modern, purpose built breast unit where radiologists and surgeons work jointly to ensure as much of a one stop service as is possible. The unit has an excellent reputation for high quality patient care and we are proud of the first class breast imaging service the Trust provides covering the population of East Durham, Stockton on Tees, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and surrounding areas.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will undertake a minimum of 5 PAs of breast radiology. Candidates who wish to work entirely within Breast Radiology or those who wish for a more mixed Breast/General Radiology role will be considered. Duties of the General Radiology role would include participation in the general radiology on call service (currently 1:12), supported by overnight outsourcing (Nighthawk). There is no requirement to perform complex intervention (such as nephrostomy) out of hours. Candidates employed wholly within Breast Radiology will not be expected to participate in out of hours provision.

The General Radiology service is well equipped, with modern facilities including multiple Dual and Single Source Siemens CT scanners, 3T and 1.5T MRI scanners, SPECT-CT and recently upgraded ultrasound facilities. Philips (Carestream) PACS was installed in 2020 and regional image sharing via a Global Worklist is expected to go live in early 2022. Fully specified home workstations are provided for general radiologists to support insourcing and home working.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Service – Consultants England (2003). You must be fully registered with the General Medical Council (London) and be on the Specialist Register or within 6 months of entry onto CCT at the time of appointment. You must be qualified to a minimum of FRCR.

The post is tenable on a whole time (10 programmed activities) or part-time basis. Applicants unable to work full-time will be eligible for consideration for the post. Flexible job plans will be considered, including sessions at other centres to support research and expertise sharing opportunities.

This appointment is subject to an Enhanced Level Disclosure Barring Service check.