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Job requirements
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Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications
Entry on the Specialist Register in Clinical Radiology (or entry expected within 6 months from the date of interview)
- Qualifications
FRCR or equivalent
- Clinical Experience
Competent in essential breast imaging and interventional work including MRI, Mammogram reporting, performing breast ultrasound, core and Vacuum biopsies, lesion localisation
- Clinical Experience
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients
- Clinical Experience
Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in Clinical Radiology
- management experience
Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- management experience
Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures.
- management experience
Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
- Clinical effectiveness
Experience of conducting clinical audit
- Clinical effectiveness
Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making
- Education and training
Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines.
- Education and training
The ability to appraise junior doctors and other staff.
- Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience:
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience:
An awareness of current specialty developments, initiatives and issues.
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Specialist training in Breast Radiology
- Clinical Experience
Competent in newer techniques – Tomosynthesis, Seed/RFID localisation
- Clinical Experience
Special interest that complements the existing consultants
- Education and training
Formal training in teaching
- Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience:
Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to Diagnostic Imaging
- Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience:
Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years.
Job overview
Applications are invited for the substantive Consultant Breast post. The post is based in Birmingham Treatment Centre on the City Health Campus site
This particular post requires a highly skilled breast radiologist who has specialised in breast during their training and holds UK experience at Consultant grade. We are seeking a candidate to work within a cohesive and supportive breast multi-disciplinary team and to provide a quality service in both symptomatic and screening settings. Radiologist will cover dedicated breast sessions (up to 9 PAs). We currently have one vacancy for a full time post 10 PA role.
Main duties of the job
The service has encompassed the full 4 tier skill mix thus supporting learning and development opportunities at all levels. The team includes seven Consultant Radiologists, three Consultant Radiographers, Advanced Practitioners, Radiographers and Assistant Practitioners.
The Surgical team includes breast surgeons, two with Oncoplastic reconstruction expertise, Nurse Consultant - Breast and Breast Care Nurses. The multidisciplinary team is innovative, cohesive and forward thinking; participating in multiple national research and audit trials including the Prospect trial. The service has recently been subcontracted for high risk screening and also supports the high risk population from Russell Hall hospital.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
SWB provides both a symptomatic and screening service. The geographical area includes North, West and East Birmingham, Sandwell and Walsall served by 4 mobiles. Static sites include City Health Campus and Walsall Manor hospital serving a screening eligible population of 170,000.
For further information about this post, please see the attached JD and PS.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Consultant in Breast Radiology with Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust in Birmingham, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Radiology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 11 Jan 2027.
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