Job requirements
Essential
19 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Values
Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non judgemental.
- Values
Motivated to be genuinely kind and caring.
- Values
Helps and co-operates with colleagues
- Values
Pro-active and takes responsibility
- Values
Willing to learn, open to change
- Values
Motivated to make a difference
- Values
Takes pride in themselves, their appearance, their role and where they work.
- Qualifications
GMC recognised general medical qualification.
- Qualifications
Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- Qualifications
FRCR
- Qualifications
Be on the Specialist Register, or ideally within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview
- Research Experience
Evidence of prior audit and research work
- Research Experience
Interest in participating in departmental audit and research
- Teaching Experience
Able to support multidisciplinary teaching and subspecialty training
- Knowledge and experience
Thoracic imaging experience, particularly lung cancer & intervention and ILD
- Knowledge and experience
Ability to perform lung biopsy
- Knowledge and experience
Ability to lead lung cancer and other thoracic imaging MDTs
- Knowledge and experience
Current general radiology practice and ability appropriate to a DGH environment
- Knowledge and experience
Fully motivated in contributing to the work of the department and in maintaining a high standard of personal development
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Qualifications
Level 2 or 3 Cardiac CT certification (BSCI, SCCT or equivalent)
- Qualifications
Level 2 or 3 Cardiac MRI certification (SCMR, EACVI or equivalent)
- Research Experience
Ability to organise research
- Teaching Experience
Experience of organising teaching and training
- Knowledge and experience
Ability to contribute to the cardiac CT/MRI service
- Knowledge and experience
Cardiothoracic imaging fellowship
- Knowledge and experience
Experience in pulmonary hypertension imaging
Job overview
Applications are invited for a Consultant Radiologist to join a friendly, forward-thinking team of 30 Consultant Radiologists at the Royal United Hospital Bath;
Consultant Radiologist with specialist interest in Chest Radiology (10 PAs).
The post is full time but anyone wishing to work part time is also encouraged to apply. The post includes participation in the evening and weekend and on call rota.
If you want to balance these professional opportunities with quality of life then Bath has it all. Bath is a beautiful Georgian city in the South West of England, and is England’s only city with UNESCO World Heritage Site status. There is a wealth of cultural and leisure opportunities, some of the best state and independent schools in the UK, whilst only 90 minutes from London and on the doorstep of the beautiful diverse South West countryside.
Main duties of the job
This is a replacement post following retirement for a substantive Consultant Thoracic Radiologist.
The RUH will work alongside the existing thoracic radiologists to help deliver the expanding lung cancer service including reporting chest radiographs and CT, performing lung biopsy, and preparing and presenting at the weekly lung cancer MDT meeting. The RUH has a tertiary satellite specialist pulmonary hypertension service, affiliated with The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. Circa 250 referrals per annum are received from around the South West and Wales. The appointee will be involved in reporting CT and MRI for patients with suspected pulmonary hypertension and participating in the weekly PH MDT. There will be an additional requirement to report for and participate in the ILD MDT
An ability to contribute to the cardiac CT +/- MRI service is desirable although not essential. With a specialist cardiac CT list on average at least once a day, the department performs approximately 1200-1400 CTCAs per annum, including CT coronary angiography, aortic valve calcium scoring and TAVI planning scans. The RUH utilises FFRct post-processing analysis as part of the NHSE MedTech mandate.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
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 Radiology - Chest Radiology with Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust in Bath, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Radiology role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 08 Nov 2026.
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