# Consultant in Radiology - Chest Radiology > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-radiology-chest-radiology/441351d6-d02a-49bf-a4c0-7a4cb0202525 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-in-radiology-chest-radiology/441351d6-d02a-49bf-a4c0-7a4cb0202525.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal United Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Radiology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-08T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-09T15:48:01.303Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Bath/Royal_United_Hospitals_Bath_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Radiology/Radiology-v8339040 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8339040?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ruh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Values **Essential** - Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non judgemental. - Motivated to be genuinely kind and caring. - Helps and co-operates with colleagues - Pro-active and takes responsibility - Willing to learn, open to change - Motivated to make a difference - Takes pride in themselves, their appearance, their role and where they work. ### Qualifications **Essential** - GMC recognised general medical qualification. - Full GMC registration with a licence to practice - FRCR - Be on the Specialist Register, or ideally within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview **Desirable** - Level 2 or 3 Cardiac CT certification (BSCI, SCCT or equivalent) - Level 2 or 3 Cardiac MRI certification (SCMR, EACVI or equivalent) ### Research Experience **Essential** - Evidence of prior audit and research work - Interest in participating in departmental audit and research **Desirable** - Ability to organise research ### Teaching Experience **Essential** - Able to support multidisciplinary teaching and subspecialty training **Desirable** - Experience of organising teaching and training ### Knowledge and experience **Essential** - Thoracic imaging experience, particularly lung cancer & intervention and ILD - Ability to perform lung biopsy - Ability to lead lung cancer and other thoracic imaging MDTs - Current general radiology practice and ability appropriate to a DGH environment - Fully motivated in contributing to the work of the department and in maintaining a high standard of personal development **Desirable** - Ability to contribute to the cardiac CT/MRI service - Cardiothoracic imaging fellowship - Experience in pulmonary hypertension imaging ## Documents - [join the ruh (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3030) - [consultant radiologist, chest radiology (pdf, 336.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10662971) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.