Consultant Radiologist

Job overview

Consultant Radiologist, with an interest in Paediatrics, Interventional Radiology and Gastro-intestinal, substantive post at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. This is a  fully funded and new/replacement post required to cover the needs of an expanding Radiology Department.

The successful applicant will collaborate with existing colleagues to deliver and enhance a comprehensive Radiology service supporting the imaging requirements of the Trust and primary care services in the county. The appointees will be part of a wider team of consultant radiologists who provide sub-specialty and general radiological services across the Trust. The post holders will be encouraged to have a sub-specialty interest and help shape the services in their respective fields of expertise. If required, further speciality training can be provided on-site or by attendance at other centres.

All sub-speciality interests are welcome especially Paediatrics, Interventional Radiology and Gastro-intestinal.  The post-holder will be encouraged to develop new services including interventional procedures pertaining to their area of interest.

Candidates must hold the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists or an equivalent qualification and must either be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of possession of a CCT at the time of interview.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will contribute to the general radiology on-call rota.

Consultants are expected to provide cover for colleagues who are absent on leave. The number of consultants who are on leave at any one time is governed by local Directorate policy and six weeks’ notice of leave is expected.

The successful candidate will be contractually accountable to Northampton General Hospital Trust for the provision of services. The appointee will be managerially responsible to the Chief Executive through the Medical Director and Clinical Director.

The appointee will be expected to participate in managerial and administrative work and should be aware of the broader context within the NHS in which consultants operate.

Please see attached job description which covers the main duties of this job from page 12.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full job description and main responsibilities please see attached job description and person specification.