# Consultant Radiologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-radiologist/a190c8f9-f907-452a-9c05-cb5fb4b0cac7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-radiologist/a190c8f9-f907-452a-9c05-cb5fb4b0cac7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Torbay Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Radiology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** Dependant on experience - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Initial contract 3 months with extension to 12 months) - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-17T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-20T14:50:46.900Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Torquay/Torbay_South_Devon_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Consultant/Consultant-v8310898 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8310898?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated candidate to join our Radiology Consultant team. Specialist interests can be potentially accommodated depending on speciality. This Consultant post will join 25 existing Consultant Radiologists. The service provides diagnostic imaging services to Primary Care and all Trust Specialities with imaging provided at Torbay DGH, in Community sites and at a Community Diagnostic Centre. The role includes provision of on-call supported by Radiology Registrars. This post is offered on a full-time basis and is available as soon as possible. You will be contracted to 10 programmed activities per week. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate professional excellence and ability to deliver effective care. Previous experience working in the NHS is required. ### Main duties of the job Patient safety, dignity and care are the highest priority and at the centre of all that we do. In support of this, the specific duties for the Consultant Radiologist role include: - Providing high quality diagnostic clinical reports, advice and opinion on all patient types from all referrers into the service. - To be proactive in supporting pathways which ensure that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring our standard to deliver safe quality and performance are delivered and sustained. - Consultant delivered care to patients, including clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the hospital for diagnostics and radiology procedures. - To provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level and supervise and train the juniors and specialty doctors. - Abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the Trust ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Detailed job description and responsibilities - Providing high quality diagnostic clinical reports, advice and opinion on all patient types from all referrers into the service. - To be proactive in supporting pathways which ensure that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring our standard to deliver safe quality and performance are delivered and sustained. - Consultant delivered care to patients, including clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the hospital for diagnostics and radiology procedures. - To provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level and supervise and train the juniors and specialty doctors. - Abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the Trust by: Being proactive in the Department’s clinical governance agenda, Demonstrating active participation in the regular Radiology Quality Improvement meeting. Taking on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby To liaise with clinicians and managers within and outside the Department to address any issues arising that may affect the services. To participate in relevant audit and quality assurance processes. - Being proactive in the Department’s clinical governance agenda, - Demonstrating active participation in the regular Radiology Quality Improvement meeting. - Taking on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby - To liaise with clinicians and managers within and outside the Department to address any issues arising that may affect the services. - To participate in relevant audit and quality assurance processes. Other Responsibilities - Junior staff: Supervision of Radiology Registrars and Medical Students based on site. - Budget: Cooperate with the Deputy Medical Director and Divisional General Manager on budgetary issues. - Communication: This will include the responsibility for and arrangement of communication and liaison with all other medical and service departments within the Trust and other Trusts. - Teaching: To have an active role in Radiology Trainee programme. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Professional **Essential** - Ability to offer expert clinical and diagnostic opinion on a range of problems. - Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), IELTS or graduate of a UK Medical School. - NHS experience **Desirable** - On the Specialist Register or working towards application. - Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients. - Ability to supervise multi-disciplinary teams ## Documents - [tsdft consultant radiologist job description (pdf, 560.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10631346) ## 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.