# Consultant Radiologist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-radiologist/dd4a62f3-e40a-456a-a348-c4df9d0819fc - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-radiologist/dd4a62f3-e40a-456a-a348-c4df9d0819fc.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust - **Town:** Northampton - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Radiology - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £105,504 - £139,882 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2025-02-23T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2025-02-11T21:31:18.352Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Northampton/Northampton_General_Hospital_NHS_Trust/Radiology/Radiology-v6884901 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/6884901?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is a substantive Consultant Radiologist posts at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. This is 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 / Group and primary care services in the county. The appointee will be part of a wider team of consultant radiologists who provide sub-specialty and general radiological services across the Trust / Group. The post holders will be encouraged to have a sub-specialty interest and help shape the services in their respective fields of expertise. The post will be primarily based at NGH. The post holder may be required to work across site at KGH. If required, further speciality training can be provided on-site or by attendance at other centres. All sub-speciality interests are welcome especially Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT, Paediatric, Musculoskeletal, Chest, Gastro-intestinal, Breast and Interventional Radiology. The post-holder will be encouraged to develop new services including interventional procedures pertaining to their area of interest. ### Main duties of the job The successful applicants will be expected to attend multidisciplinary team meetings in a sub- specialty of their interest and participate in the general radiology on-call rota. Office space with workstations and secretarial support will be provided. Workstations for reporting from home are also provided. Participation in the teaching and training of radiology registrars, radiographers and medical students is encouraged. All consultants undergo yearly job planning review and appraisal organised by the Trust. Revalidation is in accordance with GMC regulations. The post starts as a 10PA per week contract including MDT, on-call and basic SPA. Whilst the job plan is represented with 10 PA allocation the integration of specialist clinics and other interests will allow this to be increased up to a maximum of 12 PAs in line with NGH Trust policy. SPA allocation is a basic 1.5 PA for consultants with the possibility of increasing up to a further 1 PA with additional roles e.g. clinical leads, appraisal, educational supervision, teaching, research and management positions. The post holder will contribute to the general radiology on-call rota. Currently oncall CT imaging after 8pm is outsourced. On-call frequency is 1:15 (weekend, Friday to Sunday) 1:14 Weekday (Monday-Thursday). ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities All consultants are encouraged to attend the monthly consultants’ meeting, regular REALMs meetings and the bimonthly Medical Staff Committee meetings. Within the department there are subspecialty staff meetings. All consultants participate in relevant MDT meetings as part of their timetabled activity. 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. ## Job Details This is a substantive Consultant Radiologist posts at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. This is 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 / Group and primary care services in the county. The appointee will be part of a wider team of consultant radiologists who provide sub-specialty and general radiological services across the Trust / Group. The post holders will be encouraged to have a sub-specialty interest and help shape the services in their respective fields of expertise. The post will be primarily based at NGH. The post holder may be required to work across site at KGH. If required, further speciality training can be provided on-site or by attendance at other centres. All sub-speciality interests are welcome especially Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT, Paediatric, Musculoskeletal, Chest, Gastro-intestinal, Breast and Interventional Radiology. The post-holder will be encouraged to develop new services including interventional procedures pertaining to their area of interest. ## Job Description The successful applicants will be expected to attend multidisciplinary team meetings in a sub- specialty of their interest and participate in the general radiology on-call rota. Office space with workstations and secretarial support will be provided. Workstations for reporting from home are also provided. Participation in the teaching and training of radiology registrars, radiographers and medical students is encouraged. All consultants undergo yearly job planning review and appraisal organised by the Trust. Revalidation is in accordance with GMC regulations. The post starts as a 10PA per week contract including MDT, on-call and basic SPA. Whilst the job plan is represented with 10 PA allocation the integration of specialist clinics and other interests will allow this to be increased up to a maximum of 12 PAs in line with NGH Trust policy. SPA allocation is a basic 1.5 PA for consultants with the possibility of increasing up to a further 1 PA with additional roles e.g. clinical leads, appraisal, educational supervision, teaching, research and management positions. The post holder will contribute to the general radiology on-call rota. Currently oncall CT imaging after 8pm is outsourced. On-call frequency is 1:15 (weekend, Friday to Sunday) 1:14 Weekday (Monday-Thursday). ## Responsibilities All consultants are encouraged to attend the monthly consultants’ meeting, regular REALMs meetings and the bimonthly Medical Staff Committee meetings. Within the department there are subspecialty staff meetings. All consultants participate in relevant MDT meetings as part of their timetabled activity. 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. ## Person Specification ### Essential **Essential** - GMC registered (with licence to practice) - FRCR (UK) - CCT Radiology/CESR **Desirable** - Other Degrees or Professional Qualification (MD, MRCS, MRCP) ### Clinical Skills **Essential** - Evidence of General radiology Experience/Expertise **Desirable** - Evidence of subspeciality radiology experience/expertise - Post graduate experience and familiarity of UK NHS hospital system - Experience of CT/US guided biopsy or interventional skills. - Evidence of MDT experience ### Management Skills **Essential** - Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals. - Able to develop, present and implement coherent ideas for service development/delivery. - Able to delegate appropriately. - Able to work within a team. **Desirable** - Completed an appropriate management course. ### Interpersonal Skills **Essential** - Good written and verbal skills in English. - Willingness to show flexibility in responding to the needs of the department. ### Teaching, Audit & Research **Essential** - Evidence of participation in Clinical audit - Able to teach and support junior staff effectively. ## Documents - [useful links (pdf, 185.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1875) - [code of conduct (pdf, 235.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1872) - [benefits and ngh (pdf, 379.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1874) - [code of conduct - band 7+ (pdf, 140.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1873) - [relocation expenses policy (pdf, 548.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2447) - [respect and support document (pdf, 207.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1869) - [ngh consultant radiologist jd (pdf, 1016.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9090982) - [staff fair processing statement (pdf, 90.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1868) ## 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.