Locum Consultant Breast Radiologist

This post is a for a current vacancy for a Locum Consultant Breast Radiologist, with no on-call commitments . Any Consultant who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post.  The Trust is committed to flexible working arrangements including job-sharing. Such arrangements will be discussed with any shortlisted candidate on a personal basis.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of high quality breast imaging in both the breast screening programme and the symptomatic breast service.

The doctor must, therefore, have previously worked in a unit where screening images are read, and should ideally have NBSS (National Breast Screening System) derived evidence of at least 5,000 reads to qualify for this post from the FRQA report of that system. This will not preclude trainees, and 1,500 first reads is also acceptable.

Breast Clinicians with similar experience are welcome to apply.

The post holder will be expected to participate in the normal duties relating to the administration and leadership of the department and to participate in teaching, CME and quality improvement.

The post is within a well-respected breast unit and has arisen due to retirement.  You will be joining a team of 5 Breast Radiologists (with a 6th already appointed commencing October 2023), 1 Breast Radiologist Specialist, 1 National Breast Imaging Academy Fellows, a Consultant Radiographer and 4 Advanced Practice Radiographers.

Role Requirements

The applicant must be independently competent in:

Mammography reporting

Breast and axillary US

US- and stereotactic-guided breast biopsy

Pre-operative lesion localisation.

They should be capable to act as a Responsible Assessor in the breast screening assessment clinic as described within the current NHSBSP guidelines, and to lead a symptomatic 1-stop breast clinic imaging service.  Competence in breast tomosynthesis reporting and breast MRI reporting would be desirable.  VAB/VAE experience and knowledge of Contrast Enhanced Mammography would also be an asset.

The successful candidate will be expected to share in the support of the Breast MDT meetings with Consultant colleagues. Competence in cross-sectional reporting (especially CT) and an ability to discuss staging and other required imaging at the Breast MDT would be desirable.

Role Requirements

The applicant must be independently competent in:

Mammography reporting

Breast and axillary US

US- and stereotactic-guided breast biopsy

Pre-operative lesion localisation.

They should be capable to act as a Responsible Assessor in the breast screening assessment clinic as described within the current NHSBSP guidelines, and to lead a symptomatic 1-stop breast clinic imaging service.  Competence in breast tomosynthesis reporting and breast MRI reporting would be desirable.  VAB/VAE experience and knowledge of Contrast Enhanced Mammography would also be an asset.

The successful candidate will be expected to share in the support of the Breast MDT meetings with Consultant colleagues. Competence in cross-sectional reporting (especially CT) and an ability to discuss staging and other required imaging at the Breast MDT would be desirable.

Training is integral to the department, with a generous study leave entitlement (financial and time), and a commitment to the clinical supervision and training of Radiology Registrars, Breast Imaging Fellows and Advanced Practice/Consultant Radiographers. We would welcome an interest in contributing to the formal teaching of Medical Students and of Radiology Registrars at the Academy. Ambition to be a named Clinical and/or Educational Supervisor would be supported but is not required.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is one of the NHS partners of the Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry. However, medical students are currently only rarely attached to the department. We would welcome someone with an interest in expanding the range of week-long attachments to the department by developing so called study units. The Medical School has very close links with the Trust, and so opportunities to teach in the Life Sciences modules, to become an Associate Lecturer, to assist with case-based learning etc. are regularly advertised by the medical school. The school runs a Problem Based Learning system and has a very good reputation for the quality of its graduates.

The Service Line would support any research interests of the Consultant in conjunction with the Trust Lead for R & D.  All Consultants are expected to actively participate in the department’s audit and clinical governance program.

Managerial and Leadership

Management

Teamwork

Managerial/Organisational Relationships

The post-holder will be managerially responsible to the Service Line Clinical Director for Breast Services, and professionally responsible to the Medical Director.

The post-holder will be required to comply with all Trust Policies, notably in relation to job planning, appraisal and leave, in line with Departmental and Trust objectives.

Key Working Relationships

The post holders will interact with the Consultant Radiologists and Radiology Trainees, Radiographic and clerical staff in the Breast Unit and will have close clinical involvement with the breast surgery and breast oncology clinical teams in the hospital, and with General Practitioners.