Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Teaching
Enthusiasm for teaching medical students, nursing staff and other professional groups
- Training and experience
Wide experience of all aspects of radiology including multislice CT and MRI
- Administration & Management
Experience in day to day organisation of radiology services in a busy DGH radiology department.
- Administration & Management
Leadership skills
- Administration & Management
Familiar with and committed to the principles of Clinical Governance, risk assessment, adverse incident recording and appraisal.
- Administration & Management
Understanding of recent initiatives and changes, including Clinical Governance and Appraisal
- Personal skills & attributes
Effective communicator, able to work in a multi-disciplinary team
- Personal skills & attributes
Leadership qualities
- Personal skills & attributes
Ability to work with colleagues in other specialities to develop local services.
- Personal skills & attributes
Professional attitude towards work Good record of attendance
- Personal skills & attributes
Good communication & interpersonal skills
- Qualification & Registration
MB BS or equivalent
- Qualification & Registration
Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists
- Qualification & Registration
Full Registration with licence to practise with GMC
- Audit, Research and Publications
Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
- Audit, Research and Publications
Understanding of the role of research
Desirable
12 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Teaching
Educational qualification
- Training and experience
Fellowship in a specialist area of Radiology.
- Training and experience
To demonstrate expert practice in the field of Breast Imaging, including reporting of mammograms, undertaking and reporting of breast ultrasound images, performing stereotactic and other breast biopsies, as well as fine needle aspiration of breast tissue and guided localisation procedures. To take an active role in Breast MDM’s and breast service meetings.
- Administration & Management
Management course and/or qualifications
- Administration & Management
Knowledge of the structure of Health Service
- Personal skills & attributes
Good presentation skills
- Personal skills & attributes
Demonstration of initiated projects
- Qualification & Registration
MD or equivalent
- Qualification & Registration
Other higher degree or diploma
- Audit, Research and Publications
Completion and/or Publication of audit projects
- Audit, Research and Publications
Experience of clinical research culminating in presentation and publication of original studies, review articles, etc, relevant to speciality
- Audit, Research and Publications
Ability to lead clinical research project
Job overview
We require an enthusiastic Locum Consultant Radiologist to join our team our team of 23 Substantive Consultant Radiologists. The appointee will be primarily based at either Eastbourne DGH or Conquest Hospital Hastings although this may change dependent on service need.
Applicants should demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in General Radiology. Development of subspecialty areas of interest in addition to core skills is encouraged and the successful candidate is expected to participate in the development of Radiology services.
The Radiology Departments are actively involved in teaching with four radiology trainees on rotation from HEKSS deanery. Audit and other continuing professional developmental activities are positively encouraged.
This post will be offered on the Terms and Conditions in line with national pay scales. Applicants must have full GMC registration.
Thanks to everyone who applied before. This posting is for new applicants only, so previous candidates don’t need to apply again.
Main duties of the job
First line on call is provided by SpR or staff grade radiologists until 10pm weekdays and 5pm weekends with on call outsourced to a reporting company overnight. Our General Radiology consultant team is responsible for checking scans the following day to ensure quality assurance and education on a 1 in 8 rota. Daytime cover is also provided for a Malignant cord compression MRI at weekends on the same 1 in 8 rota.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
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.
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This advert is for Trust Locum Consultant Radiology- Breast with East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust in St Leonards On Sea, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Radiology role. The advertised salary is £113565 - £150569 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Up to). The application deadline is 21 Sep 2026.
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