Description

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

The advertised post is for a substantive Consultant in Diagnostic Radiologist with a subspecialty interest in Oncology at Barts Health NHS Trust.

We are looking for a highly enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our existing team of 86 radiologists based at The Royal London and St Bartholomew's Hospitals who support the existing service and the active training programme. The post will be based at St Bartholomew's Hospital with rotation to the Royal London as required.

This new post is required to support the development of the Soft tissue Sarcoma Service and to support the Haematology Malignancy Service.

The successful applicant should have completed training in diagnostic radiology and be within 6 months of their CCT. They should have a specialist interest in Haemto-oncology, ideally with fellowship. Duties will encompass coverage of Sarcoma MDT; Lymphoma MDT reporting and General reporting.

Main duties of the job

1. Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care.

2. Helping in development and organisation of the services in his / her charge in line with the Trusts' business plans. Liaison and communication with the Divisional Manager and Clinical Director for Imaging at Barts Health NHS Trust will be expected.

3. Development of their own interests and specialties within the Imaging service, including active participation in audit programs.

4. Corporate and individual responsibility for the professional management of doctors in training.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To help with the reporting of cross-sectional images performed across the Barts, Royal London and Mile End sites

To perform specialist reporting including whole body MRI and US and CT guided procedures

To contribute to the high-quality Consultant-led diagnostic imaging service at Barts and The Royal London Hospitals

To contribute to the specialist MDT's on a rota with subspecialist colleagues

To join the general on-call service 1 in 20 with SPR cover on site.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MB BS or equivalent
• FRCR or equivalent
• CCT (or within 6 months of date of interview) or on specialist register

Desirable criteria

• MRCP/MRCS

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience in Cross sectional Imaging

Desirable criteria

• Interests in a subspecialty is desirable e.g. oncology radiology and/or soft tissue sarcoma

Clinical expertise in Speciality /Sub speciality:

Essential criteria

• Haem oncology Radiology
• Soft tissue sarcoma

Desirable criteria

• Fellowship training

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of NHS complaints system
• Record of incident and near miss reporting

Desirable criteria

• Training in root cause analysis
• Participation in incident investigation
• Simulated patient safety training

Training Expected:

Essential criteria

• Audit experience

Academic Achievements

Essential criteria

• Experience of research, presentations to learned societies
• Record of presentations at specialist societies

Desirable criteria

• Higher degree
• First author publications in refereed journals
• Research grants
• Grant applications

Personal Skills

Essential criteria

• Presentation skills
• Teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
• Demonstrates honesty, integrity and appreciation of ethical dilemmas

Desirable criteria

• Portfolio of teaching material as educational supervisor

Personal qualities and self-management

Essential criteria

• Self-motivated
• Ability to work under pressure
• Able to work as part of a team
• Reliable work record
• Flexible approach to work and evidence of team working
• Able to change and respond to changing circumstances
• Evidence of continuing professional development

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals' who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure as far as is possible that anyone, paid or unpaid, who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children, is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport and the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.

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