Description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.

Please refer to the job description attached.

Person specification

Qualification & Registration

Essential criteria

• MB BS or equivalent
• Membership or Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists
• Full Registration with licence to practise with GMC

Desirable criteria

• MD or equivalent
• Other higher degree or diploma

Training and experience

Essential criteria

• Wide experience of all aspects of radiology including multislice CT and MRI

Desirable criteria

• Fellowship in a specialist area of Radiology.
• 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

Essential criteria

• Experience in day to day organisation of radiology services in a busy DGH radiology department.
• Leadership skills
• Familiar with and committed to the principles of Clinical Governance, risk assessment, adverse incident recording and appraisal.
• Understanding of recent initiatives and changes, including Clinical Governance and Appraisal

Desirable criteria

• Management course and/or qualifications
• Knowledge of the structure of Health Service

Audit, Research and Publications

Essential criteria

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
• Understanding of the role of research

Desirable criteria

• Completion and/or Publication of audit projects
• Experience of clinical research culminating in presentation and publication of original studies, review articles, etc, relevant to speciality
• Ability to lead clinical research project

Personal skills & attributes

Essential criteria

• Effective communicator, able to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Leadership qualities
• Ability to work with colleagues in other specialities to develop local services.
• Professional attitude towards work Good record of attendance
• Good communication & interpersonal skills

Desirable criteria

• Good presentation skills
• Demonstration of initiated projects

Teaching

Essential criteria

• Enthusiasm for teaching medical students, nursing staff and other professional groups

Desirable criteria

• Educational qualification

Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

Our vision is to be:

• The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.

Our mission is to:

• Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.

Our strategic objectives are to:

• Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
• Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients' experiences.
• Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.

Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:

• Safe
• Effective
• Caring
• Responsive and
• Well led

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