Consultant Radiologist (Cross-Sectional) Manchester, England
Job description
The Trust is seeking to appoint a new substantive Consultant Radiologist with a special interest in Oncological Cross-Sectional Imaging.
The appointee will be based at The Christie’s main site in Withington (an element of home working will also be accommodated) and will join a team of 24 Consultant Radiologists. As a Consultant Radiologist at The Christie, the post holder will be an oncological radiologist with: experience in all aspects of cancer imaging; expertise in CT, MRI, Ultrasound and PET imaging (training will be provided in PET CT if required); and experience in the chairing of Cancer MDTs. An interest in routine interventional radiology procedures can also be supported.
The Radiology service provides diagnostic, staging, re-staging and interventional procedures for patients undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery.
The department undertakes around 60,000 examinations each year, across services comprising of CT scanning, MR scanning, plain film, Ultrasound, Interventional radiology and Nuclear medicine (reporting). The department provides reporting for the regional PET-CT service. Radiologists have close links with oncological and surgical teams and support a wide range of multidisciplinary team meetings. Research is integral to the clinical service and the department supports a large number of clinical trials. The department has an important educational role, providing teaching to the North West School of Radiology and input to the Christie PET Academy.
This post is for 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week, inclusive of 2.5SPA, and is a substantive post. There is also an on-call commitment.
Applicants must be on or eligible for GMC specialist register for Radiology within 6 months of the interview date. The successful applicant(s) will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS
When applying please remember to include your CCT date in the membership of professional bodies section of the online application form, which is where you must also record your GMC number.
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, situated in south Manchester, is the largest cancer treatment centre of its kind in Europe, and an international leader in cancer research and development. In 2018 The Christie was once again rated as Outstanding by the health regulator, becoming the first specialist trust in the country to be given their highest accolade twice.
The Christie serves a local population of 3.4 million within the Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cancer Network, providing surgery, radiotherapy and complex chemotherapy services. Satellite radiotherapy sites in Oldham, Salford and a mobile chemotherapy service enable the majority of care to be delivered close to the patient’s home.
The Christie values diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels. In support of these commitments, we welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people for this post.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The successful applicant will share the diagnostic workload with the twenty-four other consultant radiologists and give expert input into the relevant multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTs). The appointee will be expected to participate in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programmes and will be encouraged to undertake clinical research.
They will have the shared responsibility for training and supervision of junior medical staff working in the department. They will also be expected to participate in the training of the radiographic staff.
They will be expected to participate in all relevant aspects of clinical governance, including maintaining up to date protocols, discrepancy review, guideline development and clinical audit in conjunction with the other consultants in the department.
The appointee will also participate in the day to day running of the department and should be prepared to take on other managerial responsibilities.
The appointee will be based at The Christie main site in Withington, and an element of home-working will be accommodated.
Clinical
As a consultant radiologist at The Christie, the post holder will: be an oncological radiologist with experience in all aspects of cancer imaging; bring expertise in body cross sectional image reporting (CT, MRI, US plus or minus PET CT); and have experience in the chairing of cancer MDTs. An interest in routine interventional radiology procedures can also be supported.
The department currently supports 23 disease related clinical Multidisciplinary Team Meetings (MDTs). Each MDT has a lead consultant and the meetings are covered by a rota of between three and five consultants. The post holder will be expected to contribute to at least two MDT meetings and to develop subspecialty interest in these disease areas. The MDT consultant rotas are reviewed annually to meet the MDT peer review requirements and provide an appropriate distribution of workload and case mix.
Supporting professional activities
The agreed job plan will include all of the consultant’s professional duties and commitments, to include agreed supporting professional activities (SPA). The Christie NHS Foundation Trust supports the identification of 2.5 SPA for full-time employees to include audit, CPD, teaching and research and commits to manage this in a high trust, low bureaucracy fashion. The exact timing and location of SPA, and flexibility around these, will be agreed with the Clinical Director and be included in the prospective job plan, subject to annual review and appraisal. It will be expected that output for the SPA will be accountable and productive with supporting evidence of outcomes.
On-call and Emergency duties
The post holder will be included on the on-call rota. This is currently 1:20. There is an on-call Specialist Trainee, so that consultants are not routinely required to attend the hospital, but are called in where necessary for simple intervention, review of complex CT and for MR of spinal cord compression.
Education and Training
The department plays an active role within the North West School of Radiology, in particular with regard to subspecialty training in Oncological Radiology. Medical student, FY2 and non-radiology registrar teaching is also supported.
The post holder will contribute to the professional supervision of trainee staff and will be expected to become engaged in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, as part of their SPA allocation. In addition, they will be expected to ensure that Junior Staff and medical students receive appropriate support and advice. The post holder will be expected to comply with Royal College recommendations on Continuing Medical Education and GMC requirements for revalidation
Radiology ST teaching is generally one hour per week per consultant (including small group tutorials and departmental interesting cases meetings), with the requirement to teach during general lists and to check CT scans and contrast studies.
Research and Audit
Research is encouraged and supported by an active Research and Development Committee and a Division of Research and Development. The appointee will be encouraged to develop research interests where appropriate and be expected to support colleagues engaged in research projects. The Trust has numerous pre-existing leverageable relationships with partners in education and research as well as the charitable and private sectors.
Continuing Professional Development
The Trust supports the requirements for continuing professional development (CPD) as laid down by the GMC and the Royal College of Radiologists and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities. The post holder will make appropriate arrangements for study leave with colleagues and non-medical staff.
