Job summary
- Main area
- Breast Radiology
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Contract end date - end of September 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 290-LCONB017
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £105,504-£139,882 per annum WTE
- Closing
- 22/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Consultant Radiologist with a special interest in Breast Imaging
Consultant
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Consultant General Radiologist with a special interest in Breast Screening and Symptomatic Imaging to join our dynamic and expanding team. This is an exciting opportunity to become a key member of our department, playing a crucial role in advancing our comprehensive radiology services.
The Trust has one of the largest breast units in the country, encompassing both radiology (screening and symptomatic) and surgery.
Our department is well-equipped, featuring ultrasound, breast MRI, breast tomosynthesis, contrast-enhanced mammography and ultrasound/MR fusion. Research is a vital component of our service, with numerous exciting projects underway, both independently and in collaboration with breast surgery. Current projects includes the AIMS study, an implementation study designed to appraise the benefits of a Deep Learning AI tool in breast cancer screening mammography. Training is a strong focus, with our highly regarded Radiology training scheme currently hosting approximately 64 trainees. Imperial is the Lead Provider for NW London radiology.
The department features a multidisciplinary team with diverse clinical expertise, including five breast surgeons, one non-operating consultant surgeon, three specialty doctors, and 15 consultant radiologists. This medical team is supported by breast care nurses, radiographers, healthcare assistants, and a dedicated administrative and clerical staff.
Main duties of the job
As a Consultant General Radiologist with a focus on Breast Imaging, you will be instrumental in enhancing our well-established general radiology and breast imaging services. Your expertise will contribute significantly to both symptomatic and screening programs, ensuring high-quality care for our patients. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to deliver exceptional diagnostic and therapeutic services, participating in a range of procedures from routine imaging to more complex cases.
In this role, you will be responsible for performing and interpreting a variety of imaging studies, including mammography, breast ultrasound, MRI, tomosynthesis, and contrast-enhanced mammography. Your skills and insights will aid in the early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer, as well as in the management of benign breast conditions. You will also play a pivotal role in the multidisciplinary team meetings, providing expert opinions and collaborating with surgeons, oncologists, pathologists, and breast care nurses to develop comprehensive patient management plans.
Furthermore, you will be involved in supervising and training radiology trainees, sharing your knowledge and experience to foster the next generation of radiologists. You will also have the opportunity to engage in innovative research projects, contributing to the advancement of breast imaging techniques and improving patient outcomes.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Trust is looking to appoint a substantive Consultant General Radiologist with a specialist interest in Breast Screening and Symptomatic Imaging. The post-holder will play a key role in ensuring the department provides the local population with a high quality and accessible breast service, and achieves the national cancer wait targets for breast patients.
The job plan is varied and includes one stop breast clinic, booked US list, symptomatic breast reporting, screen reading, assessment clinic, MDT participation and general imaging sessions. There is adequate SPA allowance for continuous professional development, audit, and the opportunity to develop managerial and teaching experience.
Applicants must hold a CCT in Radiology, be on the GMC Specialty Register, or be within six months of obtaining their CCT. The ideal candidate will have possess advanced sub-specialist training in breast radiology.
While the primary locations for this position are Charing Cross and St Mary’s Hospitals, this may change based on the ongoing Trust site and clinical strategy review.
The successful applicant will work within the division of Women’s, cardiac, clinical support and sexual health services and will be expected to participate in the management of rapid access and scan turnaround times, along with efficient and safe management of inpatient and emergency workloads. The successful candidate will also actively engage in trainee supervision and maintain close collaboration with clinical staff.
If you are a motivated and skilled radiologist with a passion for breast imaging, we invite you to join our team and contribute to the ongoing success and development of our radiology services.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- On GMC’s register with a Licence to Practice or eligible to apply for GMC registration and a Licence to Practice
- On GMC’s Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the register by the date of the interviews or eligible for specialist registration
- Appropriate Royal College membership (FRCR or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- MRCP/MRCS MSc, MD, PhD
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential criteria
- General radiology skills. Ability to report general body CT, plain films and general ultrasound.
- Formal subspecialty training in Breast imaging.
- Ability to interpret mammograms and perform breast ultrasound, stereotactic and ultrasound guided biopsy, ultrasound guided and stereotactic vacuum assisted biopsy and vacuum excision, image guided pre-operative wire insertion/ coil insertion/magseed
- Breast MRI interpretation
- IT Skills and computer literacy
Desirable criteria
- Breast screening experience
- Breast MRI biopsy
- Contrast enhanced mammography interpretation
- Experience of working as part of a breast cancer MDT.
Leadership/ Management Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
- Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues.
- Management of staff
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of finance/budgets
Teaching & Training
Essential criteria
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff
Desirable criteria
- Previous specific training role
Audit
Essential criteria
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
Desirable criteria
- Previous specific training role
Academic achievements/ publications
Essential criteria
- Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at consultant level at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Desirable criteria
- Current research projects
Language
Essential criteria
- Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
- Good communications skills with patients and staff
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Understanding of clinical governance
Desirable criteria
- Regular audit presentations
Interpersonal skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to build rapport, work with others, persuade and negotiate
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience, social skills appropriate to different types of client
- Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure
- Able to work as part of a team
Probity
Essential criteria
- Honesty, integrity, appreciation of ethical dilemmas.
- Must be able to demonstrate and model the key Trust values of kind, expert, collaborative and aspirational
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Camille Cepeda
- Job title
- General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
1st Floor Education Centre
Charing Cross Hospital
W6 8RF
- Telephone
- 07789 171 622
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