Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 32 hours per week (8 PAs per week)
- Job ref
- 213-MED-DH-7454888
- Employer
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Denmark Hill
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 Excluding London Allowance
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Radiologist- Paediatric Intervention
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.
Job overview
This is a new Consultant Paediatric Radiologist post, specifically funded by NHSE for paediatric liver services. The budget and governance will sit under Child Health, however the operational aspects of the role will sit under radiology. The appointee will join a team of 5 Paediatric Radiologists and 3 Hepatobiliary Radiologists. This role will be dedicated to paediatric radiology, however the department currently provide the majority of consultant led diagnostic and interventional imaging and Liver IR procedures in Kings, the largest paediatric liver transplant centre in the UK and Europe.
The primary responsibility of the appointee will be contribution to all aspects of paediatric hepatobiliary radiology including Ultrasound, Axial imaging, vascular access, hepatobiliary vascular and non-vascular IR including tissue biopsy and drainage procedures. Related subspecialty MDM support is essential.
Main duties of the job
The Department of Radiology (Denmark Hill Site) is looking to appoint a substantive consultant radiologist to join a friendly dynamic department committed to providing a timely high quality imaging service.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts, with a turnover of £1.8bn per annum – and we are delighted you are considering a career with us.
Our teams provide services out of five hospitals across South East London and Kent, namely King’s College Hospital, the Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington Hospital, Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup, and Beckenham Beacon.
We employ nearly 14,000 staff, who together treat over 1.5 million patients every year.
We provide a full range of local and specialist services, and our teams are nationally and internationally recongised for our work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato-oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and emergency medicine.
Our Strong Roots, Global Reach strategy, published in 2021, sets out our BOLD vision, and commitment towards:
- Brilliant People
- Outstanding care
- Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education
- Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do
At King’s, we are proud to serve a diverse range of communities, and our staff reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, with many people also travelling from all the world to start and develop their careers with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. Together with other colleagues, to provide a high quality care service to patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
2. Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues’ periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract
3. Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
4. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
5. Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group’s management team where part of the service structure.
6. Contribute to the Care Group’s research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.
7. Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.
8. Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Group’s Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.
9. Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s)
10. Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained
11. Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.
12. Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director
13. Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene
14. Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety
15. King’s is committed to providing Consultant led 7-day services and in the event of future developments the post holder would be expected to contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues
Person specification
Qualifications & Higher Education
Essential criteria
- Registerable medical qualification FRCR or equivalent
- Within six months of the expected date of CCT (or equivalent) on the day of interview
Desirable criteria
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD(Res), PhD)
- CCT or equivalent
Registration and Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Wide experience all aspects of radiology in the UK, culminating towards award of CCT or equivalent
- Full registration with GMC with licence to practice
Desirable criteria
- Experience in paediatric Hepatobiliary radiology and / or interventional radiology
Administration
Essential criteria
- Experience in day-to-day organisation of radiology services in a busy Hospital
Desirable criteria
- Familiarity with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes
Management and Leadership
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable criteria
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
- Management course and/or qualification
Audit and Quality Improvement
Essential criteria
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit and quality improvement
Desirable criteria
- Able to demonstrate ability to lead change
Research and Publications
Essential criteria
- Experience of supporting clinical research
Desirable criteria
- Relevant research experience in radiology
- Publication of relevant review articles or case reports
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation.
Desirable criteria
- Teaching skills course/qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Melissa Cadogan
- Job title
- Deputy General Manager, Child Health
- Email address
- [email protected]
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