Job summary
- Main area
- Consultant Radiologist
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Locum: 6 months
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7491568
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cross-Site
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum including London Weighting
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Consultant radiologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
Diagnostic Consultant General Radiologist 1 POST, total 10 PAs, Locum fixed term appointment 12 months. This is a post to cover maternity leave. A sub-speciality interest in Chest and Cardiac Imaging, Neuroradiology or MSK radiology desirable but not essential.
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our dynamic team of radiologists to help deliver a world class service and support our registrar training programme.
The post holder will work with the existing departmental consultants and should be able to demonstrate excellent specialist imaging skills, in addition to strong general radiology abilities.
The clinical duties of the post will include supporting all aspects of the their subspeciality as well as contributing to the general workload of the department. The role will include working in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver the services in line with performance KPIs and clinical outcome metrics. The job requires the post holder to be able to work under pressure and to be flexible and adaptive to the needs of the patient and the service. Appropriate sub-speciality interest and training is essential.
All of our new post are cross-site posts.
The successful candidate will participate in a general on call rota at the Royal Free Hampstead site, Currently 1:18 frequency.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with the existing departmental consultants and should be able to demonstrate excellent specialist imaging skills, in addition to strong general radiology abilities.
The clinical duties of the post will include supporting all aspects of the their sub-speciality as well as contributing to the general workload of the department. The role will include working in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver the services in line with performance KPIs and clinical outcome metrics. The job requires the post holder to be able to work under pressure and to be flexible and adaptive to the needs of the patient and the service. Appropriate sub-speciality interest and
training is essential.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Royal Free to be your best
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will work with the existing departmental consultants and should be able to demonstrate excellent specialist imaging skills, in addition to strong general radiology abilities.
The clinical duties of the post will include supporting all aspects of the their sub-speciality as well as contributing to the general workload of the department. The role will include working in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver the services in line with performance KPIs and clinical outcome metrics. The job requires the post holder to be able to work under pressure and to be flexible and adaptive to the needs of the patient and the service. Appropriate sub-speciality interest and
training is essential.
please refer to the attached job description for more details of the job
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Up-to-date knowledge of evidence-based practice in their declared sub-specialty
- Evidence of medical education, training, and supervision
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in the formal supervision of junior trainees
- Experience of contributing to clinical service development or quality improvement projects
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to provide clear and effective clinical advice to referring clinicians
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a complex and demanding workload
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ros Crooks
- Job title
- Clinical Director of Radiology
- Email address
- [email protected]
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