Job overview

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust wishes to invite applications for the post of a Consultant Radiologist with a specialist interest in Breast Imaging.

The Parapet Unit is a dedicated stand alone Breast Surgical Outpatient and Imaging facility located in the historic town of Windsor with easy access to London and Heathrow.

The Parapet Breast Unit provides Breast Screening and Symptomatic services to the local population and is acknowledged as a flagship service for the Trust with an outstanding local reputation for providing a high quality and comprehensive service.

The service meets the National Screening Targets, 2WW referrals, 31 and 62 day targets and was highly commended at the last Breast Screening QA visit for many areas of good practice. 

The successful candidate would be joining a cohesive and motivated team of Consultant Breast Radiologists, Advanced Radiographic Practitioners, Oncoplastic  Breast Surgeons and Oncologists.

The General Radiology and on call service is based at Wexham Park Hospital in Slough and Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot

Candidates wishing to apply must be registered with the General Medical Council with a license to practice and be on the Specialist Register or be eligible to be on the Specialist Register within 6 months of the date of the Advisory Appointments Committee.

Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcomed and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Main duties of the job

JOB SUMMARY:

 This job is for a Consultant Radiologist with a Specialist Interest in Breast Imaging

 The job is a full time post comprising of 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), inclusive of on call commitment.

 PURPOSE OF JOB:

 To provide a full General Radiology service for the Trust with a special interest in Breast Screening and Symptomatic imaging

Audit & Clinical Governance

A half day per month is dedicated to audit and teaching. All elective work is cancelled for this session and staff are expected to attend and participate as part of clinical governance and audit arrangements. There is also a learning and discrepancy meeting. All CPD requirements must be met.

Directorate Consultant meetings are held monthly and are chaired by the Clinical Lead.

 On Call

The post requires participation in the on call  rota

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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