Job summary
- Main area
- Radiology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 230-29924068-UEC-K
- Employer
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- George Eliot Hospital
- Town
- Nuneaton
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Radiologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour aren’t as likely to apply unless they meet every qualification of non specialist roles.
We’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and meet our values, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with everything in the Job Description or Person Specification– apply anyway or email the Recruiting Manager to discuss the role further
We are proud to support the Armed Forces community. We are a Veteran Aware and Reservist Friendly organisation and welcome applications from Veterans, Reservists, Cadet Instructors, and family members of serving personnel.
Job overview
Consultant Radiologist
Full Time - 10 Programmed activities
Permanent
Salary: £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
Closing Date: Friday 24th April 2026
Interview Date: June 2026 (TBC)
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community – get in touch to find out more
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Main duties of the job
Principal duties of this post include:
- Take on-going responsibility for timely reporting of patients scans.
- Provide a consultation service and advisory service to other clinical colleagues in other specialties within the Trust and Primary Care.
- Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with medical colleagues in other specialties and participate in regular clinical meetings and other post graduate activities.
- Develop and maintain good communications with General practitioners and appropriate external agencies.
- Participate in the development of the care of patients arriving as emergencies.
- Participate and encourage two-way communications encompassing briefing systems as appropriate.
- Comply with all relevant Trust Policies and Procedures.
- Ensure that all trust wide standards are maintained to improve the quality of total care to all who come in contact with services provided by GEH.
- Ensure compliance with all appropriate legal and statutory requirements, including Health and Safety, Standing financial Instructions and Incident Reporting.
- Share responsibility for data protection arising out of the use of computers
- Demonstrate a firm involvement in Clinical Governance, Risk Management and Clinical Audit – this will include the development and maintenance of appropriate systems and practices to ensure continued safe clinical practice
Working for our organisation
Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate employees who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- The post holder will be active part of the medical student teaching team. The hospital also supports the Warwick Medical School in providing lectures, tutorials and workshops for students both on site at GEH and at the University. The post holder will be expected to take part in exit examinations for the university.
- We have recently appointed 7 IMG Clinical Fellows who are aiming to achieve FRCR and CESR. The successful appointee would be expected to support and encourage them in any way that is required.
- The post holder will support postgraduate students during their posting to the hospital. There is an active program of continuing medical education at the GETEC centre which is supported by the consultants in the trust.
- Direct Clinical Care: 7.5 to 8.5 PAs on an average per week (includes clinical activity, clinically related activity, predictable & unpredictable emergency clinical work).
- Supporting Professional Activities: 1.5 to 2.5 PAs per week e.g. Teaching, participating in student exams, and audit; or taking on a lead role e.g. for Audit, Research, Education in the department and to participate in peer assessments. Each doctor is allocated 1.5 PA of SPA for Personal Development, Mandatory Training, Appraisal, Job Planning etc. but the additional SPA over initial 1.5 SPA depends on agreement in Job Plan review with the clinical manager and trust’s medical director as Departmental SPA.
- The post-holders will be expected, as a general Radiologist to undertake all types of work through the hospital (e.g. respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, strokes, colorectal surgery, cancers etc.): and any interest from candidates in the radiology departments’ specialist investigations including Cardiac, GI and Interventional radiology etc. will be encouraged.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person specification
Qualification(s) and Professional Training
Essential criteria
- FRCR
- Full registration with General Medical Council Eligible to be included on the Specialist Register within 6 months of achieving CCT/CESR at the time of interview.
Desirable criteria
- MRCP, MRCS or other professional or higher qualification
Clinical Skills/ Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of extensive training in Cross Sectional Radiology
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate experience and familiarity of UK NHS hospital system
- Experience of CT/US guided biopsy/ MSK Injections
- Experience of MDT
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, their families and other health professionals.
- Able to develop, present and implement coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
- Able to delegate appropriately.
- Able to work within a team.
Desirable criteria
- Completed an appropriate management course.
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in Clinical audit
- Able to teach and support junior staff effectively
Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria
- Good written and verbal skills in English.
- Willingness to show flexibility in responding to the needs of the department.
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
- Ashwini Kumar
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02476863286
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