Job summary
- Main area
- Breast Services
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 279-RSCHCONRADIO-495
- Employer
- 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Park Centre for Breast Care / Royal Sussex County Hospital
- Town
- Brighton
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Radiologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Integrated Breast Services and Imaging Services at the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust for a Consultant Radiologist with interest in Breast and Paediatrics. The duties of this role will be based at the Park Centre for Breast Care and Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital in Brighton.
The role will be a full time 10PA post with the opportunity to cover all aspects of the breast screening, breast imaging services and paediatrics imaging. This includes breast screening reporting, screening assessment clinics, one stop 2WW rule clinics, ultrasound and interventional lists and depending on experience MRI and cross-sectional reporting.
The successful candidate will join a busy Integrated Breast Service, providing breast screening to a population of over 120,000 women, receiving over 8,000 GP referrals and treating around 1000 new breast cancers.
Digital equipment including tomosynthesis and VAB/E are available at Brighton.
Applications from candidates interested in a breast only position are also welcomed.
Main duties of the job
The clinical duties of the post will include the following:
- Support breast screening reporting, screening assessment clinics and arbitration sessions
- Support one stop symptomatic clinics
- Support ultrasound and interventional procedures, including VAB/E and localisation procedures
- Report breast MRIs / cross sectional imaging
- Support interval cancer and previously assessed cancer reviews
- Support pediatrics imaging
No on-call commitments.
Working for our organisation
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Experience / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Basic medical degree
- • FRCR or its recognised equivalent
- • Full and specialist registration (with a licence to practise) with the GMC or be eligible for registration within six months of the interview. • If you trained in the UK, you must also have a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Clinical Radiology or be within six months of receiving it by the interview date. • If you trained outside the UK, you must provide evidence that your qualifications are equivalent to the UK CCT. (Equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
Desirable criteria
- • Membership of other relevant subspecialty organisations
- • MD or equivalent Higher Degree or evidence of relevant research
- • Higher Degree
Clinical Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- • Relevant post registration experience
- • Breast radiology including experience in breast screening
- • Wide experience in clinical radiology and cross sectional imaging
Organisation and Planning
Essential criteria
- • Experience and ability to work in multi-professional teams
- • Understanding of: NHS / Clinical governance / Resource constraints
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of managerial skills: Achievements / Course attended
Teaching Skill
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of an interest and commitment to teaching
Desirable criteria
- • Recognised teaching qualification
Academic and Research
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of participation in audit
Desirable criteria
- • Research experience
- • Publications
- • Prizes and honours
Career Progression
Essential criteria
- • Appropriate progression of career to date
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of:- Good communication skills both oral and written
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
- Katerina Lekanidi / Rebecca Locke
- Job title
- Lead Breast Radiology Advisors
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01273 696955
- Additional information
Applicants are invited to visit the Departments or to phone for informal discussion by arrangement with:
Katerina Lekanidi and Rebecca Locke, Lead Breast Radiology Advisors, [email protected] / [email protected]
Soraia Fontes, Head of Breast Screening and Breast Imaging Services, Integrated Breast Services, [email protected]
Mark Roche, Head of Service - Imaging, [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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- 1st Floor, 21 Farncombe Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 2BW
- St Mary’s Hall, Eastern Road, Brighton and Hove, BN2 5JJ
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