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Job summary

Main area
Radiology
Grade
Locum Consultant
Contract
Locum: 12 months
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
389-25-7422272
Employer
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Bradford Teaching Hospitals
Town
Bradford
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/09/2025 23:59

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Locum Consultant General Radiologist, Special interest in Paediatrics

Locum Consultant

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of a Locum Consultant Radiologist with a special interest in Pediatric Radiology at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will contribute to the delivery of a high-quality radiology service within a busy imaging department with a specific focus on paediatric radiology.

The successful candidate will join a team of 34 other Consultant Radiologists in Bradford and contribute to the diagnostic on call rota, approximately 1:15.

Main duties of the job

General Acute service: Radiologists are expected to contribute to the weekly rota to provide Duty Radiologist or Inpatient CT or MR hot reporting. They are expected to check overnight on call reports and support trainees with acute general reporting.

On call: It is anticipated that the applicant will contribute to the Non Vascular Interventional on-call.

Specialty: Some Radiologists will have additional specialty preference which the department will try to support. The radiologist will join their specialty colleagues to report from the specialty ‘reporting basket’ in PACS (AGFA Enterprise) as well as ‘acute’ reporting baskets. They may prepare and attend Specialty MDTs and clinical meetings and will be expected to be available to respond to specialist queries. Specialty sessions in US, fluoroscopy, and intervention as required by specialty. 

Home working, home reporting and extended working days are negotiable following review with the CSU lead, up to one day non-working and one day working from home. 

Radiologists are expected to mentor Radiology Trainees as Clinical Supervisors and are encouraged to take on Educational Trainees following appropriate training. There is a responsibility to undertake appropriate teaching of health care professionals within the Trust. Undergraduate medical students from Leeds have clinical attachments within the Trust and Radiology Department

Working for our organisation

Our Consultant team comprises 29 Consultant Radiologists across a wide range of Specialties including Head and Neck, Chest, GI, GU, Vascular, MSK, Paediatrics, Nuclear Medicine and Breast radiology.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides acute services for the City of Bradford and surrounding areas, and has two large Hospitals; Bradford Royal Infirmary and St. Luke’s Hospital. All main specialties are represented in Bradford, and the Trust has a base of 900 beds.

For further information regarding the Trust please go to: www. bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk. 

The Trust is committed to improving the working lives of its staff; we aim for a flexible approach to working hours, and have a number of family friendly policies. 

Bradford has excellent road, rail and air links and boasts a wide variety of Art and Culture, (and is currently the City of Culture 2025), as well as sports facilities and a vibrant social scene. It is also within easy reach of the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire Moors, the Lake District, Peak District and Northumberland. 

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

  • We value people
  • We are one team
  • We care

We’re keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to have  peadiatric skills with significant experience of working in the NHS. To support the General Radiology demands of the department and to maintain clinical skills for the on-call commitment, at least 1 session of general CT / MR reporting is time-tabled.

Please see job description and person specification for more information.

For further information regarding this post please contact the Clinical Director of the Radiology and Imaging Clinical Services Unit, Dr Philip Marjoram on Tel: 01274 364491 or email [email protected]

 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of completing an approved period of training in radiology

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MBChB or equivalent
  • MRCP or FRCS of equivalent to specialty (UK) or equivalent
  • Full and specialist registration (and a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • NHS experience - has trained or worked in the NHS before, as either a Reg, consultant or locum
  • Shows specific evidence of appropriate training in paediatric radiology - this can be a Training scheme or other (if from abroad)
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of understanding the NHS and how it works from Information governance to core values

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to perform the requirements of the post
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Commitment to working cooperatively and collaboratively with other health professionals and organisations
  • Ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Experience in management in radiological and imaging modalities
  • Training in delivery of educational programmes
  • Understanding of the role of research in the health service and ability to critically analyse research findings.
  • Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
  • Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
  • Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Philip Marjoram
Job title
Clinical Director Radiology and Imaging CBU
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01274 38 4491
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