Fixed Term Consultant Breast Radiologist - Bristol, United Kingdom - North Bristol NHS Trust

North Bristol NHS Trust

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Bristol, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Due to additional investment in the service there is an exciting opportunity to join the Breast team as a locum consultant Breast Radiologist for up to 24 months.

Bristol Breastcare Centre delivers both the screening and symptomatic services across 2 sites in Southmead and Weston General Hospitals.

You will have the opportunity to have a varied and interesting job plan taking part in the full range of clinical activities in addition to engaging in teaching and audit activities within the department.

Our clinical team have an excellent track record in supporting and developing colleagues and you will benefit from peer support and career progression to enable your career as an NHS Consultant Breast Radiologist to flourish in one of the leading large teaching hospitals in the country.

Initially joining on a locum basis for up to 24 months you will have support from the clinical leads and director of screening to establish a set of meaningful objectives and a rewarding job plan, enabling opportunity to work towards a substantive consultant post within the breastcare service.

Our service is well managed to provide you with a rewarding role in a great clinical team as well as respecting and valuing your work-life balance.

The work is varied and provides a unique opportunity to work in a bespoke breastcare environment with dedicated provision at 2 sites.

There is opportunity for elements of flexible/home working in the job plan and your travel time between sites for delivery of clinical activity is job-planned and paid as well as giving you access to a stimulating and varied clinical environment.

North Bristol NHS Trust is the largest hospital trust in the South West, providing hospital and community healthcare to residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.

We are also a specialist regional centre for a number of services including Vascular, Urology, Neurosurgery, Renal, Plastics, Burns and Orthopaedics.

We are the Major Trauma Centre for the South West region.

Our start-of-the-art Brunel Building is one of the most modern hospitals in Europe and we have a strong international reputation for clinical excellence.

Bristol is consistently voted as one of the best places to live in the UK, with a rich history, thriving arts, music, gastronomic and independent retail scenes, excellent transport links and easy access to the spectacular countryside and coastlines of South Wales, Devon, Dorset and Cornwall.

Breast Care Centre

The Bristol Breast Care Centre offers a full digital screening and symptomatic service as well as Breast MR for the screening and symptomatic services, including high risk woman as per the NHSBSP and NICE guidelines.

This is the largest screening service in the South West with an eligible screening population of almost 170,000 women.

You should demonstrate recent experience in breast imaging within the NHSBSP, be skilful interpreting and performing screening and symptomatic mammograms, ultrasounds, biopsies and wire localisations.

(i) Clinical Duties

The postholder will be responsible for the clinical management of patients under their care and in liaison with consultant colleagues, continuity of care when the postholder is absent.

The appointee will have equitable working conditions to their colleagues.

(ii) Teaching and Supervision of Junior Medical Staff & Students

The postholder will be responsible for the professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.

Where appropriate, the postholder will be named in the educational contract of junior staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to such doctors regarding their careers.

In liaison with the Director of Postgraduate Medical Education the postholder may be required to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate education.

(iii) Study & Research

The postholder can request up to a maximum of 30 days study leave within a 3-year period (pro rata for part-time posts) as stated in the Terms and Conditions of Service.

The Trust is committed to ensuring that support is given for Continuing Medical Education.

The postholder will be required to fulfil the requirements laid down by the relevant Royal

College, and to fulfil the requirements for revalidation laid down by the General Medical

Council. The Trust will provide the postholder time and financial support for these activities. All

radiologists will have an annual appraisal with a trained appraiser. Support for radiologists

going through the revalidation process will also be provided by the Trust.

The post holder will have SPA time available to lead on the co-ordination of the radiology research undertaken within the unit.

The Breast service at North Bristol NHS Trust are actively involved within a number of research projects including PROSPECTS trial, FAST MRI and SMALL.

This post will work alongside a Breast Consultant Surgeon Research Lead and a dedicated team of research nurses on site.