Consultant Symptomatic Breast Radiologist - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Job summary

Applications are invited for a full time Consultant Radiologist, with a specialist interest in Breast Radiology, to join the existing team of 81 Consultant Radiologists in post across UHB.

The successful applicant will be expected to join our team of enthusiastic Consultant Radiologists to contribute to the increasing workload of the department which has been driven upwards by a combination of service expansion, cancer pathway driven targets and multidisciplinary meeting attendance.

The successful applicant will be expected to have completed specialist training in Clinical Radiology by the time of taking up the post.

The successful applicant should have the breast screening accreditation and training from any of the national breast screening training centres is desirable.

Main duties of the job

All aspects of Breast Imaging are undertaken by Breast Radiologists and Consultant Radiographers including:

*Breast Symptomatic Film Reading

*Mammography including Tomo synthesis Reporting

*Ultrasound

*Image-guided biopsies

*MRI reporting

*Staging CT scans reporting

*Vacuum Assisted Biopsies

*2nd line Vacuum Assisted Excisions

*Stereotactic and US guided wire localisations

*Breast MDM presentations

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job responsibilities

Leadership & Governance:

a. Ensures service delivery by the department is within the resources available.

b. Helps manage demand and prioritises on the basis of need imaging services as required.

c. Demonstrates excellence in patient quality care.

d. To cover for radiologists as required during time of leave in order to maintain a good service.

Interpersonal and Communication Skills:

a. The post holder must be willing to join an established collaborative department which involves working closely with radiological colleagues to provide a comprehensive and cohesive service.

b. Contribute to the design and implementation of imaging service by applying the latest evidence and delivering high quality patient care.

c. Have excellent radiology report writing skills and be able to communicate effective with clinical colleagues. To develop and maintain effective networks within the region enabling best practice to be identified and implemented by the Trust.

d. The post holder must have well-developed listening and communication skills and be able to interact effectively with a wide range of clinicians, managers and professionals both within and outside the Trust.

Planning and organising:

a. Be willing to be involved with and implement a comprehensive Breast imaging service including multiple modalities.

b. Contribute to the discussion on the future development of general imaging services within the department.

c. Support the development of a culture of continuous improvement.

d. Effectively plan, communicate and execute changes ensuring engagement and involvement.

e. Support the department in achieving its financial and performance targets.

Administrative support

a. Office space and shared administrative support will be provided.

Please note for more information about this opportunity please see attached detailed job description.

Qualifications

Essential