Consultant Radiologist | Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Dependant on experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 May 2024 |
| Location: | Dorchester, DT1 2JY |
| Company: | Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6181127/405-MD24023RADIO |
Summary
We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic Consultant Radiologists to join our friendly team here at Dorset County Hospital.
The Radiology Department at Dorset County Hospital is a progressive, patient focused department and is highly regarded by the clinical teams that use our services. The department is a busy district general hospital department providing CT, MRI, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, interventional radiology, symptomatic breast services and plain film and is also a friendly place to work with an excellent working relationship between all staff within the department regardless of position. The post holder will join a cohesive group of 14 substantive consultant radiologist.
Potential interview date 17th June 2024
The post holder will contribute to the general workload of the department whilst developing or providing a sub-specialist interest that complements existing expertise within the department such as interventional radiology or sub-specialist cross-sectional imaging.
Elective reporting is carried out via an allocated worklist with the number and type of studies depending on the length of the reporting session and area of expertise. The ideal candidate will have a broad range of abilities across CT/MRI/ultrasound and the job plan will be varied and will aim to encompass the individual’s complete skill set.
MDT involvement will be encouraged according to departmental need and area of interest, and time will be provided for MDT preparation.
We have outsourced all out of hours CT (20:00 – 08:00 weekdays and 17:00-09:00 weekends) to an external reporting company. However, the post holder will be expected to cover non IR emergencies and report elective cross sectional cases until 20:00 weekdays when on-call and between 09:00-17:00 when on-call at the weekend as part of the on-call rota which is currently a 1:9 with internal cover.
The department has an essential role in the Trusts strategic direction and is part of the Dorset Imaging Clinical Network. The department holds Quality Standard for Imaging Accreditation (QSI).
The post attracts 10 PAs in total, which includes on-call and 1.5 SPAs for research, CPD, audit and appraisal/revalidation preparation.
This advert closes on Sunday 19 May 2024
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