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Specialist Radiologist Cross Sectional and Cancer Imaging | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 19 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £83,945 - £95,275 pro rata per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 July 2024 |
| Location: | Northwood, HA6 2RN |
| Company: | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6407750/361-R2R-2315 |
Summary
We are looking to appoint a Specialist Radiologist in Paul Strickland Scanner Centre (PSSC). The PSSC is based at Mount Vernon Hospital and is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment: a Dual Source/dual energy CT (Siemens), three MRI scanners (1.5T Siemens), two PET-CT scanners (4 multi-detector PET-CT and a 64 multi-detector PET-CT), and a Sectra PACS/RIS system. There is an on-site Cyclotron producing PET tracers.
The Scanner Centre is a registered charity (No 298867) and is at the forefront of translational cancer imaging. Opened in 1985 and a provider of PET CT scans since 1997, PSSC provides cross-sectional imaging services for both oncology patients and the wider community. There are thriving clinical/research imaging programs supported by knowledgeable and enthusiastic scanning teams.
We provide a range of opportunities for career progression and encourage CPD, in-house training and further study. Staff benefit from having NHS contracts and single accommodation is available if required.
The post holder will supervise, and report investigations performed mainly cross-sectional imaging using CT and MRI. There are specialty leads for each modality in place. The post also provides the opportunity to develop research projects in the Centre.
Perform or interpret the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computer tomography (CT).
Document the performance, interpretation, or outcomes of all procedures performed. Interpret images using computer-aided detection or diagnosis systems and prepare and present comprehensive interpretive reports of findings. Communicate examination results or diagnostic information to referring physicians, patients, or families.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
• Maintenance of high quality patient centred care
• Shared responsibility for the day to day management of the service and participation in strategic planning
• Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
• Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
• Active participation in continuing medical education
This job description is neither exclusive nor exhaustive and the duties and responsibilities may vary from time to time in the lights of changing circumstances and in consultation with the job holder.
This advert closes on Sunday 7 Jul 2024