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Consultant Radiologist - Neuro Sub Speciality

Job details
Posting date: 19 August 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £99,532 - £131,964 per annum
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 19 September 2024
Location: York, YO31 8HE
Company: York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 6552722/419-6552722-C-CSD

Summary

A Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


The radiology department is a thriving, cohesive team looking to expand its Consultant Radiologist workforce. There is a vacancy for a Consultant Radiologist with sub speciality training in neuroradiology.

You would be joining 3 consultants with a neuroradiology interest. We have excellent clinical colleagues comprising 6 stroke physicians, 10 neurologists and 2 neuro-ophthalmologists. The intermediate size of our organisation enables us to maintain close working relations with all our referrers as well as with our neurosurgical centre in Hull, with neurosurgical representation at our neuroscience MDT and harmonised tumour imaging protocols.

We have a large acute stroke unit on the York site and employ RAPID AI to help select patients for thrombectomy (performed in Hull) and extended thrombolysis out of hours. We are implementing AI software solutions to aid reporting of neurodegenerative and MS follow-up scans.

The consultant role entails covering MDTs, acute and cold neuroradiology/spinal reporting as well as general acute and on-call reporting. There would be an opportunity to perform x-ray guided lumbar punctures if desired. Head and neck experience, is desirable but is not mandatory.

The current radiology team have an excellent reputation for providing high quality reports and specialist opinions, in part due to the collaborative and supportive way in which they work. It is a supportive and nurturing department with high rates of retention and job satisfaction.

The post is based at York, with an expectation to cover sessions at Scarborough, (currently approximately one day per fortnight). The role includes a commitment to general reporting for acute and cold cases and participate in the on- call rota. Acute CT and MRI reporting is dealt with by a team based within a dedicated acute reporting hub. All Radiologists have a short weekly session as the duty radiologist. On call is currently on a 1:19 rota with registrar support and outsourcing from 9pm weekdays and 5pm weekends.

The radiology department is committed to teaching. We support radiology trainees from both West Yorkshire (Leeds) and east Yorkshire (Hull) training schemes. The department is consistently rated highly by trainees. We have strong links with the Hull York Medical School, providing further opportunities in undergraduate teaching and training.



York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital, community & specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in & around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire & Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles, & which includes Scarborough & Bridlington. We are the largest provider of healthcare in the region & we are incredibly proud of our 8,500 staff, working across 9 hospital sites

Our mission is to be a valued & trusted partner within our care system, delivering safe effective care to the population we serve.

We’re situated in a fantastic part of the country: home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, & the city of York, which is consistently voted one of the best to live in the UK.

In joining the Trust, you will have access to a wide range of staff benefits including health & wellbeing support, finance schemes & discounts. There is also a competitive relocation package of up to £18,000. To support your learning & development you will be entitled to a study leave budget of £3,000 across three years, along with support from our learning & development team. The Trust also offers an extra 2 days annual leave for consultants on top of the existing allowance as detailed in the 2008 - Consultant Terms & Conditions. More information can be found on the Trust’s website in the ‘Working for Us’ section.


For more information please see the job description attached

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that York Teaching Hospital has provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome their application to work for us.

Disability Confident and Mindful Employer

The Trust is committed to meeting the needs of employees and applicants with a disability or mental health condition. Our support for these schemes includes encouraging applications from people who are disabled or have a mental health condition, offering adjustments to make our application process accessible.


This advert closes on Monday 2 Sep 2024

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