Consultant Radiologist | The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 29 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £105,504 - £139,882 pa |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 June 2025 |
| Location: | Kings Lynn, PE30 4ET |
| Company: | Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7198346/426-795-25TAM |
Summary
This post is for a General Cross-sectional Radiologist with Subspecialist interest to compliment the department. The appropriate clinical skills and knowledge will be expected.
You will join the other radiologists sharing the provision for general on-call service out of hours. CT reporting is outsourced overnight 7 days a week (8pm-8am weekdays and 5pm-9am weekends/bank holidays). Currently our Radiology Doctors have the facility to undertake home reporting with dedicated AGFA workstations and VR dictation facilities provided for all current and future Radiologists.
The timetable of Radiologists commitments is regularly reviewed and adjusted to meet the changing needs of the Trust, service and staff. A timetable will be allocated to the appointee according to their skillset and the needs of the department.
• To undertake a reasonable or allocated share of the routine/urgent reporting (MRI, CT and plain films) and performing fluoroscopic studies and ultrasound.
• To provide advice to clinical staff in the Trust and local community on imaging procedures and to participate in vetting of requests.
• To provide professional supervision of Radiographers, Sonographers and Junior Radiology Specialist Registrars.
• To participate and deliver at local Multidisciplinary Team Meetings as appropriate with sub-specialty interests.
• Remote reporting where required
The appointed consultant would be expected to contribute to the on-going service improvement programme developing:
• Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT)
• Cost Improvement programme (CIP)
• Implementing evidence based new ways of working when necessary
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.
We love working here and think you will too.
For full details about this vacancy, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification
This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Jun 2025