Job summary
Applications are invited for a Consultant Radiologist post at the Wye Valley NHS Trust (WVT).
A part time Consultant post is being advertised. This is post required to meet demand for Interventional Radiology.
The successful candidate will join the existing establishment of 14 Consultant
Radiologists in providing a comprehensive Radiology service to the population of Herefordshire Health District plus a catchment population from mid Wales and referrals from parts of surrounding counties of Shropshire, Worcestershire and Gwent (total population 230,000).
The post holder should have broad radiology experience but also the skills expected from a fully trained and experienced general Radiologist.
The post holder will be expected to take part in departmental audit and clinical governance issues, provide training and education to medical and other departmental staff as required and participate in Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) Meetings.
The post holder will not be required to participate in the on-call rota.
Main duties of the job
The post holder should have broad radiology experience including interventional procedures, plain film reporting, barium studies, ultrasound, CT and MRI. The post holder is expected to take initiative in developing a safe and sustainable service and the trust would support the professional development.
Interview date to be confirmed
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The job plan and proposed timetable will be organised to meet the needs of the department and will be by mutual agreement. The job plan will be for 5.5 programmed activities (PAs) to include up to 1.5 SPAs . The working week would consist of 4 PAs for direct clinical care per week. In the first year 1.5 SPAs would consist of 1 core SPAs and 0.5 to develop departmental priorities which can then be formally built into the job plan in subsequent years From year 2, there will be 1 core SPAs + 0.5 for additional agreed responsibilities. Unused SPA time would be expected to be used for direct clinical care.
The 4 DCC Pas will be used for interventional work as required, and general radiology.
Person Specification
managment
Essential
- Clinical Audit experience
Desirable
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance framework of NHS.
- Appropriate training in radiology and wide experience in all aspects of radiology
- Interventional Radiology skills
qualification
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with Specialist Registration (or within 6 months of attaining SR)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Hereford County Hospital
Union Walk
Hereford
HR1 2ER