BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST

6 Months Fixed Term Locum Consultant Paediatric Radiologist- 10 PAs.

The advertised post is for a fixed term locum consultant radiologist with an interest in Paediatric Radiology to work in general and paediatric imaging at the Royal London Hospital Barts Health NHS Trust. You will join a team of 73 consultant radiologists including 7 dedicated paediatric radiologists across Barts and the Royal London Hospitals to help deliver the service and to support an active training programme.

The successful applicant should have completed subspecialist training in paediatric radiology or be within 6 months of completing their subspecialist training at the time of interview.

Main duties of the job

The service is made up of 7 substantive consultant paediatric radiologists, with dedicated paediatric radiographers. The service has a fluoroscopy room and two dedicated ultrasound rooms.

Barts Health NHS Trust provides one of the largest acute paediatric and paediatric trauma services in London, with over 110 Paediatric and neonatal, surgical and medical beds. The hospital is a Tertiary referral centre for Paediatric medical specialities (endocrinology, gastroenterology, haematology, oncology and respiratory medicine), surgical specialities and provides the Regional Neonatal Unit with neonatal surgery and the regional Neonatal Transport Service (NTS). There is a 6 bedded Level 2 paediatric intensive care unit which opened in 2007. The new dedicated children's hospital opened in April 2014.

About us

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MB BS or equivalent
• FRCR or equivalent
• CCST (or within 6 months of date of interview) or on specialist register

Desirable

• MRCP/MRCS

Knowledge
Essential

• Extensive experience in paediatric radiology
• Completion of higher specialist training in paediatric radiology
• Extensive experience in general adult imaging including CT and ultrasound.

Desirable

• Experience in non-vascular Paeds IR procedures eg. Chest drain and jejunal tube placement.
• Paediatric hip screening

Clinical Governance
Essential

• Knowledge of NHS complaints system
• Record of incident and near miss reporting

Desirable

• Training in root cause analysis Participation in incident investigation
• Simulated patient safety training

Training Expected:
Essential

• Audit experience

Desirable

• Teaching experience

Academic Achievements:
Essential

• Experience of research, presentations to learned societies.
• Record of presentations at specialist societies

Desirable

• Higher degree
• First author publications in refereed journals
• Research grants Grant applications

Personal Skills:
Essential

• Presentation skills
• Teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
• Demonstrates honesty, integrity and appreciation of ethical dilemmas

Desirable

• Portfolio of teaching material as educational supervisor

Personal qualities and self-management
Essential

• Self-motivated
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Able to work as part of a team
• Reliable work record
• Flexible approach to work and evidence of team working.
• Able to change and respond to changing circumstances.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

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