Consultant with Special interest in MSK or GUGI Radiology

Consultant with Special interest in MSK or GUGI Radiology

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are currently looking for a MSK Consultant Radiologist or GI-GU Consultant Radiologist to join our cohesive imaging team.

Applications are invited for a substantive full-time (i.e.,1 WTE) MSK Consultant Radiologist post or a substantive full-time (i.e., 1 WTE) GI-GU Consultant Radiologist at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Each post offers 10 programmed activities per week (i.e. DCC and 2.5 SPA).

The MSK consultant position is a replacement post, and the GI-GU consultant role is a new addition to our radiology team. Both appointments offer an opportunity to strengthen a well-established cohort of radiology colleagues who deliver a reporting service across 7 days.

Applicants will be expected to participate in a daytime duty rota and general on call rota which will also include scheduled evening, extended weekday and weekend work sessions. In general, the Consultant Radiologists on call rota involves covering one weekend in twelve and one weekday in thirteen. MKUH NHS FT have successfully implemented a Tele-Radiology on-call service for CT scans from 2000 hours till 0800 hours every day.

The successful candidates will have completed formal training in MSK or GI-GU and will have experience in all aspects of MSK intervention or GI-GU imaging. In addition, regular participation in multi-disciplinary team (MDT's) meetings, audit, research and continuous professional development will be needed.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate for the MSK consultant radiologist post would be expected to be proficient in all aspects of diagnostic and interventional MSK Radiology, including reporting of Plain Film, US, CT and MRI, as well as interventional skills in ultrasound guided intervention and fluoroscopy. Other subspecialty reporting skills, including neuroradiology, would be an advantage. CT guided MSK intervention, including nerve root blocks and bone biopsies, are desirable. Support for General Radiology is required to enable reporting within on call and acute imaging service.

The successful candidate for the GI-GU consultant radiologist post would be expected to be proficient at reporting a range of GI-GU cross sectional imaging. This must include acute abdominal/pelvic CT, oncology follow up MRI/CT scans, CT colonoscopy, liver MRI, MRCP, renal MRI/MRA, small bowel MRI, MRI rectum, male and female pelvic MRI and a range of acute general CT scans such as trauma studies, CT head and CTPA. The candidate should be able to independently perform a wide range of GI fluoroscopy, abdominal ultrasound and ultrasound/CT guided procedures.

The main base for these posts will be Milton Keynes University Hospital but there may be a requirement to work at any other location where the Trust provides services such as community diagnostic centres.

Job responsibilities

The appointees would be expected to observe a degree of flexibility within the proposed job plan to allow for a flexible approach to service needs. The proposed timetable will be open to change following discussion with the Clinical Director.

Some key responsibilities associated with the posts are:

• Deliver a full range of specialist diagnoses, treatment and care to patients requiring imaging services to the highest possible standard.
• Assume responsibility for the organisation, management, and diagnosis of treatment of patients in the hospital, in conjunction with colleagues across the hospital.
• Provide emergency cover in accordance with the departments on-call rota (and outside of the rota in exceptional circumstances).
• Fully comply with all the requirements set out in the Trusts policies.
• Supervise the education of Junior Doctors, through effective scheduling of their teaching and training activities in support of professional and personal development.
• Mentor/Coach Junior Doctors and provide assessments and appraisals ensuring any appropriate remedial action is taken where appropriate.
• Initiate and supervise audit projects in order to actively contribute to the development and reporting of Clinical Quality Standards.
• Ensure all activities undertaken are within the required level of competence expected by the Trust and the professional organisation relating to the speciality.
• Work with colleagues to develop service in line with key stakeholders (patients, commissioners, etc).
• Research activities as agreed with the Clinical Director.
• Responsible for undertaking administrative and budgetary duties associated with the care of patients and the efficient running of the department.
• Provide cover for colleagues in their absence and deal with emergencies as occasion demands.
• Complete all Mandatory training.
• Actively participate in the annual appraisal and job planning process.

Person Specification

Qualifications/ Registration

• Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (or CCT) by the time of taking up the post or be accredited for inclusion on the General Medical Council's Specialist Register.
• Fully registered with the General Medical Council.
• FRCR or equivalent.
• ALS certification.

Experience/ Training

• Subspecialty training in Musculo-skeletal radiology or Genito-urinary and or gastrointestinal radiology.
• Experienced in the use of RIS/ PACS.
• Familiarity with voice activated reporting.
• Providing confident and competent direct clinical care.
• Experience in developing effective and collaborative working relationships.
• Wide experience in general radiology and specific experience in MSK procedures or GI/GU procedures.
• Leading a change or innovation in the workplace with a multidisciplinary team.
• Leadership and Management experience.
• Experience of managing budgets and staff.
• An awareness of current speciality specific developments, initiatives and issues.

Knowledge/ Abilities

• Knowledge and application of up-to-date evidence-based practice.
• Possess knowledge and ability to conduct radiological examination in appropriate areas of specialty and modalities.
• Able to do general reporting including plain film, ultrasound, CT and MRI reporting unassisted.
• Understanding of NHS policy and delivery of national performance targets (including hospital acquired infections).
• Awareness of NHS Constitution.
• Understands Trust vision, values, strategic objectives.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of the professional code of conduct and guidance issued by the GMC and adhere to this.
• Able to problem solve in a pragmatic and adaptable manner.

Skills

• Highly skilled in the management and treatment of patients admitted to the specialty.
• Must be able to demonstrate values consistent with the Trust Values Based Behaviours and be willing to develop self to an Exemplary level and act as a role model for others, in particular in relation to patients.
• Knowledge & awareness of diversity and human rights and the competencies appropriate to your role to support their diverse needs and human rights.
• Ability to communicate effectively with them and with other staff to ensure that their care, treatment and support are not compromised.
• Identifying the patients individual needs and preferences, their changing needs and recognise and promote their independence.
• Ability to empathise with patients and their families and to treat them with compassion and sensitivity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work constructively in a multidisciplinary team, be flexible and responsive to the needs of colleagues.
• Ability to manage competing demands in a busy acute environment and cope and manage own emotions under stress.
• Competent in the use of IT/computer systems.
• Evidence of ability to continuously improve patient and staff experience.

Teaching and Education

• Willingness and ability to teach.
• Evidence of commitment to further postgraduate education/continuous professional development.
• Medical and non-medical undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience.

Audit

• Experience in audit and Active participation in clinical audit.

Standards

• High ethical standards.
• Understanding of risk/ governance management & quality assurance systems particularly pertinent within imaging.

Research

• Experience of research.
• Publications in peer reviewed journals and ability to appraise scientific literature critically.
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research.

Transport

• Must be able, when on call, to return to the hospital if required within thirty minutes.
• Possess own transport.

Other requirements

• Ability to work independently and as part of the Medical Directorate.
• Ability to balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and the Trust as a whole.
• Ability to gain the trust & confidence of colleagues and patients.
• Will be required to maintain full registration with the GMC as well as remaining on the Specialist Register during length of employment within MKUH NHS FT trust.

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.