Consultant Radiologist w/ interest in Nuclear Medicine & MSK

Consultant Radiologist w/ interest in Nuclear Medicine & MSK

Consultant

Main area: Radiology
Grade: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref: 326-7066816-PN

Site: East Surrey Hospital
Town: Redhill
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum (depending on experience)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/04/2025 23:59
Interview date: 13/05/2025

We want to give you the best possible experience in the next stage of your career.

We always strive to be the best place to work and to be cared for.

• We have been named the 2021 Acute NHS Trust of the Year, in the annual Health Service (HSJ) Journal Awards for our clear ambition and vision and a significant improvement journey over a number of years.
• The Trust is 6th highest rated Trust in the South East and was still in the top 25% nationally for recommended places to work.
• We are rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and when asked whether the care of patients is the organisation’s top priority our staff rank us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts.
• We pride ourselves on supporting you to thrive in your existing role and to develop your career with us. So with us you’ll get loads of benefits, great training and development opportunities, flexibility and a real community feel.

Benefits to working with us

• Great training and education, including preceptorship and CPD (up to £1,000 individual CPD funding available for nurses, midwives and AHPs).
• At least 35 days leave (inclusive of bank holidays).
• A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands, from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.
• On-site Boots and WHSmith shops.
• Excellent rail and bus links.
• The local bus operator offers all new staff one month’s free travel to East Surrey Hospital when they first join.
• Lockable storage for cycles.

About us

• We are a major local employer, with a diverse workforce of c5,000 providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 535,000.
• We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill.
• We offer a full range of acute and complex services at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, where we are the nearest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport.

The Trust is committed to being an inclusive employer - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. As an employer we offer a range of benefits including, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement networks, facilities and services to support staff well being.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and committed Consultant Radiologist with interest in Nuclear Medicine and MSK to join the Imaging Department at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

The post holder will join a flexible and enthusiastic team in a forward thinking department who are committed to working as ‘One Team’ for the benefit of patients.

The post has become available as a recent retirement and expansion of the service following the procurement of a SPECT CT scanner. The Imaging department at SASH has a team of 24 substantive Consultant Radiologists and 4 Registrars. The successful candidate will be a key part of MDT meetings and specialist reporting of GI, Gynae and/or urology studies.

The Department is well equipped with 4 CT Scanners, 3 MRI Scanners, Interventional Suite, 4 Ultrasound Rooms, DEXA, and multiple General X-Ray Rooms across the acute East Surrey site and satellite Crawley site. A state of the art SPECT CT Scanner is currently being installed on the East Surrey site.

There are opportunities for the successful candidates to work at the East Surrey Hospital and support the Crawley Hospital site.

Applicants must be on the specialist register or have a CCT date within 6 months of the interview date.

Main duties of the job

It is highly recommended that prospective candidates take the opportunity to come and visit the departments at East Surrey and Crawley Hospitals. Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust is proud to announce it has recently been rated Outstanding by the CQC. The Trust also has a commitment to service development and improvement with the use of the SASH plus, Virginia Mason programme which all senior management and Consultants are encouraged to undertake.

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Should you wish to discuss this post informally or arrange a visit please contact:

Joe Cook (General Manager) on 01737 768511 ext. 6008 or Dr Naomi Sellars, Clinical Lead / Consultant Radiologist.

Working for our organisation

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as ‘Outstanding’ and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

• Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
• National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
• We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Criteria

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.

Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. For part time roles you will receive a pro rata'd (proportional) salary payment based on the appropriate pay step/point and hours worked in accordance with AfC and all medical and dental terms and conditions.

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operate a 24 hour 365 day a year service and all nursing, clinical and operational roles will require staff to work 24/7 shifts (if required) unless you are specifically advised otherwise as part of the recruitment process.

Note: Some vacancies may receive a high volume of applications. In such cases, the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

We take our responsibilities to the environment extremely seriously and have an ambitious Green Plan that we’re delivering. Actions include having uniforms made from recycled plastic, 100% renewable electricity and planting 150 trees at East Surrey Hospital.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.