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North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

About

We are an integrated hospital and community services healthcare organisation serving around 400,000 people in Hartlepool, Stockton and parts of County Durham. We also provide bowel and breast screening services and a number of community based services to a wider population in Teesside and Durham.

Our turnover is around £365m and we employ a number of medical, nursing, clinical and non-clinical support staff totalling approximately 5,500 people.

We operate our services from two main hospital sites, University Hospital of North Tees and University Hospital of Hartlepool.

The University Hospital of North Tees provides emergency and planned medical and surgical care, maternity services and a wide range of diagnostic services and outpatient clinics

The University Hospital of Hartlepool provides patients with a wide range of diagnostic services and outpatient clinics, day case and low risk surgery

We also run services from various other sites across the local area including Lawson Street (Stockton), One Life Centre (Hartlepool) and Peterlee Community Hospital.

Contact

Address: University Hospital Of North Tees; Hardwick; Stockton-On-Tees; County Durham; TS19 8PE
Contact Number: 01642 617617

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Jobs Website

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Ref: 345-RAD6881387 Vacancy ID: 6881387

Consultant General and Breast Radiologist or Breast Clinician

Accepting applications until: 04-Feb-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 04-Feb-2025 23:59

Location

Gwefan: University Hospitals of North Tees and Hartlepool Foundation Trust (Cross Site)
Cyfeiriad: Hardwick Road
Tref: Stockton-on-Tees
Cod post: TS19 8PE
Major / Minor Region: Durham

Contract type & working pattern

Contract

Permanent

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Full time
Part time
Flexible working

10 sessions per week (to include limited on call commitment)

Salary

Cyflog: £105,504 - £139,882 £105,504 - £139,882 Salary is dependant on experience
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: Radiologist

We are on a continuous journey of improvement and transformation , however our main priority is, and always will be, providing safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. If you share our passion then apply for this opportunity and help us make our patients’ experience the best it can possibly be.

With a budget of around £365m, three hospitals and 5,500 staff, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital-based services to the population of Hartlepool, Stockton on Tees and parts of East Durham and Sedgefield as well as community, therapeutic and screening to a wider population across Durham and Teesside.

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Share in the provision of breast and general radiology to the Trust. The successfully candidate will be encouraged to develop a subspecialist interest according to their own interests and expertise. Most specialist interests can be readily accommodated.

Supply breast and general radiology according to a negotiated job plan.

Timetabled commitments of the appointed candidate will cover both Hartlepool and North Tees sites, as do all newly appointed radiologists. The majority of clinical activity for radiologists takes place on the North Tees site.

The appointee will be expected to share the aspirations of the other radiologists to provide a wide ranging, high quality imaging service to patients within the Trust.

Breast Radiology Duties to include:

Independent running of symptomatic clinics

Active participation in breast MDT

Reporting of Breast MRI

Independent running of screening clinics and reading of screening mammograms is desirable but not essential. Candidates who require training in screening work will be considered

Experience of performing vacuum excision is desirable but not essential. Candidates who require additional training will be considered

Teaching and training of radiology registrars, medical students, foundation doctors and advanced radiographic practitioners

Providing support and specialist breast opinions for medical and non-medical colleagues

General Radiology Duties to include:
To provide a high quality reporting service for general CT, MRI and plain film examinations
Perform ultrasound and other hands on imaging procedures appropriate to the candidate’s subspecialist interest

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute the Radiology Out of Hours service and the provision of emergency radiology during normal working hours.

Generic Duties:
Contribute to the achievement of the Trust’s Strategic Objectives.
Respect and practice the Trust’s People First Values:

• Treat all people with compassion, care, courtesy and respect
• Respect each person’s right to privacy, dignity and individuality
• Take time to be helpful
• Respond quickly and effectively
• Always give clear, concise explanations
• Practise good listening skills
• Develop and maintain an appropriate environment
• Look the part
• Deal effectively with difficult situations
• Perform as a team

Actively participate in the annual cycle of appraisal and job planning, both as appraiser and appraisee.

Undertake mandatory training as directed.

Demonstrate commitment to IWL principles and flexible working patterns, to meet the needs of the service and staff

Tackle discrimination and harassment, and promote equality and diversity in the workplace

Reduce sickness absence; work place accidents; and promote zero tolerance on violence against staff

Commitment to maintaining a high quality of services to patients, with particular regard to high levels of patient safety, by continual development of practise in the light of research evidence and by audit based against relevant standards.

Prevention and control hospital acquired infection by ensuring close liaison with the Trusts control of infection department

Implementation of Trust Risk Management strategy and understand implications of same within area of work

Compliance with Blood Transfusion policy to ensure a safe service is provided to patients

The post is subject to the Terms and Conditions of Service – Consultants England (2003). You must be fully registered with the General Medical Council (London) and be on the Specialist Register with CCT in Radiology or with Credential in Breast Disease Management (or within 6 months of qualification) at the time of appointment. You must be qualified to a minimum of FRCR.

**Please note - Once sufficient applications have been received this vacancy may close early**

Please check your email address on a regular basis as applicants invited to attend an interview will be notified via this method.

As part of our recruitment process, you will be required to undertake pre-employment screening:
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (previously Criminal Records Bureau)
Where a post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 it may be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Scheme to check for any previous criminal convictions. Should you require a copy of the Trust's Disclosure and Barring Service Policy, please contact a member of the recruitment team on 01642 624023.

It is the policy of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost for their DBS certificate. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay on commencement with the Trust.

Please note the essential qualifications required for the post outlined within the Person Specification. You are required to hold and provide evidence of the necessary qualifications for the post at interview should you be shortlisted.

For any new employees commencing employment with North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust , you will be subject to satisfactory completion of a 6 month probationary period. Please note that internal applications and individuals that are appointed to fixed term appointments of less than 6 months duration are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or a bank member of staff).

As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references covering their last three years employment history. Applicants are requested to ensure e-mail addresses for all referees are included on their application form. Personal references are not acceptable.

If the hours advertised for the post are up to full time (37.5 hours per week), applications are still welcomed from individuals who may be seeking to work less than full-time hours and all requests will be considered in line with the post being appointed to for the successful applicant.

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust operates a No Smoking Policy.

If you experience any technical difficulties applying for this post please contact a member of our recruitment team on 01642 624023 quoting the vacancy reference.

Equal Opportunities

The details in the Monitoring Information section of your application will be used for monitoring our recruitment process and will not be seen by the interview panel. The information you give will be treated in the strictest confidence. To meet its commitment to promoting equality of opportunity, the Trust’s policy is that individuals will be recruited, trained and promoted according to ability and job requirements only. As such we welcome your application irrespective of your gender, race, disability, colour, ethnic or national origin, and nationality, and marital status, responsibility for dependants, religion, trade union activity and age.

Disability

The Trust gives full and fair consideration to applications for employment received from disabled people. We are a “Positive about Disabled People” employer, and we hold the ‘two ticks’ Disability Symbol, which is a recognition given by Jobcentre Plus to employers who have agreed to meet five commitments regarding the recruitment, employment, retention and career development of disabled people. If you have a disability, which makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please do not hesitate to contact the recruitment team on 01642 624023.

Armed Forces Covenant

As a supporter of the Armed Forces and an employer of Reservists, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust are proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, which is a promise by the nation to ensure that those who serve or who have served in the UK Armed Forces (and their families) are treated fairly.

We recognise that reservists and veterans bring a variety of transferable skills and qualities to our workplace, developed through their military careers. Our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community has been recognised through the Armed Forces Covenant as a Silver Employer.

What does this mean?

We proactively demonstrate our forces-friendly credentials within our recruitment and selection processes, by having a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for those indicated as part of the Armed Forces Community. We engage with our local and regional Career Transition Partnership representatives and are a member of Step Into Health. We employ veterans and reservists from differing branches of the Armed Forces and actively promote our positive policies for the Armed Forces Community, including our Special Leave policy. We advocate support for defence people issues, including facilitating easier access to Healthcare Services for our patients within the AF Community. We have supported employees through Reservist training, through additional leave for their training and ongoing support under our Special Leave policy.

Applicant requirements

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.

Person specification

Clinical/educational

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Full GMC (London) registration and meets the requirements of the ‘GMCs Good Medical Practice’;
CCT in Radiology (or within 6 months from appointment on Specialist Register with GMC);
FRCR or equivalent
Trained at a minimum of 5 years as specialist registrar or equivalent;

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Evidence of research involvement including publications in peer reviewed journals (e.g. prizes or scholarships).
Experience in clinical audit, research and teaching