Consultant Radiologist (Locum UroRadiology)

This is a full-time 12-month fixed-term NHS consultant post. The successful candidate will be based both at UCLH and North Middlesex University Hospital. The clinical work will include specialist urology imaging at UCLH, some acute/general radiology at UCLH and support for the prostate cancer diagnostic pathway at North Middlesex. In addition, there will be opportunities to support cancer imaging network projects at the Royal Free London. Whilst based at UCLH, this innovative post affords the opportunity to build collaborations across North Central London Imaging Network. This post is supported by the North Central London Cancer Alliance. The post is hosted within Dept. Radiology in the Imaging Division of the Surgery and Cancer Clinical Board, UCLH. The post-holder will be accountable to the Divisional Clinical Director at UCLH.
CV required with application, The post-holder must have sub-specialty experience in UroRadiology, as well as skills and experience in general radiology and oncology imaging in order to support the delivery of services, at UCLH and North Middlesex. Both Radiology Department are very active in both teaching and clinical innovation and the post-holder would be expected to participate in these.
Perform all aspects of Urological Imaging including benign urology and cancer Imaging. This will include specialist MRI, CT, ultrasound and fluoroscopy.
Develop the Radiology service under the guidance of the clinical leads.
Participate in teaching and training
Participate in audit
Participate in the general radiology on-call service., The post-holder will be accountable to the Divisional Clinical Director. The post is within Radiology in the Imaging Division of the Surgery and Cancer Clinical Board. Imaging Division.
Direct Clinical Care Activities:
The clinical job will include both reporting sessions and MDT cover across a range of urological specialties. The post-holder will have timetabled MDT cover and prep-time but will also be expected to work with other urology MDTs from time to time in order to broaden clinical skill base and provide cover.
The post-holder will work together with multidisciplinary teams to develop and provide the UroRadiology services within the Department and to ensure development of the service under the guidance of the clinical lead. There is a weekly general/acute radiology "acute team" session covering inpatient and emergency scans.
Summary Job Plan: see Job Description for full details
10 sessions total
A typical week would include:
2 session MDT/MDT prep.
2.5 sessions reporting North Mid.
3.5 sessions reporting UCLH
0.5 sessions acute radiology
1.0 sessions SPA (CPD/revalidation)
0.5 sessions SPA (Royal Free/North Middlesex Network Projects)
The successful candidate will join a close team of UroRadiologists at UCLH: Dr Doug Pendse, Dr Clare Allen, Dr Alex Kirkham, Dr Chun Wah So, Dr Louise Dickinson, Dr Navin Ramachandran, Dr Francesco Giganti, Dr Conrad von Stempel and Dr Miles Walkden., Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.
Please note that if you are at present in a training position on the 2016 new junior doctor's contract and are applying for a Trust doctor role your salary will not be pay protected.
You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.
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University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
+ University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
+ National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
+ Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
+ University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
+ Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
+ University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
+ The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
+ University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Consultant Radiologists at UCLH enjoy an excellent work/life balance. Weekday out-of-hours Consultant cover is provided by the inhouse acute team Consultant until 7 pm and outsourced thereafter. There is a weekend on call for general radiology, with an approximate 1:25 (two weekends per year), and time off in lieu granted if undertaken on site.
The Urology Service is managed within the Surgical Specialties Division, part of the Surgery & Cancer Board, and is based at the site in Westmoreland St. It is the largest Urology Department in the UK, a highly specialist tertiary centre seeing referrals from across the UK and abroad as well as being a centre for excellence and research.
UCLH is the Specialist Centre for Pelvic Cancer Surgery within the London Cancer Network offering a range of radical and novel treatment modalities. The Department is also the Supra-network Centre for Penile Cancer and a specialist centre for complex Reconstructive Urology, Andrology and Endourology. All our teams work in a multidisciplinary fashion with weekly MDT meetings. Highly engaged uro-radiologist input into the management of our patients is crucial to the effective running of our services and excellent clinical outcomes.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff

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• In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England - for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.
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