Speciality Doctor in Radiology

We are recruiting for an Specialty Doctor in Radiology who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff., Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today., Capability in general imaging to include CT, Ultrasound, and MRI.
Ability to work with colleagues in Radiology and across the Trust to strengthen the range of expertise that can be offered to clinicians.
Dynamic forward thinking innovative individual, who can help with service expansion and income generation.
To be responsible for the provision of a patient focussed imaging service using training, education, audit and research to maintain best practice and improve patient care.
To demonstrate expert practice in their field, undertaking and reporting of images.
To establish, develop and co-ordinate research and audit projects within Imaging working with research audit leads.
To meet with patients and their families to discuss procedures and explain results.
To make and receive referrals direct from teams within the hospital and other centres.
To communicate effectively with internal and external agencies.
To adhere to Trust and departmental policies and procedures.
A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and the Clinical Director on behalf of the Divisional Director, three months after the commencement date of the appointee, or sooner, dependent on service requirements. This will be signed by the Chief Executive and will be effective from the commencement date of the appointment.
This is a general radiologist post with scope for developing a specialist interest. Interests in Head & neck imaging or Thoracic imaging or Gynaecology imaging would be welcome.
The job plan for the first three months will be based on the provisional timetable shown below and may well be subject to change, dependent on service requirements.
The Job Plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a consultant's equivalent duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year. It should provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external. In addition it should include personal objectives, including details of their link to wider service objectives, and details of the support required by the consultant to fulfill the job plan and the objectives.
This post is to complement primarily to cope with an increased work load and demand as well as replacing a Consultant Radiologist.
Provisional assessment of Programmed Activities in Job Plan:
There is expectation that fixed sessions of clinical activity will need to change between job plans to ensure the needs of the department are met. Flexibility is also expected to cover leave and un-expected workloads. This is a departmental policy.
This is a 10PA post which can be increased to 11PA or 12PA if the post holder so wishes.
It is essential for the candidates to have the fellowship from the Royal College of Radiologists.
The on call rota is 1:10, covering the hours of 5-9pm during weekdays and 9am-5pm during the weekend. The overnight on-call is covered by teleradiology services.
The indicative job plan includes on call (1PA), 7.5 DCC & 1.5 SPA.
We are committed to Equality of Opportunity for everyone and will guarantee an interview to any disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.
Medway Maritime Hospital is a smoke free site. Smoking is completely prohibited in all Trust buildings, grounds and car parks for patients, visitors, staff and contractors. This will ensure that the hospital is a better place to work and a better place for our patients to be treated

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
The NHS are striving towards "we work flexibly" as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.