General Radiologist

BDI Resourcing are seeking an international doctor to fill the role of Consultant of Head and Neck Radiology within a North West England NHS Trust. 

The Role:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated colleague to join our Head and Neck team of  Consultant Radiologists. You will be expected to contribute towards the general radiology workload and the general on call rota including weekend working, as well as audit, teaching, research and MDT meetings. This is an excellent opportunity for a new CCT holder to commence consultant practice in a supportive environment, or for an experienced Radiologist to further develop their career in a busy unit.

The trust continues to build a reputation for innovation and excellence, consistently delivering outstanding performance, whilst developing the skills and abilities of their staff.  The existing radiology team provide a comprehensive Head and Neck imaging service and Neuroradiology cross sectional imaging. 

The department is well equipped with 2 Siemens multislice CT scanners, 1 Toshiba Ct and 3 MRI scanners (GE 3T and 1.5T MRI scanners and Siemens 1.5T MRI scanners). There are comprehensively equipped ultrasound and nuclear medicine rooms, digital fluoroscopy equipment and a theatre specification digital intervention room at QA.  The department is filmless with a Sectra PACS system and an HSS RIS system. 

Requirements:

FRCR required. 

The Post

BDI Resourcing is seeking an international doctor for a Consultant Interventional Radiology post within a University Hospital in the North West.

You will be expected to deliver regular Vascular and non-Vascular IR sessions. In addition, the department is able to offer elective and emergency CT guided intervention lists in a dedicated CT scanner adjacent to the Interventional radiology suites.

There is also an opportunity to be involved in IR clinics, and time is allocated for IR case planning and IR ward rounds. The successful doctor would also be expected to contribute to the general diagnostic radiology service as well as partake in audit, teaching, research and MDT meetings.

Duties and Responsibilities 

• The provision, with Consultant colleagues, of elective and emergency Interventional radiology services to the NHS Trust, with responsibility for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness, and the appropriate functioning of the department.
• Out-of-hours responsibilities, including participation in the Consultant Interventional Radiology on-call rota.
• Cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences.
• Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.
• Contribution to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity.
• Participation in medical audit, the Trust’s Clinical Governance processes and in CPD.
• Managerial responsibilities where appropriate.
• To maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff.
• To ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the department and the area of work.

Post Requirements

This post requires full FRCR and a pass in IELTS or OET to evidence your English language skills.

The Post

BDI Resourcing are seeking an international doctor for a Consultant Cardiothoracic Radiology post within a North West England NHS Trust.

You will join a friendly and supportive NHS post who will provide you with full CESR support to aid you on getting into the Specialist Register.

Duties and Responsibilities 

Provide High Quality Care to Patients

• To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
• To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
• To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.

Research, Teaching and Training

• Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trust’s translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.
• To provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Directors.
• To act as educational supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the Clinical Directors to ensure external accreditation of training post.

Performance Management

• To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
• Clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.
• Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates.
• Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.
• Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.

Medical Staff Management

• To work with colleagues to ensure junior doctors’ hours are compliant in line with EWTD and New Deal.
• To ensure that adequate systems and procedures are in place to control and monitor leave for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments
• To participate in the recruitment of junior medical staff as and when required.
• To participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.
• To be responsible for the annual appraisal of all doctors in training, Trust doctors, Clinical Fellows and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director/General Manager.
• Governance
• To review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director.

Post Requirements

This post requires full FRCR and a pass in IELTS or OET to evidence your English language skills.

The Post 

BDI Resourcing are seeking an international Radiologist for a Consultant GI Radiology post within a North West England NHS Trust. 

The hospital not only serves a diverse, multi-ethnic local population, but operates as one of the major trauma centres.

The successful doctor will be encouraged to offer provision of imaging for a further sub-specialty.

In addition, you will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the imaging departments.

Post Requirements

This post requires full FRCR and a pass in IELTS or OET.