Specialist Doctor in Breast Radiology

Job Description

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Employer: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. Employer type: NHS. Site: Brighton. Must be prepared to travel to all sites within the Trust. Town: Brighton.
Salary £100,870 – £111,441 per annum. Salary period: Yearly. Closing 11/05/:59.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Integrated Breast Services at the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust for a Breast Specialist Radiologist. The duties of this role will be based at the Park Centre for Breast Care.

The role will be a full time 10PA post with the opportunity to cover all aspects of the breast screening and breast imaging services. This includes breast screening reporting, screening assessment clinics, one stop 2WW rule clinics, ultrasound and interventional lists and depending on experience MRI and cross-sectional reporting.

The successful candidate will join a busy Integrated Breast Service, providing breast screening to a population of over 125,000 women, receiving over 8,000 GP referrals and treating around 1000 new breast cancers.

Digital equipment including tomosynthesis and VAB/E are available at Brighton.

Main duties of the job

The clinical duties of the post will include the following:

• Support breast screening reporting, screening assessment clinics and arbitration sessions
• Support MDM
• Support one stop symptomatic clinics
• Support ultrasound and interventional procedures, including VAB/E and localisation procedures
• Report breast MRIs / cross sectional imaging
• Support interval cancer and previously assessed cancer reviews

Person specification Experience / Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification FRCR or its recognised equivalent
• Full registration and a licence to practice with the General Medical Council
• Completed a minimum of 12 years medical/dental work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical/dental qualification, of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent years’ experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted
• Higher Degree

Knowledge

• Breadth of experience in and outside specialty

Teaching Skill

• Evidence of an interest and commitment to teaching
• Recognised teaching qualification

Academic and Research

• Evidence of interest / participation in audit
• Research experiencePublications
• Prizes and honours
• Appropriate progression of career to date

Personal Attributes

• Good communication skills both oral and written

Clinical Skills and Experience

• Breast radiology including experience in breast symptomatic and screening
• Experience in clinical radiology and cross sectional imaging
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues.

Organisation and Planning

• Experience and ability to work in multi professional teams
• Evidence of managerial skills: Achievements / Course attended

Important information for applicants

Important information for applicants:

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Closing Adverts Early: In the event of exceptional interest, we may close adverts earlier than specified.

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.