Consultant Radiologist

We are looking for a committed individual with a specialist interest in nuclear medicine to help lead and develop the nuclear medicine department together with our incumbent nuclear medicine physician. The post holder must be able to cover a full range of nuclear medicine imaging and have an ARSAC licence or be in a position to apply for an ARSAC licence on being appointed to the consultant post.

This is a replacement post covering both adult and paediatric cases including subspeciality oncology nuclear medicine and cardiac scans. PET-CT reporting will also be encouraged, there are plans to install a new digital PET- CT scanner on the BRI site in the next 12-18 months which will cover both paediatric and adult patients from Bristol and surrounding region..

A further subspecialty interest in oncological intervention and whole body MRI imaging would be welcomed but not essential.

There is a general/acute radiology component to the post covering acute CT and MRI sessions and general diagnostic on call 1:21 weekdays and 1:15 weekends. The post is funded as a full time position (10 PAs including on call commitment).

The successful candidate will be expected to comply with all relevant Trust policies relating to administration of patient care. This includes working to set timescales for the triage of requests the completion of discharge summaries prior to patients being discharged, following the specified process for the management of patients that do not attend (DNA) their appointment or admission, and the completion of all paperwork deemed necessary to support the management of their patients within agreed timescales. Radiologists are also expected to work with service managers and clinical colleagues to manage their caseload in a flexible way, to ensure both clinical, national and local priorities, such as maximum waiting times for referral to treatment, are achieved.

This is a teaching Trust and the appointee will teach medical students as part of the commitment of their division to undergraduate education. On occasions, a practitioner may be asked to give lectures to healthcare professionals.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.