Radiology Consultant

On-call cover will be shared with colleagues and is currently a 1 in 12 rota. There are home workstations which can be used for viewing CT images remotely when on-call. There is also provision for home reporting during the working week. There are regular reporting discrepancy meetings in line with the current RCR guidelines, and each consultant is expected to take an active part in these meetings. These are regularly currently held on a Wednesday and are part of SPA activity, as are monthly Radiology Management meetings The post holder will be expected to participate in Clinico-Radiological/MDT meetings appropriate to their area of clinical interest. Currently within the Trust, there are regular multi- disciplinary meetings for Breast, Upper GI, Colorectal, Haematology, Urology, Head and Neck, Gynaecology, Chest, Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and a Neurology/stroke meeting. There is a weekly medical staff round and the radiologists participate in a programme of tutorials for MRCP and
FRCS candidates. Currently there are four radiology trainees based at SWFT and there are opportunities to undertake teaching for them. Meetings are usually held in the hospital post-graduate centre where there are two large lecture rooms, tutorial rooms and a dining area. There is a separate medical school block containing lecture and tutorial rooms. All of the teaching rooms have computers with access to the hospital PACS system. Warwick Hospital plays a key role in the teaching and examination of graduate entry medical students from the University of Warwick and the University of Buckingham. There may be the opportunity for the post holder to take part in undergraduate teaching or radiology registrar training if appropriate.