Job Description

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is delighted to advertise one substantive Consultant Radiologist posts with a specialist interest in Head and Neck Imaging to join our existing motivated and dynamic team across this large, developing and aspirational Trust. This post is within the Adults\' Radiology Directorate within the Division of Imaging.

Main duties of the job

Subspecialty

The department of Radiology is excited to offer a Consultant Radiology post with a specialist interest in Head and Neck imaging to join our vibrant and forward-thinking team. This post will be based at MFT with sessions available on any of our Adult radiology sites including North Manchester General Hospital, Wythenshawe hospital and Manchester Royal Infirmary.

This is an exciting opportunity for the successful applicant with MFT offering regional tertiary level services including:

• Tertiary level ENT & Maxillofacial surgical services at both Oxford Road & South campuses, which are currently merging to form a single cross-trust team.
• One of the UKs largest Cochlear implant services at our Oxford Road campus
• Tertiary level Eye services at our Oxford Road campus (Royal Eye Hospital).
• Tertiary level Dental services at our Oxford Road campus (University of Manchester Dental Hospital).

• Head and Neck cancer services with imminent plans to merge to MDTs
• Adult medical services at both campuses, including Endocrinology (which includes thyroid and parathyroid work)
• Regional MDTs & services including Neurofibromatosis 1 & 2 services.

Acute & On-Call Radiology
This comes with 1PA of general Acute and 0.5 PA of On-call.

About us

MFT is England\'s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of \xc2\xa32.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We\'re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you\'ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We\'ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we\'ve launched in September 2022.

We\'re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What\'s more, we\'re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description
Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC Registration OR eligibility for full registration, with specialist registration for Radiology (inc within 6 months of CCT)
• Medical Degree (MBChB or equivalent)
• Fellowship of the Royall College of Radiologist OR International Equivalent

Desirable

• Other higher degree or diploma

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of subspecialty training in Head & Neck Radiology

Desirable

• Fellowship Training in Head & Neck Imaging and Intervention

Clinical and Technical Skills
Essential

• Wide experience of all aspects of H& N radiology modalities including CT, MRI, USS & fluoroscopy.
• Experience of participating in tertiary level H& N MDTs and familiarity of post-surgical imaging and complications
• H& N interventional techniques including FNA and core biopsy

Desirable

• Experience of neuroradiology reporting in particular skull base
• Experience or aspiration to learn PET-CT

Communication Skills
Essential

• Excellent team working skills
• Fluent English speaker

Audit
Essential

• Evidence of audit participation and service quality improvement projects

Research
Essential

• Knowledge of research design, protocols and desire to be involved with research projects

Desirable

• Peer review publications

Motivation
Essential

• Highly motivated with an appetite to lead and make changes to services

Personality
Essential

• Good team player to work with staff within the service and liaise with clinical users of the service

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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