Consultant Radiologist - General, Breast Imaging

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) would like to offer an opportunity for an enthusiastic Radiologist who wish to develop their career in our department’s traditionally friendly, harmonious and supportive environment.

This is a substantive full-time appointment to support the Imaging services across UHDB. The post is based at the UHDB, mainly split between two major sites with acute care facilities (Royal Derby Hospital Queens Hospital Burton). The post attracts 10 PAs (8.5 DCC + 1.5 SPA) but we would be happy to consider part time working arrangements.

We are looking to appoint a General Consultant Radiologist with sub speciality interest in Breast Imaging. The appointed candidate will work with a team of established specialist radiologists providing diagnostic imaging expertise in Radiology.

The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust have 50 + Consultant Radiologists (part and full time). In addition, we have 18 Speciality Registrars on rotation from Nottingham and Leicester. The appointed consultant is expected to cover general reporting in addition to their sub-speciality work and participate on the diagnostic on call rota at the Royal Derby Hospital.

The on-call work will be supported by a large cross site team of 12 reporting radiographers reporting plain film and MSK MRI. Also 3 consultant Radiographers, 1 of which is a Breast consultant Radiographer.

The Breast Service at is a large, integrated, cross‑site unit delivering high‑quality, patient‑centred care across both symptomatic and screening pathways. The service mainly operates from the Royal Derby Hospital (RDH) and Queen’s Hospital Burton (QHB), which merged breast services in 2017 to form a unified multidisciplinary offering that supports a population spanning Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

In addition, we operate a static screening site at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital and our three mobile units are rotated across the region. In total we have 10 mammography machines (GE and Hologic) and 4 US (GE and Samsung) machines.

We provide the full spectrum of breast imaging and diagnostic services, including symptomatic one‑stop clinics, screening assessments, image‑guided biopsy, pre‑operative localisation, MRI, CESM, MDT participation, and interval cancer review.

The service is supported by an extensive, experienced multidisciplinary team comprising Consultant Breast Radiologists, Consultant Surgeons, Oncologists, Pathologists, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, one Consultant radiographer, Breast Care Nurses, IDAs, and a strong administrative workforce. s.

UHDB has a large cross site wider imaging department employing over 680 staff offering all imaging modalities over numerous sites. Our equipment portfolio supports modern up to date scanners.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts About Our Trust

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

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