Consultant Radiologist With An Interest In Thoracic Radiology

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included. 

Consultant Radiologist with an interest in Thoracic Imaging.  This will be based within the North Sector but may include duties within other hospitals in Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

It is advertised as a full time position although candidates who require to work part-time will be considered.

Interview Date: 06/02/2025

Clinical Commitments

The candidate will be expected to contribute strongly to the general work of the department, in particular the acute service. They will be proficient in all forms of general and oncological imaging. A sub-specialist interest in thoracic imaging and percutaneous thoracic intervention including lung biopsy are required to complement the team of thoracic radiologists. An interest in cardiac imaging is also welcomed.

The North Sector has a large respiratory service treating a wide range of chest diseases. The North Glasgow Lung Cancer Service is one of the biggest lung cancer services in the UK. There is also an active interstitial lung disease service. 

MDT meetings are encouraged and up to one session per week is allocated to this duty. The successful candidate will participate in the lung cancer MDT. A recent increase in lymph node sampling requests from this MDT would make US guided FNA/core biopsy of cervical lymph nodes a useful adjunct skill for the candidate to possess.

Further aspects of the job are negotiable and to some extent will be tailored to the abilities and interests of the successful applicant.

There is an essential requirement to be proficient in emergency and trauma radiology for emergency daytime and on call purposes. The successful candidate will participate in the diagnostic out of hours system on a sector basis. All out of hours activity will be undertaken on the basis of the terms and conditions set out in the consultant contract (Scotland). The sector operates a compliant Specialist Registrar on-call rota, as laid out under the European Working Time Directive.

The basic contract will be for a 10 PA consultant contract. 

9 PAs in Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 1 core SPA for CPD, audit, clinical governance, appraisal, revalidation job planning, internal routine communication and management meetings. As a major teaching and research contributor, Imaging would normally expect to allocate additional SPA time for activities to do with undergraduate education, educational supervision of trainee medical staff, research and other activities. Precise allocation of SPA time and associated objectives will be agreed with the successful applicant and will be reviewed at annual job planning.

Appropriate technical support and equipment, office accommodation and clerical support is provided at each site for the Consultants.

The exact timetable will be subject to negotiation and current service needs it may include additional sessions depending on subspecialty interest and will include a commitment to MDT provision.

*0.5 DCC per week is awarded for flexible reporting cover to take account of ad hoc emergencies, orphan lists, over-runs due to urgent cases, etc.  A degree of general flexibility is required in relation to the agreed timetable to meet the exigencies of the service, especially during times of colleagues absences.

SPA allocation will be the subject of post appointment discussion, for activities such as undergraduate and postgraduate medical training which takes place outside direct clinical care, as well as research and/or management.  These activities will be specifically and clearly identified and be agreed with the candidate and desired by the department. 

  On-Call

On call is shared between consultant colleagues. Due to the workload within the sector and working towards seven day working, two consultants are involved, providing a Saturday and Sunday urgent daytime service. This predominantly involves provision of a busy CT and ultrasound service and ensures rapid turnaround of the acute plain film service. There is a separate Interventional Rota, but there is an expectation that general CT and ultrasound drainage will be covered by the diagnostic consultants where possible.

Qualifications

At the time of interview candidates must be eligible for GMC registration and must hold (or be within 6 months of) CCT in Clinical Radiology or equivalent. 

For more information, please contact: Dr Ross MacDuff, Clinical director, , Ross.MacDuff@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs. 

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