Locum Consultant Breast Radiologist

Overview

This is an exciting time to join the imaging department at the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following the merger of Bedford and Luton and Dunstable hospital. The expansion of services includes cross-site working and new equipment (cross-site PACS system, new USS, CT and MRI scanners). The Trust is seeking a Consultant with broad experience in all aspects of breast imaging to join a team that includes consultant radiologists, breast clinicians, and consultant practitioners. Expertise in symptomatic and breast screening work is essential, including mammography, tomosynthesis and MRI reporting, breast ultrasound, stereotactic and ultrasound-guided core biopsies, vacuum-assisted biopsies, localisation of impalpable breast lesions and MDT participation.You will be joining two busy hospital sites (Bedford and Luton) with AandE, obstetrics-led maternity and paediatrics services. The Trust is committed to staff health and wellbeing, offers high-quality training and development, and aims to deliver excellent patient care using the latest clinical knowledge and technology.Vacancies may close earlier than the advertised closing date when sufficient applications have been received. All new staff are subject to a probationary period (first 6 months in post). Travel between hospital sites may be required.Responsibilities

Evaluation of women referred to one-stop clinics by General Practitioners and other medical practitioners.Evaluation of women recalled from the NHS Breast Screening Programme.Requesting specialist imaging and performing breast interventional techniques under ultrasound and stereotactic guidance.Performing pre-operative localisations.Hot reporting for one-stop clinics.Reporting of follow-up mammograms.Provide appropriate advice and counselling to women attending one-stop and screening assessment clinics.Read a minimum of 5,000 mammograms per year to comply with NHSBSP requirements.Participation in consensus film reading and review of interval cancers.Attend regular surgical and screening MDTs to review breast imaging and cross-sectional imaging, discuss biopsy results and management plans.Report breast MRI.Participate in reading of PERFORMS test sets regularly.Participate in development and maintenance of SOPs.Additional Information

We are a large NHS Trust with around 7,500 staff across two sites and a growing population. We offer opportunities for professional growth and development, travel between sites as required, and a commitment to inclusive recruitment and equal ..... full job details .....