About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Consultant Breast Radiologist to join our dynamic and forward-thinking team at Kettering General Hospital.
This is an opportunity to take on a key leadership role, providing clinical direction to our dedicated radiography team. The successful candidate will play a vital role in supporting our breast multidisciplinary team, with a strong focus on cross-sectional imaging and oncology care. You'll be part of a collaborative environment where innovation, patient-centered care, and professional development are highly valued.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will play a key role within a well established Breast Multidisciplinary Team, contributing to symptomatic and assessment clinics, cross-sectional imaging, and oncology case management. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a high-performing, patient-focused environment.
You will be fully supported by an experienced and cohesive clinical and managerial team, including the Breast Screening Programme Manager, Advanced Practitioners, and Consultant Radiographers -- all committed to delivering excellence in breast care.
The post holder will actively contribute to the continuous improvement of the service through involvement in Screening Quality Assurance meetings, formal QA reviews, and Programme Management Board discussions focused on service performance and quality outcomes.
Our purpose-built, integrated Breast Care Unit offers facilities for both screening and symptomatic breast imaging services. Serving a population of over 55,000 women, the unit consistently meets and often exceeds NHSBSP key performance indicators, reflecting our commitment to high standards and best practice.
The breast surgery service is equally robust, with a team of four highly skilled Oncoplastic Breast Surgeons delivering seven 2-week wait symptomatic referral clinics per week, ensuring timely, coordinated, and comprehensive care for our patients.
About us
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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.
Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
Job description Job responsibilities
We routinely perform 10G and 7G vacuum assisted biopsies as first line diagnostics and 7G vacuum assisted excisions with a Bard Enspire vacuum biopsy system and a Mammotome system.
In collaboration with the Consultant Radiographers and Advanced Practitioner Radiographers the successful candidate will undertake weekly wire localisations or magseed insertions each week.
We perform Contrast Enhanced Spectral Mammography as part of the pre-operative planning and surveillance pathways and have the facility for CESM biopsy.
We perform approximately 300 Breast MRIs per year, which are all double reported by the consultant radiologist and consultant radiographer team.
The unit has 2 ultrasound suites equipped with GE Logiq ultrasound scanners.
There is a Kubtec Mozart 3D specimen imaging system in breast theatres and a Trueview core system in the breast imaging unit.
We have separate radiology team of radiologists who run variety of services to include acute imaging, cancer imaging and other specialist services.
The Imaging service is supported by a GE PACS and is part of the EMRAD consortium.
Person Specification
Education, Training & Qualifications Essential
Basic Medical Qualification (MB ChB/MBBS or equivalent). FRCR or equivalent Certificate of Specialist Training in Radiology (or be within 6 months of its award at time of Advisory Appointment Committee)
Desirable
Research leading to presentations and/or publications
Knowledge & Experience Essential
Competency and awareness for NHSBSP Programme Extensive experience in breast imaging
Desirable
Experience of working within the UK NHS.
Teaching Essential
Interest in teaching medical undergraduates, radiology and non-radiology junior medical staff and other healthcare professionals.
Skills Essential
Skills Ability to work within the relevant clinical and managerial structure, contributing to the continued development of the breast imaging service. Ability to be a leader. Able to manage and motivate staff. Ability to be an effective member of a team.
Desirable
Management experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
NN16 8UZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)