Consultant Radiologist with interest in Chest Radiology: Sponsorship Available

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Are you a dedicated Consultant Radiologist with a passion for ChestRadiology?

This is your opportunity to bring your expertise to an award-winninghospital set amidst the stunning Yorkshire countryside. Here, you’lldiscover a workplace that values innovation, flexibility, and personalwellbeing just as much as clinical excellence.

At our high-performing Trust, you’ll be part of a forward-thinking teamcommitted to delivering outstanding Radiology services for our localcommunities. With access to full PACS home-working stations, agileworking options, and a culture shaped by supportive, progressiveleaders, you’ll find the freedom to thrive–professionally andpersonally.

This permanent post will expand our consultant body to 13Radiologists (14 pending recruitment to our Consultant Radiologist with interest in MSK Radiology vacancy), reflecting our commitment to strengthening and investing in our Imaging services. Within our lung and cardiac specialties, this role will help grow our dedicated teams–bringing the lung radiology team to 2 consultants and cardiac-trained radiologists to 2 substantive consultants–ensuring robust expertise and excellent continuity of care for our patients.

We are open to accepting applications from those candidates whoare in the process of completing CESR, offers will be conditional pending successful completion of CESR.

Join us and shape the future of Radiology in a place where greatcareers and great lives go hand-in-hand.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will contribute your expertise across the full spectrum ofdiagnostic and interventional chest radiology. You will be expected toprovide high-quality reporting and intervention across modalities,including:

  • Plain Film, Ultrasound, CT and MRI
  • CT-guided biopsy and related chest interventional procedures

Additional subspecialty reporting skills or interventional capabilitieswould be highly advantageous and are welcomed within our expandingservice.

As a key member of the department, you will also provide generalradiology support, including participation in on-call and acute imagingwork to ensure continuity of care for our patients.

You may also be required to undertake any other duties necessary forthe effective performance of the role, appropriate to the Consultantgrade.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • On GMC’s Specialist Register or be no more than six months from receiving CCT at interview date
  • FRCR or equivalent higher qualification from a different College or from overseas.

Desirable

  • Fellowship
  • Advanced or further degrees.
  • Medical or post-graduate prizes

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in General Radiology
  • Confident with Information Technology.
  • Subspecialty training and experience in chest imaging post FRCR 2B

Desirable

  • Experience in chest intervention
  • Knowledge of a wide range of educational methods
  • Experience in cardiac imaging
  • Managerial skills

Training

Essential

  • In General Radiology (CT, MR, US, Plain Films, Fluoroscopy) with appropriate sub-specialist training

Desirable

  • Teaching experience
  • Teaching qualification/prize

Skills

Essential

  • Communication skills (clarity/listen/persuade/negotiate)
  • Interpersonal skills & self-awareness
  • Ability to work as part of a team & demonstrate leadership
  • Flexibility (ability to be flexible in working practice, supporting staff and patients)
  • Self-motivation and ability to motivate others
  • Resilience & able to cope under pressure
  • Reliability

Desirable

  • Ability to learn from experiences.

Academic Achivements/Research Publications

Essential

  • Ability to survey and perform critical literature appraisal.

Desirable

  • Basic knowledge of research methods including Scientific study design, Data Evaluation, Statistics, Publication Preparation.
  • Publications in referred journals.

Personal Circumstances

Essential

  • Must reside within 20 miles or 60 minutes from Airedale General Hospital. If do not reside within this distance, this should be discussed with recruiting manager
  • Able to provide an on call service

Clinical Governance & Audit

Essential

  • To have understanding of all elements and commitment to the principals of clinical governance and clinical audit.

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).

Closing Date: 28 October 2026

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