Consultant Radiologist: Sponsorship Available

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Consultant Radiologist

Job Plan Commitment: 10 PA

We are looking for General Radiologists, subspeciality interests are welcome and to be included in application.

The posts are full-time, but we would consider part time applicants.

The Radiology department is well-equipped, having two 128 slice Siemens CT scanners, two 1.5T Siemens MRI scanners, digital screening rooms and updated US machines. We also have a recently installed SPECT CT and new dual-source Cardiac CT scanner. We also have CT and MRI vans/static scanners for additional workload at our Community Diagnostic Centre in West Swindon.

The Breast Centre is the base for the Wiltshire Breast Screening Service for Swindon, North and West Wiltshire. We screen nearly 100,000 ladies over a three-year cycle. There are two screening vans and a static facility at the Great Western Hospital. The Breast Centre also provides a symptomatic service for Swindon and Wiltshire. The department has Hologic mammography units with tomosynthesis. We are setting up a contrast enhanced mammography (CEM) service shortly. Localisations are usually done with Magseed.

The Radiologists are a happy, functional and hard-working team. It is important to note that there is a private practice which works as a co-operative.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is required to hold a CCST or CCT. As such the post holder should be trained in all aspects of the speciality.

  • Multidisciplinary team work is envisaged as a key component of the working of this Trust and will involve Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) discussion with other colleagues.
  • Development of sub specialty interests that fit in with Directorate needs and the strategic direction of the Trust.
  • Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties are required, and for contributing to undergraduate, post-graduate and continuing medical education activity.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • Fully registered with the GMC
  • Entry on Specialist Register for Radiology, or within 6 months of obtaining CCT at time of interview
  • FRCR(UK) or equivalent
  • Applicants must hold full registration with the General Medical Council, and must have CCST (or equivalent for non-UK applicants of equivalent status), or be accredited (or equivalent), and be on the GMC Specialist Register in the specialty appropriate for the consultant post at the time of taking up the consultant appointment

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical training/experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT
  • Expertise in full range of radiological imaging
  • Ability to lead a multi-professional team and take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
  • Preferable to have sub-speciality interest in Interventional Radiology, Neuroradiology, Head & Neck, Breast, Chest & Cardiac, MSK or Paediatrics

Desirable

  • Demonstrable ability to manage priorities
  • Demonstrable multi-disciplinary team leadership skills
  • Experience of audit and management
  • Flexible approach to work organisation Ability to lead project teams
  • Evidence of management/leadership skills training

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: 18 November 2026

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