Consultant Chest and Cardiothoracic Radiologist: Sponsorship Available

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Job summary

Consultant Chest and Cardiothoracic Radiologist

A great opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and committed Consultant Chest and Cardiothoracic Radiologist to join the Imaging Department at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust .

The post holder will join a flexible and enthusiastic team in a forward thinking department who are committed to working as ‘One Team’ for the benefit of patients.

The post has become available as a result of service development and expansion of the service .The Imaging department at SASH has team of 24 substantive Consultant Radiologists and 4 Registrars.

The Department is well equipped with 5 CT Scanners , 2 MRI Scanners , Interventional Suite, SPECT CT , Ultrasound Rooms, DEXA, and General X-Ray Rooms across the acute East Surrey site, Redhill CDC and Crawley site.

There are opportunities for the successful candidates to work mainly at the East Surrey Hospital and support the Crawley Hospital site This role also requires close working relationships with the established cardiology Multi-Disciplinary Team where the ‘One Team’ approach is key.

Applicants must be on the specialist register or have a CCT date within 6 months of the interview date.

Main duties of the job

It is highly recommended that prospective candidates takes the opportunity to come and visit the departments at East Surrey and Crawley Hospitals. Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust is proud to announce it has recently been rated Outstanding by the CQC. The Trust also has a commitment to service development and improvement with the use of the SASH plus, Virginia Mason programme which all senior management and Consultants are encouraged to undertake.

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

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Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

  • Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
  • A complete and accurate application
  • Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
  • Evidence of essential experience for role
  • Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
  • Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
  • Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
  • Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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: 29 October 2026

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