Job summary

Musculoskeletal radiology services are based at Leeds General Infirmary (acute orthopaedics, trauma, spinal and plastic surgery) and at Chapel Allerton Hospital (elective orthopaedic surgery and rheumatology). The team provides imaging services across the field of diagnostic and interventional musculoskeletal radiology, including the MSK ultrasound, MRI, arthrography and a wide range of interventional procedures.

Main duties of the job

Work with the specialist MSK team providing MSK Radiological imaging and treatments to the population of Leeds and beyond

About us

Within Musculoskeletal Radiology there are 9 Consultant Radiologists, Clinical Fellows and SpR’s. While each member of the team shares the day-to-day work in the department, within research fields particular areas of interest have been developed by individual group members.

Leeds is recognised as a center of excellence – nationally and internationally.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying ‘at risk’ members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Date posted

18 November 2022

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor – other

Salary

£51,017 a year + OOH Enhancements

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9298-MED-069

Job locations

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX

Chapel Allerton Hospital

Chapeltown Road

Leeds

LS7 4SA

Job description

Job responsibilities

LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB DETAILS

Job Title: Clinical Fellow (Trust Doctor) in Musculoskeletal Radiology

Grade: Fellow/Trust Doctor (MN3705)

Specialty/Department: Musculoskeletal Radiology

Site and Location: Chapel Allerton Hospital & Leeds General Infirmary

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

Musculoskeletal radiology services are based at Leeds General Infirmary (acute orthopaedics, trauma, spinal and plastic surgery) and at Chapel Allerton Hospital (elective orthopaedic surgery and rheumatology). The team provides imaging services across the field of diagnostic and interventional musculoskeletal radiology, including the MSK ultrasound, MRI, arthrography and a wide range of interventional procedures. Close contact is kept with orthopaedic, rheumatology and A & E clinical colleagues principally through a variety of MDT meetings held at both the Infirmary and Chapel Allerton sites.

The Directorate uses an Agfa EI (PACS) and CRIS together with voice recognition software from Soliton.

DUTIES OF THE POST & LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY

a) To provide a high-quality musculoskeletal radiology service, working closely with the consultant radiologists in this speciality.

b) To develop a specialist interest in aspects of musculoskeletal radiology.

c) To participate in the Radiology SpR teaching programme.

d) To participate in departmental clinical research and audit.

e) An alternate week evening general acute CT list (5-9pm) will be incorporated into the fellowship timetable

f) To assist in the training of junior medical staff (radiological and other clinicians).

TEACHING AND RESEARCH/STUDY AND TRAINING

Participation in departmental research is encouraged and the post holder will be required to contribute to the departmental journal club and educational meetings. The fellows are expected to participate in the teaching and supervision of specialist registrars, sonographers and radiographic staff.

THE LEEDS WAY VALUES

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred

Collaborative

Fair

Accountable

Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

Additionally, the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:

The beliefs and attitudes that underpin effective performance within the job role. Emphasis should be on the requirements of the role not the individual when completing this section. Examples might include: quality focus, mistakes are used as a continual learning experience, honesty, integrity etc.

The beliefs and attitudes that underpin effective performance within the job role. Emphasis should be on the requirements of the role not the individual when completing this section. Examples might include quality focus, mistakes are used as a continual learning experience, honesty, integrity etc.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

This post is covered by the Hospital Medical and Dental Staff (England and Wales) Terms and Conditions of Service. These documents are available on the Medical Staffing Intranet site.

The post holder is required to be fully registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and hold a license to practice.

Standards of Conduct and Behaviour

You are required to work to the standards set out by the General Medical Council in Good Medical Practice. This includes protecting patients when you believe that a doctors or other colleagues conduct, performance or health is a threat to them. If, after establishing the facts, it is necessary, you must follow the Trusts procedures in this matter and inform your Clinical Director or Medical Director in the first instance.

The Trust has a set of expected behaviours for all employees and additional behaviours and skills that are expected of managers and supervisors.

Leave Arrangements

All leave should be applied for in accordance with the Trusts Leave Policy, normally giving six weeks notice of any leave, other than in exceptional circumstances.

Training

The jobholder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.

Health & Safety

All staff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain and improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service users. This includes complying at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies, including Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures, and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system.

Equality & Diversity

The jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patient or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.

The Trust’s Equality and Diversity Policy ensures that barriers to employment for disadvantaged groups are identified and removed, and that no person is treated less favourably on the grounds of their race, ethnic group, religion, impairment, age, gender, sexual orientation or mental health status. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants and post holders where required.

Smoking Policy

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust recognises the serious hazards to health caused by smoking and has adopted a strict no smoking policy. Under the terms of our No Smoking Policy, staff, visitors and patients will not be permitted to smoke at any time or in any part of Trust property, whether inside or outside the hospital buildings.

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act & DBS Disclosure

This position involves access to patients during the normal course of duties and is therefore subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. As such you must reveal any information which you may have concerning convictions which would otherwise be considered as spent.

An offer of appointment to this post would be subject to the express condition that the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust receives a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS, formerly CRB) Disclosure which will check the existence and the content of any criminal record received.

The Trust has the right to withdraw an offer or employment if not satisfied of a candidate’s suitability for this position by reason of criminal record or antecedents, especially in cases where no declaration of criminal proceedings has been made on a candidates application form or DBS Form. The Trust reserves the right to determine this issue at its sole discretion. If you are appointed to this post you will be asked to complete a ‘DBS Disclosure Application Form’ which will be submitted to the DBS.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders which is available on request.

Infection Control

Job description

Job responsibilities

LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS TRUST

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB DETAILS

Job Title: Clinical Fellow (Trust Doctor) in Musculoskeletal Radiology

Grade: Fellow/Trust Doctor (MN3705)

Specialty/Department: Musculoskeletal Radiology

Site and Location: Chapel Allerton Hospital & Leeds General Infirmary

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

Musculoskeletal radiology services are based at Leeds General Infirmary (acute orthopaedics, trauma, spinal and plastic surgery) and at Chapel Allerton Hospital (elective orthopaedic surgery and rheumatology). The team provides imaging services across the field of diagnostic and interventional musculoskeletal radiology, including the MSK ultrasound, MRI, arthrography and a wide range of interventional procedures. Close contact is kept with orthopaedic, rheumatology and A & E clinical colleagues principally through a variety of MDT meetings held at both the Infirmary and Chapel Allerton sites.

The Directorate uses an Agfa EI (PACS) and CRIS together with voice recognition software from Soliton.

DUTIES OF THE POST & LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY

a) To provide a high-quality musculoskeletal radiology service, working closely with the consultant radiologists in this speciality.

b) To develop a specialist interest in aspects of musculoskeletal radiology.

c) To participate in the Radiology SpR teaching programme.

d) To participate in departmental clinical research and audit.

e) An alternate week evening general acute CT list (5-9pm) will be incorporated into the fellowship timetable

f) To assist in the training of junior medical staff (radiological and other clinicians).

TEACHING AND RESEARCH/STUDY AND TRAINING

Participation in departmental research is encouraged and the post holder will be required to contribute to the departmental journal club and educational meetings. The fellows are expected to participate in the teaching and supervision of specialist registrars, sonographers and radiographic staff.

THE LEEDS WAY VALUES

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred

Collaborative

Fair

Accountable

Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

Additionally, the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:

The beliefs and attitudes that underpin effective performance within the job role. Emphasis should be on the requirements of the role not the individual when completing this section. Examples might include: quality focus, mistakes are used as a continual learning experience, honesty, integrity etc.

The beliefs and attitudes that underpin effective performance within the job role. Emphasis should be on the requirements of the role not the individual when completing this section. Examples might include quality focus, mistakes are used as a continual learning experience, honesty, integrity etc.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

This post is covered by the Hospital Medical and Dental Staff (England and Wales) Terms and Conditions of Service. These documents are available on the Medical Staffing Intranet site.

The post holder is required to be fully registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) and hold a license to practice.

Standards of Conduct and Behaviour

You are required to work to the standards set out by the General Medical Council in Good Medical Practice. This includes protecting patients when you believe that a doctors or other colleagues conduct, performance or health is a threat to them. If, after establishing the facts, it is necessary, you must follow the Trusts procedures in this matter and inform your Clinical Director or Medical Director in the first instance.

The Trust has a set of expected behaviours for all employees and additional behaviours and skills that are expected of managers and supervisors.

Leave Arrangements

All leave should be applied for in accordance with the Trusts Leave Policy, normally giving six weeks notice of any leave, other than in exceptional circumstances.

Training

The jobholder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.

Health & Safety

All staff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain and improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service users. This includes complying at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies, including Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures, and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system.

Equality & Diversity

The jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patient or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.

The Trust’s Equality and Diversity Policy ensures that barriers to employment for disadvantaged groups are identified and removed, and that no person is treated less favourably on the grounds of their race, ethnic group, religion, impairment, age, gender, sexual orientation or mental health status. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants and post holders where required.

Smoking Policy

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust recognises the serious hazards to health caused by smoking and has adopted a strict no smoking policy. Under the terms of our No Smoking Policy, staff, visitors and patients will not be permitted to smoke at any time or in any part of Trust property, whether inside or outside the hospital buildings.

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act & DBS Disclosure

This position involves access to patients during the normal course of duties and is therefore subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. As such you must reveal any information which you may have concerning convictions which would otherwise be considered as spent.

An offer of appointment to this post would be subject to the express condition that the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust receives a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS, formerly CRB) Disclosure which will check the existence and the content of any criminal record received.

The Trust has the right to withdraw an offer or employment if not satisfied of a candidate’s suitability for this position by reason of criminal record or antecedents, especially in cases where no declaration of criminal proceedings has been made on a candidates application form or DBS Form. The Trust reserves the right to determine this issue at its sole discretion. If you are appointed to this post you will be asked to complete a ‘DBS Disclosure Application Form’ which will be submitted to the DBS.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders which is available on request.

Infection Control

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
  • FRCR (Parts 1 and 2) or equivalent evidence of radiology training with at least 4.5 years in a UK recognised Radiology Training Scheme.
  • The candidate should have or be within 6 months of obtaining their CCT in Clinical Radiology
  • Desirable

  • MRCP, MRCS, or other postgraduate degree
  • Experience

    Essential

  • Experience in General and Musculoskeletal Radiology with a demonstrable and verifiable interest in MSK radiology. Such interest may be shown for instance through audit and research projects in MSK rad
  • Documented competence in delivering and reporting a general acute CT service out-oh-hours.
  • Experience after full GMC registration or equivalent, and evidence of achievement of foundation competences, in line with GMC standards / Good Medical Practice
  • At least 4.5 years experience in Radiology by the time of intended start date
  • Desirable

  • Aptitude for practical skills, e.g., manual dexterity
  • Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills – Essential

    Essential

  • Recognition of, and ability to undertake the initial management of, an acutely ill patient
  • Desirable

  • Experience/training in medical research
  • Research Degree or Diploma
  • Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

    Essential

  • Be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from, the GMC at intended start date
  • Eligibility to work in the UK.
  • Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent (as required to complete Foundation competences) by intended start date
  • All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the followi
  • Applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English. OR Achieved the minimum score of 7 across all 4 of the following categories in the academic International English Language Testing
  • Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
  • FRCR (Parts 1 and 2) or equivalent evidence of radiology training with at least 4.5 years in a UK recognised Radiology Training Scheme.
  • The candidate should have or be within 6 months of obtaining their CCT in Clinical Radiology
  • Desirable

  • MRCP, MRCS, or other postgraduate degree
  • Experience

    Essential

  • Experience in General and Musculoskeletal Radiology with a demonstrable and verifiable interest in MSK radiology. Such interest may be shown for instance through audit and research projects in MSK rad
  • Documented competence in delivering and reporting a general acute CT service out-oh-hours.
  • Experience after full GMC registration or equivalent, and evidence of achievement of foundation competences, in line with GMC standards / Good Medical Practice
  • At least 4.5 years experience in Radiology by the time of intended start date
  • Desirable

  • Aptitude for practical skills, e.g., manual dexterity
  • Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills – Essential

    Essential

  • Recognition of, and ability to undertake the initial management of, an acutely ill patient
  • Desirable

  • Experience/training in medical research
  • Research Degree or Diploma
  • Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

    Essential

  • Be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from, the GMC at intended start date
  • Eligibility to work in the UK.
  • Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent (as required to complete Foundation competences) by intended start date
  • All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the followi
  • Applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English. OR Achieved the minimum score of 7 across all 4 of the following categories in the academic International English Language Testing
  • 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).

    Additional information

    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).