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The closing date is 08 November 2026
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Job summary
Applications are invited for a Consultant Radiologist to join a friendly, forward-thinking team of 30 Consultant Radiologists at the Royal United Hospital Bath;
Consultant Radiologist with specialist interest in Chest Radiology (10 PAs).
The post is full time but anyone wishing to work part time is also encouraged to apply. The post includes participation in the evening and weekend and on call rota.
If you want to balance these professional opportunities with quality of life then Bath has it all. Bath is a beautiful Georgian city in the South West of England, and is England's only city with UNESCO World Heritage Site status. There is a wealth of cultural and leisure opportunities, some of the best state and independent schools in the UK, whilst only 90 minutes from London and on the doorstep of the beautiful diverse South West countryside.
Main duties of the job
This is a replacement post following retirement for a substantive Consultant Thoracic Radiologist.
The RUH will work alongside the existing thoracic radiologists to help deliver the expanding lung cancer service including reporting chest radiographs and CT, performing lung biopsy, and preparing and presenting at the weekly lung cancer MDT meeting. The RUH has a tertiary satellite specialist pulmonary hypertension service, affiliated with The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. Circa 250 referrals per annum are received from around the South West and Wales. The appointee will be involved in reporting CT and MRI for patients with suspected pulmonary hypertension and participating in the weekly PH MDT. There will be an additional requirement to report for and participate in the ILD MDT
An ability to contribute to the cardiac CT +/- MRI service is desirable although not essential. With a specialist cardiac CT list on average at least once a day, the department performs approximately 1200-1400 CTCAs per annum, including CT coronary angiography, aortic valve calcium scoring and TAVI planning scans. The RUH utilises FFRct post-processing analysis as part of the NHSE MedTech mandate.
About us
Working for your organisation
At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
GMC recognised general medical qualification.
Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
FRCR
Be on the Specialist Register, or ideally within 6 months of CCT at the time of interview
Desirable
Level 2 or 3 Cardiac CT certification (BSCI, SCCT or equivalent)
Level 2 or 3 Cardiac MRI certification (SCMR, EACVI or equivalent)
Knowledge and experience
Essential
Thoracic imaging experience, particularly lung cancer & intervention and ILD
Ability to perform lung biopsy
Ability to lead lung cancer and other thoracic imaging MDTs
Current general radiology practice and ability appropriate to a DGH environment
Fully motivated in contributing to the work of the department and in maintaining a high standard of personal development
Desirable
Ability to contribute to the cardiac CT/MRI service
Cardiothoracic imaging fellowship
Experience in pulmonary hypertension imaging
Values
Essential
Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non judgemental.
Motivated to be genuinely kind and caring.
Helps and co-operates with colleagues
Pro-active and takes responsibility
Willing to learn, open to change
Motivated to make a difference
Takes pride in themselves, their appearance, their role and where they work.
Teaching Experience
Essential
Able to support multidisciplinary teaching and subspecialty training
Desirable
Experience of organising teaching and training
Research Experience
Essential
Evidence of prior audit and research work
Interest in participating in departmental audit and research
Desirable
Ability to organise research
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
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal United Hospitals NHS Bath
Combe Park
Bath
BA1 3NG
United Kingdom
