Consultant Neuroradiologist (Diagnostic)

Consultant

Main area Neuroradiology Grade Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (40 Hours per week) Job ref 213-MED-DH- 8222860

Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Town London Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum exc London Zone Allowance Salary period Yearly Closing 20/09/2026 23:59

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£2.1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

As Consultant you will be joining a dynamic team of Neuroradiologists at a regional tertiary neurosciences centre providing the full range of subspecialty diagnostic neuroradiology work, including trauma and stroke. You will be supporting the provision of first class clinical care, provide effective leadership to all staff in the Care Group, support teaching and research across the full spectrum of diagnostic neuroradiology. You will take part in multidisciplinary work across Neurosciences and provide neuroradiology support across medical specialties.

Main duties of the job

The diagnostic work covers all ED neuro (brain and cervical spine) CTs, all in-patient neuro and most of the neurosurgical and neurological out-patients, together with some spine MRIs that are performed within the General Radiology department. There are additional close links with Paediatric Neurologists, Stroke Physicians, Oncologists, Endocrinologists, Ophthalmic, ENT and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Consultant Obstetricians and fetal medicine sub-specialists and Neuropsychiatrists. Approximately 26 Multidisciplinary / Clinico-Neuroradiology meetings take place on site on a regular basis, covering a wide range of sub-specialities. The department has well-established Clinico–Radiological interaction, multidisciplinary meetings and a significant research output.

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £2.1billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Trust is recognised internationally for its work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato-oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and Emergency Department.

King’s is a key partner in one of London's foremost Academic Health Science Centres, King's Health Partners (KHP). KHP is one of only six Department of Health-designated AHSCs in England. It brings together a world-leading research-led university – King’s College London – and three successful NHS Foundation Trusts: King’s College Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’, and South London and Maudsley.

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of our dedicated workforce and join one of the largest and most successful Foundation Trusts in the UK with an international reputation for innovation and the desire to make a difference.

You must be fully registered with the GMC and hold a Licence to Practice and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent to be eligible for interview.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable adults and/or children (0-18 years), therefore 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Training and Experience

• Wide experience in all aspects of radiology culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or award of certificate of eligibility for Specialty Registration (CESR) by GMC.
• Formal subspecialty interest in neuroradiology
• experience/training in pediatric neuroimaging
• Experience/training in fetal brain imaging
• Experience/training in skull base

Administration

• Experience in day-to-day organisation of Radiology services in a busy Teaching Hospital
• Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
• Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

Management and Leadership

• Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
• Management course and/or qualification

Audit and Quality Improvement

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit and quality improvement projects.
• Must have undertaken and completed audit projects
• Must be able to demonstrate ability to lead change
• Audit Publications

Qualifications

• Full FRCR
• Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)

Registration

• Full Registration with GMC
• Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment

Research and Publications

• Experience of consucting or supporting clinical research
• Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of neuroradiology
• Publications of relevant review articles or case reports

Teaching

• Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation
• Teaching skills course/qualification

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Annual Reports and Other Corporate Publications

King's Health Partners Academic Health Science Centre Website

King's College Hospital is part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between King's College London, and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.