Teaching Professor designated Principal Radiologist

Grade 11: £71,566.00 (plus Market Pay Supplement dependent on experience and subject to approval)

A leadership opportunity has arisen for an experienced specialist radiologist to advance their career by heading up the Diagnostic Imaging service team at the Queen's Veterinary School Hospital, Cambridge.

We are a large, multidisciplinary small animal referral hospital, sitting within the University of Cambridge Department of Veterinary Medicine. The Hospital operates as a commercially competitive hospital, whilst remaining central to supporting teaching of veterinary undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as delivering and supporting veterinary clinical and one health research.

The QVSH also works collaboratively with our small animal and equine primary care practices and is supported by our in-house Clinical Pathology and Anatomical Pathology services.

The department currently consists of 4 part-time Imaging Diplomates (in addition to this post), 3 ECVDI residents, 1 Imaging Intern and 5 radiographers. The service provides referral level MRI, CT, Ultrasound and Radiography to the QVSH both in and out of hours, as well as offering advice and support to our small animal and equine primary care practices.

• lead, develop and support a high standard of clinical service provision in the Imaging team.
• ensure the Imaging team works effectively as part of the wider referral hospital.
• support clinical research as required for postgraduate training programmes.
• balance research impacts on the wider hospital to provide a financially viable service.
• support development and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and assessment in diagnostic imaging, in collaboration with academic colleagues.
• contribute to both clinical and didactic teaching.
• allocate time for administrative and service leadership components of the role.
• participate in an out-of-hours rota, for which an additional payment is provided.

The role primarily provides a specialist diagnostic imaging clinical service while contributing to the clinical teaching of undergraduate (Year 6) veterinary students and postgraduate Clinical Training Scholars working within the QVSH. The postholder will support the development and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and assessment in diagnostic imaging, in collaboration with academic colleagues. Although this is not primarily a teaching post, there will be opportunities to contribute to both clinical and didactic teaching.

• Applicants should be a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (Dip ECVDI) or American College of Veterinary Radiology (Dip ACVR) and be a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) or hold a veterinary degree registerable with the RCVS.
• Significant experience of working in a multidisciplinary veterinary referral hospital is essential along with in depth understanding of the operation of a commercial veterinary referral hospital.

We offer a supportive and engaging environment with generous paid annual leave (41 days including the public holidays). In addition, we are able to provide competitive staff benefits and services.

• generous paid annual leave (41 days including the public holidays)
• competitive staff benefits and services
• family friendly policies
• numerous discounts on shopping
• health care
• financial services
• public transport
• generous pension scheme
• annual CPD allowance
• tax-efficient bicycle
• car lease
• charity-giving schemes
• additional payment for out-of-hours rota

Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to Prof. Nick Bexfield, Hospital Director, by email:

Further particulars for the role and information about the Department are available: If you are viewing this advert on an external site, please visit the University's job pages for access.

Please quote reference PP50690 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

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