1. Is there a national shortage of Paediatric Radiologists?
Sophie Swinson and Imran Kasli
BSPR Junior Forum
November 6th 2014

2. Introduction Is there a national shortage of Paediatric Radiologists?
Several unfilled vacancies around the UK
Are posts not being advertised due to perceived lack of applicants?
2 parallel surveys
Department survey to assess the number of potential jobs
Trainee survey to assess interested future applicants

3. Method Google Forms Department survey Trainee survey
Distributed to BSPR members via (74 responses)
Trainee survey
to BSPR junior forum members (9 responses)
to all trainees via RCR (320 responses)

4. BSPR job survey 2014

5. Does your centre have any vacancies or potential vacancies in paediatric radiology?
74 responses
54 centres
3 replied don’t know: answers were provided by other colleagues
Some discrepancy in answers within centres!

6. 24 Replied YES we currently have a vacancy or a potential vacancy
1 non UK / Ireland excluded (Melbourne Children’s)
23 centres in UK / Ireland
Total 33.5 jobs
Total 237 PAs

7. 23 centres with vacancies / potential vacancies in UK and Ireland
16 Tertiary Paediatric Centres
Alder Hey
Brighton and Sussex
Bristol Children’s hospital
Leeds Children’s hospital
Nottingham University Hospital
Oxford University Hospital
RHSC Yorkhill, Glasgow
Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital
Royal Belfast Hospital for sick children
Royal Hospital for sick children Edinburgh
Royal Manchester Childrens
Sheffield Children’s Hospital
St Georges London
UHW Cardiff
University Hospital Leicester
University Hospital Southampton
7 Non Tertiary Paediatric Centres
Colchester
Cwm Taf ,UHB
Dorset County Hospital
Harrogate Hospital
Hull and East Yorkshire
Medway maritime NHS trust
University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire

8. 23 centres with vacancies / potential vacancies in UK and Ireland
16 Tertiary Paediatric Centres
Alder Hey
Brighton and Sussex
Bristol Children’s hospital
Leeds Children’s hospital
Nottingham University Hospital
Oxford University Hospital
RHSC Yorkhill, Glasgow
Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital
Royal Belfast Hospital for sick children
Royal Hospital for sick children Edinburgh
Royal Manchester Childrens
Sheffield Children’s Hospital
St Georges London
UHW Cardiff
University Hospital Leicester
University Hospital Southampton
7 Non Tertiary Paediatric Centres
Colchester
Cwm Taf ,UHB
Dorset County Hospital
Harrogate Hospital
Hull and East Yorkshire
Medway maritime NHS trust
University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire

9. 16 Tertiary centres with a current vacancy or potential vacancy
25.5 jobs
219 Pas
Average 8.5 paediatric PAs per job
Number of jobs
Aberdeen 1
Alder Hey 2
Belfast 2
Brighton
1.5
Bristol 3
Cardiff 1
Edinburgh 1
Glasgow 3
Leicester
1.5
Leeds 2
Manchester (locum) 1
Nottingham 1
Oxford
1.5
Sheffield 1
Southampton 1
St George’s, London 2

10. Type of job in 16 tertiary paediatric centres
Alder Hey
Royal Belfast Hospital for sick children
Bristol Children’s hospital
Royal Hospital for sick children Edinburgh
RHSC Yorkhill, Glasgow
Leeds Children’s hospital
Royal Manchester Childrens
Nottingham University Hospital
Oxford University Hospital
Sheffield Children’s Hospital
University Hospital Southampton 3 2 11
Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital
UHW Cardiff
St Georges London
Brighton and Sussex
University Hospital Leicester

11. Will the job(s) include paediatric intervention?
Alder Hey
Oxford University Hospital
UHW Cardiff
Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital
St Georges London
Royal Belfast Hospital for sick children
Bristol Children’s hospital
Royal Hospital for sick children Edinburgh
RHSC Yorkhill, Glasgow
Leeds Children’s hospital
Royal Manchester Childrens
Nottingham University Hospital
Sheffield Children’s Hospital
University Hospital Southampton
Brighton and Sussex
University Hospital Leicester 12 3 1
16 Tertiary paediatric centres

12. 23 vacancies / potential vacancies in UK and Ireland
16 Tertiary Paediatric Centres
Alder Hey
Brighton and Sussex
Bristol Children’s hospital
Leeds Children’s hospital
Nottingham University Hospital
Oxford University Hospital
RHSC Yorkhill, Glasgow
Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital
Royal Belfast Hospital for sick children
Royal Hospital for sick children Edinburgh
Royal Manchester Childrens
Sheffield Children’s Hospital
St Georges London
UHW Cardiff
University Hospital Leicester
University Hospital Southampton
7 Non Tertiary Paediatric Centres
Colchester
Cwm Taf ,UHB
Dorset County Hospital
Harrogate Hospital
Hull and East Yorkshire
Medway maritime NHS trust
University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire

13. 7 Non tertiary paediatric centres with a current vacancy or potential vacancy
Number of jobs
Colchester 1
Coventry 1
Cwm Taf 1
Dorset 1
Harrogate 1
Hull 2
Medway 1

14. Type of job in 7 non- tertiary paediatric centres
8 jobs
Total of 18 PAs
Average 2.3 paediatric PAs per job
Mixed jobs to include some paediatric radiology sessions
No paediatric intervention

15. 9 Replied MAYBE we have a potential vacancy
4 Tertiary paediatric centres
Birmingham Children’s Hospital (2)
Evelina London Children’s Hospital (1)
Imperial College Healthcare (0.5)
OLCH Crumlin, Dublin (1)
5 other centres
Airdale (0.5)
Calderdale and Huddersfield (1)
Hampshire Hospitals NHS FT (1)
Pinderfields Hospital, Mid Yorkshire (1)
Victoria Hospital Blackpool (1)
Maybe 9 more jobs

16. Type of job in 9 centres replying ‘maybe’
9 centres replied maybe
4 tertiary paediatric centres
2 pure paediatric radiology jobs
1 paediatric intervention
2 jobs with mix of paediatric and other radiology
1 may include paediatric intervention
5 other centres
5 mix of paediatric and other radiology
No paediatric intervention

17. Which hospitals are in a position to advertise?

18. 11 centres which are currently advertising or in a position to advertise a post
Number
of jobs
Aberdeen 1
Alder Hey 2
Belfast 2
Brighton
1.5
Leicester
1.5
Leeds 2
Manchester (locum) 1
Southampton 1
Coventry 1
Dorset 1
Medway 1
Total 15

19. We asked the other centres: Why are you not currently advertising?

20. Have you previously advertised and failed to appoint?
Advertised all over Europe and the USA on several occasions
Locum appointed instead
13 centres replied yes
Please give details
3 times
Locum cover for maternity leave unappointed
Repeated adverts. No applicants
Paediatric Cardiology Radiology Post. No suitable applicants
No suitable applicants

21. BSPR trainee survey 2014

22. Do you have a sub-specialty interest in paediatric radiology?
Yes, definitely (47)
Yes, maybe (61)
Included (327)
Respondents (329)
Not decided - too early in my training (100)
Excluded (2)
No, definitely not (119)

23. Do you have a sub-specialty interest in paediatric radiology?

24. Not decided / Too early in my training (100 trainees)

25. Do you have a sub-specialty interest in paediatric radiology?

26. What type of hospital would you like to work in? (108 trainees)

27. Where would you like to work? (108 trainees, 140 choices)
Scotland
Northern Ireland
North East
North West
Yorkshire & Humber 8 2 3
Wales
West Midlands
East Midlands 18 9 9 12 3 9
Undecided 8 31
East of England
London
South East
South West 20 8

28. Would you be limited to a particular region or hospital? (108 trainees)

29. Reason given for being limited to a particular region or hospital
Would like to live close to family
I'd really like to be somewhere that has paediatric cardiothoracics therefore rather limited!
Children at school
Limited by partner’s job
Due to husbands work, house, family and childcare
Family reasons
Need academic centre of excellence

30. Are you taking or intending to take a fellowship / other training?

31. When is your CCT date? (108 trainees with a paediatric interest)

32. Senior trainees (29) Teaching Hospital (14) Yes, definitely (21)
DGH (5)
Undecided (2)
CCT 2015 or earlier (29)
Teaching Hospital (4)
Yes, maybe (8)
DGH (4)

33. Senior trainees - where would you like to work
Senior trainees - where would you like to work? (29 trainees, 40 choices)
Scotland
Northern Ireland
North East
North West
Yorkshire & Humber 2 2
Wales
West Midlands
East Midlands 4 3 3 5 1 3
Undecided 10
East of England
London
South East
South West 5 2

34. Are you a BSPR member?

35. Conclusion Plenty of vacant posts (up to 42.5)
33.5 vacancies or potential vacancies
9 centres may have future vacancies (9 posts)
11 centres are in a position to advertise (15 posts)
Lots of potential applicants
108 definitely/ maybe interested
29 with CCT prior to end 2015

36. 15 Jobs ready for advertisement
Aberdeen 1
Alder Hey 2
Belfast 2
Brighton 1.5
Leicester 1.5
Leeds 2
Manchester 1
Southampton 1
Coventry 1
Dorset 1
Medway 1
15 Jobs ready for advertisement 2 1 3 4 5 10
29 Senior Trainees regional preferences

37. What Next? How to help link the two groups?
This survey to be posted on members only section of myBSPR website
Information about potential jobs on the website.
Centres send job descriptions and contact details to BSPR
Annual job survey via BSPR membership?
Contact us for further details:
Meeting area tomorrow at coffee break 16:40-17:00 for potential applicants to meet people from centres with jobs