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

Is there a national shortage of Paediatric Radiologists?Sophie Swinson and Imran Kasli

BSPR Junior ForumNovember 6th 2014

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

Method

• Google Forms • Department survey– Distributed to BSPR members via email (74

responses)• Trainee survey– Email to BSPR junior forum members (9

responses)– Email to all trainees via RCR (320 responses)

BSPR job survey 2014

• 74 responses• 54 centres• 3 replied don’t know:

answers were provided by other colleagues

• Some discrepancy in answers within centres!

No 21

Maybe 9 Yes

24

Does your centre have any vacancies or potential vacancies in paediatric radiology?

No 21

Maybe 9 Yes

24No 21

Maybe 9 Yes

24

• 1 non UK / Ireland excluded (Melbourne Children’s)

• 23 centres in UK / Ireland• Total 33.5 jobs• Total 237 PAs

24 Replied YES we currently have a vacancy or a potential vacancy

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

23 centres with vacancies / potential vacancies in UK and Ireland




Warwickshire

23 centres with vacancies / potential vacancies in UK and Ireland

Aberdeen

1

Alder Hey 2

Belfast 2Brighton 1.5Bristol 3Cardiff 1Edinburgh 1Glasgow 3Leicester 1.5Leeds 2Manchester (locum) 1Nottingham 1Oxford 1.5Sheffield 1Southampton 1St George’s, London 2

16 Tertiary centres with a current vacancy or potential vacancy

Number of jobs

– 25.5 jobs– 219 Pas– Average 8.5

paediatric PAs per job

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

• Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital• UHW Cardiff• St Georges London

pure paediatric mix paediatric and other

both job types0

2

4

6

8

10

12

3 2

11

• Brighton and Sussex• University Hospital Leicester

yes no maybe0

2

4

6

8

10

12

31

12

• 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 Leicester16 Tertiary paediatric centres

Will the job(s) include paediatric intervention?




Warwickshire

23 vacancies / potential vacancies in UK and Ireland

Colchester 1

Coventry 1

Cwm Taf 1

Dorset 1

Harrogate 1

Hull 2

Medway 1

7 Non tertiary paediatric centres with a current vacancy or potential vacancy

Number of jobs

• 8 jobs• Total of 18 PAs• Average 2.3 paediatric PAs per job• Mixed jobs to include some paediatric radiology

sessions• No paediatric intervention

Type of job in 7 non- tertiary paediatric centres

No 21

Maybe 9 Yes

24No 21

Maybe 9 Yes

24

• 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)

9 Replied MAYBE we have a potential vacancy

Maybe 9 more jobs

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 centres5 mix of

paediatric and other radiology

No paediatric intervention

Type of job in 9 centres replying ‘maybe’

Which hospitals are in a position to advertise?

11 centres which are currently advertising or in a position to advertise a post

Aberdeen 1

Alder Hey 2

Belfast 2

Brighton 1.5

Leicester 1.5

Leeds 2

Number of jobs

Manchester (locum) 1

Southampton 1

Coventry 1

Dorset 1

Medway 1

Total 15

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

awaiting approval

financial reasons

previous failure to

recruit

perceived lack of

applicants

waiting for retirement

waiting for applicants

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Have you previously advertised and failed to appoint?

• 13 centres replied yes• Please give details

Repeated adverts. No applicants

Locum appointed

instead

Paediatric Cardiology Radiology Post. No suitable

applicants

Advertised all over Europe and the USA on several occasions

3 timesLocum cover for maternity leave

unappointed

No suitable applicants

BSPR trainee survey 2014

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

Respondents (329)

Included (327)

Yes, definitely (47)

Yes, maybe (61)

Not decided - too early in my training (100)

No, definitely not (119)

Excluded (2)


47

61

100

119

Yes, definitely.Yes, maybe.Not decided - too early in my training.No, definitely not.

47

61

100

119


47

61

100

119


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

ST4

ST3

ST2

ST1

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

1

10

39

50

47

61

100

119


47

61

100

119



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

Definitely

a teac

hing hosp

ital

Ideally a

teac

hing hosp

ital

Ideally a

DGH

Definitely

a DGH

Undecided

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

1019

126

11

17

21

3

9 Maybe interested in Paeds (61)Definitely interested in Paeds (47)

Where would you like to work? (108 trainees, 140 choices)

31

8

3

3

9

2

18

912

8

9

20

ScotlandNorthern IrelandNorth EastNorth WestYorkshire & Humber

WalesWest MidlandsEast Midlands

East of EnglandLondonSouth EastSouth West

Undecided 8

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

61

47

YesNo

Reason given for being limited to a particular region or hospital

Family reasons

Children at school

Would like to live close to family

I'd really like to be somewhere that

has paediatric cardiothoracics therefore rather

limited!

Need academic centre of

excellence

Due to husbands work, house, family and

childcare

Limited by partner’s job

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

43

47

18

YesMaybeNo

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

Withheld

2019 or later

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014 or earlier

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

1

16

18

30

14

23

6

Withheld

2019 or later

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014 or earlier

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

1

16

18

30

14

23

6

Senior trainees (29)

CCT 2015 or earlier (29)

Yes, definitely (21)

Teaching Hospital (14)

DGH (5)

Undecided (2)

Yes, maybe (8)

Teaching Hospital (4)

DGH (4)

Senior trainees - where would you like to work? (29 trainees, 40 choices)

ScotlandNorthern IrelandNorth EastNorth WestYorkshire & Humber

East of EnglandLondonSouth EastSouth West

2

2

1

3

0

4

35

2

3

5

10

WalesWest MidlandsEast Midlands

Undecided 0

7

YesNoGiven email with interest to join Not expressed interest to join

7


Are you a BSPR member?7


7

66

35

YesNoExpressed interest to join Not expressed interest to join

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

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

2

1

3

0

4

35

2

3

5

10

29 Senior Trainees regional preferences

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: [email protected]

• Meeting area tomorrow at coffee break 16:40-17:00 for potential applicants to meet people from centres with jobs

mailto:[email protected]

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