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Consultant Interventional Radiologist | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 22 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £99,532 to £131,964 per annum WTE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 August 2024 |
| Location: | London, W12 1NY |
| Company: | IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6499678/290-COND122 |
Summary
Applications are invited for a substantive full-time (1.0 WTE) interventional radiology (IR) Consultant.
The appointment offers an opportunity to strengthen an established team which will eventually consist of fourteen interventional radiologists across the three imperial sites.
The successful candidate will have completed formal training in diagnostic and interventional radiology. The candidate should be able to perform a wide range endovascular procedures including peripheral arterial and venous interventions and endovascular aortic repair to support the current service demand at St Mary’s Hospital. In addition the successful candidate will require experience in Gastro-intestinal, HPB and urological interventions.
The appointee is also expected to support and participate in general departmental objectives which will involve a contribution to the general reporting activity of the department (cross-sectional imaging, ultrasound and plain films).
Rapid access to imaging and scan turnaround times, whilst delivering a safe and high quality service are key priorities.
A further key objective of the directorate is to provide robust radiology trainee supervision and it is anticipated that the post holder will make an active contribution to this.
The applicants must hold their CCT in Radiology and be on the GMC Speciality Register or be within 6 months of being granted a CCT.
The post will allow for improved IR resilience particularly at the SMH site which will enhance service delivery and thereby reduce waiting times for the vascular service at SMH and enhance provision of trauma and emergency vascular care.
The appointee will be expected to be a key liaison between IR and vascular surgery, participating in the Vascular MDT and taking part in the discussion, planning and scheduling of complex vascular cases.
The post holder will also be required to join an on-call rota for out of hours emergencies.
Assistance to the overall radiology team in the delivery of the cross-site “duty” rota which is in place to support rapid IP/ED reporting performance and trainee supervision.
The appointee will be expected to contribute to the general reporting work in the department, including CT/MRI and plain radiographs.
The successful candidate will be expected to make a significant contribution to training and research, as well as to work with the Divisional team to help manage the service
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Whole-time contract (Total of 10 PAs of activity) to comprise the following:
Clinical Activities: 8 PAs per week (including clinical activity, clinically related activity, predictable and unpredictable emergency work)
Supporting Professional Activities: 2 PAs per week. One Core SPA (including audit, clinical governance, CPD, teaching, research). 0.75 SPA for additional activities, 0.25 for educational supervisor roles (EPA)
The Consultant IR team is currently transitioning to a more flexible working week to allow for more robust coverage of all IR sessions across the Trust. A number of IR sessions will be fixed and others to be worked flexibly depending on colleague leave
On-call: An additional 2PAs for on-call.
The applicant will have experience in some or all of the following techniques:
Vascular: aortic, peripheral arterial and venous interventions including EVARs and TEVARs.
Non-vascular: Gastro-intestinal, HPB and urological interventions.
The candidate will require experience in embolization to support the on-call service (e.g. uterine artery embolization for post-partum haemorrhage, GI bleeding, trauma embolization etc.).
An interest in training and research is strongly encouraged in accordance with the strategic aims of the Academic Health Sciences Centre.
This advert closes on Monday 5 Aug 2024