Interventional Radiology Consultant
Requirements
Candidates must be GMC registered doctors with a CCT in Interventional Radiology and a minimum of 5 years clinical experience. They should demonstrate a commitment to high-quality clinical care, teamwork, and continuous learning.
Job Description
University Hospitals Birmingham seeks a dynamic and highly motivated Interventional Radiology Consultant with an academic and research interest to join our expanding Interventional Radiology team in a substantive post. This is an exciting opportunity to work within one of the largest and most advanced NHS Trusts in the UK, serving a diverse population and delivering complex tertiary care.
The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality IR services across UHB, supporting elective, emergency, and on call IR pathways. Then candidate will also be expected to have a secondary interest in abdominal cross-sectional imaging and participate in complex pancreatitis MDT.
You will join a well-established, friendly, and forward thinking multidisciplinary team dedicated to innovation, training, and excellence in patient care.
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
UHB hosts one of the UK 's most advanced radiology services, with:
- State-of-the-art IR suites and hybrid theatres
- A full range of complex tertiary services including spinal, respiratory, trauma, transplant, oncology, vascular surgery and hepatobiliary surgery
- A strong culture of research, academic partnership and innovation
- Subspecialty opportunities in areas such as oncology intervention, embolization, complex vascular, renal access, hepatobiliary and trauma intervention
- A welcoming, collaborative team environment
- Access to cutting edge facilities and technology
- Support for personal development, leadership and research
- Opportunities to shape the future IR service at one of the UK 's foremost NHS Trusts
- Excellent work life balance initiatives and Trust-wide wellbeing support
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities are to:
- Provide expert, consultant-level Interventional Radiology services across vascular and non-vascular specialties.
- Participate in the IR on call rota, contributing to 24/7 emergency IR provision.
- Deliver high-quality outpatient, inpatient, and day case interventional procedures.
- Work collaboratively with clinical colleagues including surgery, oncology, hepatobiliary, trauma, renal, and critical care teams.
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement and strategic planning within IR.
- Supervise and support registrars, fellows, and advanced practitioners.
- Participate in audit, governance and teaching as part of UHB 's commitment to excellence.
- GMC registered doctor (or eligibility)
- FRCR or equivalent qualification
- CCT in Interventional Radiology with fellowship in Interventional Radiology/abdominal imaging
- Commitment to high quality clinical care, teamwork, and continuous learning
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Demonstrate strong communication, teamwork and leadership skills
- Are committed to ongoing service development and teaching
- Value a supportive, inclusive and forward-thinking working environment.
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- FRCR or equivalent
- Minimum of 5 years clinical experience.
- Minimum of 3 years clinical experience within chosen sub-specialty area
- Ability to verify complete details of employment history.
- Available to start within 4 weeks of interview
- CCT in Interventional Radiology.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development including CME
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
For Help With Your Application, Contact
Arul Ganeshan
Arul.Ganeshan@uhb.nhs.uk
01214240287
Pay scheme
Hospital Medical and Dental
Band
Consultant
Salary
£113565.00 to £150569.00 Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time
Reference number
15201
Job locations
Heartlands Hospital
Bordesley Green E
Birmingham
West Midlands
B9 5SS
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About University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe. We are a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. We also have expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. We provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK. We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As a result of its clinical expertise in treating trauma patients and military casualties, the QEHB has been designated both a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK’s only £20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC). We have over 24,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing. UHB is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and aims to achieve positive change for LGBTQ+ people by creating an inclusive, inspiring and equal environment for both staff and service users.
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