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The closing date is 04 January 2026
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Job summary

Applications are invited for a Consultant Radiologist to join a friendly, forward-thinking team of 32 Consultant Radiologists at the Royal United Hospital Bath.

This post is for a Consultant Radiologist with specialist interest in Non-Vascular Interventional Radiology (10 PAs).

This is a replacement post due to job plan changes in the interventional radiology department. This postwill help meet the increase in demand for interventional and diagnostic radiology services and to help us establish and provide an interventional oncology service.

The post is full time but anyone wishing to work part time is also encouraged to apply. The post includes participation in the IR on-call rota (participation in the diagnostic on-call rota is optional). Home PACS links are available.

Candidates are encouraged to visit the hospital and can make arrangements through contacting the Clinical Lead: Dr Gary Cross (gary.cross@nhs.net) or Dr Joseph Keighley, Consultant Interventional Radiologist (joseph.keighley@nhs.net).

Main duties of the job

The candidate must be able to provide a range of non-vascular interventional radiology procedures and ideally will be competent in haemorrhage control. This role also demands a good level of diagnostic radiology competence and another specialist area of interest is encouraged but not essential. The post holder will contribute to the general radiology work of the department in conjunction with the other radiologists all of whom perform regular sessions in general radiology.

The case mix in interventional radiology at the RUH predominantly comes from our busy Urology, Gastroenterology and Surgical departments and from the wide range of Oncology patients. Approximately 1300 IR procedures are performed per year. With this appointment we will provide a 1:5 IR on call service between 08.00-17.00 seven days per week. Our aim is to establish an interventional oncology practice providing thermal ablation and some elective embolisation.

About us

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

 
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
GMC recognised general medical qualification.
Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
FRCR
Be on the Specialist Register/post-CCT at time of commencement of post
Skills
Essential
Fully accredited clinical radiologist on GMC specialist register
Extensive current general radiological practice and ability appropriate to a district general hospital environment, including general on-call skills
Fully motivated in contributing to general and specialised work in the department and in maintaining a high standard of personal development
Completion of recognised interventional radiology training programme
Desirable
Recognised interventional radiology fellowship
Non-IR subspecialty imaging experience also welcomed within a relevant subspecialty, e.g. GU or GI Radiology
Personal Attributes
Essential
Good interpersonal skills with ability to relate to all members of staff and patients
Committed to working within a team
Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing to staff, patients and relatives ensuring that communication is tailored to the person being addressed
Ability to work under pressure.
Desirable
Evidence of adaptability, organisation of time and learning.
Computing Skills
Commitment to continuing personal development and to the specialty
Teaching Experience
Essential
Able to support multidisciplinary teaching and subspecialty training
Desirable
Previous experience of teaching undergraduates and junior colleagues.
Research Experience
Essential
Interest in participating in departmental audit and research
Desirable
Ability to organise post-graduate research
Management and administration
Essential
Awareness of audit process, appraisal, principles of Clinical Governance, confidentiality and data protection
Desirable
Proven track record of audit
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Address
Royal United Hospitals NHS Bath

Combe Park

Bath

BA1 3NG