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The closing date is 15 December 2024
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Job summary

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS foundation trust (GHNHSFT) is looking for a new interventional radiologist to fill a role in an expanding team.GHNSFT is a large, multi-site Trust with a very busy acute medical and surgical take. We act as the vascular hub for Gloucestershire and Swindon, provide comprehensive upper and lower GI surgery (with HPB links with Birmingham) Urology and Oncology interventions, including a 24/7 IR on call to support all of these services.

The Trust has prioritised IR, interventional cardiology and vascular surgery in the plans to create a modern 'fit for the future' trust. Acute and complex services are being centralised to the Gloucester site with a centre of excellence for elective services being delivered in Cheltenham.As part of this development, we have installed a Siemens Artis Q IR suite in the Image Guided Surgery 'Spoke' at Cheltenham with 6 day-case beds.The complex and acute work will be based in Gloucester Royal Hospital with work nearly complete on a new Image Guided Surgery Hub which will include 3 cardiac catheter labs, 2 interventional radiology labs, together with a shared 16 bed day-case unit, as well as a new hybrid theatre being built in main theatres.

We support a 1:7 24/7 IR on call rota with 5 full time and 1 part time IR consultants. This post is to expand that team. The candidate will be expected to be competent to perform emergency IR procedures independently. Support can be provided for upskilling in areas of interest.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be expected to share responsibility for the delivery of high quality General and IR care to the patients presenting to the Department, and participate in the 1 in 7 IR rota.
To examine and treat patients within the Department.
To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff and to support radiographic staff.
To actively participate in an IR related MDT of the post holder's subspecialty interest.
To actively participate in Discrepancy/ IR-related M&M meetings and document attendance.
 

About us

The organisation is a forward-thinking place to work, that listens to staff and patients. Trust has financially and strategically commitment to Interventional Radiology services and associated development of the diagnostic radiology department including expansion into a Community Diagnostic Hub.

In addition to being a forward-thinking department with ambition to expand, we are situated in a beautiful part of the country with easy access to the Cotswolds. The Cheltenham Festivals scene ensures there is always something interesting going on, and there is a wealth of things to do in the surrounding countryside. For families, Cheltenham and Gloucester have an excellent selection of state and independent schools with some of best Grammar schools in the country. Cheltenham is consistently rated as one of the best cities in the UK to raise a family in various polls.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please review the job description for full details.

We support a 1:7 24/7 IR on call rota with 5 full time and 1 part time IR consultants. This post is to expand that team. The candidate will be expected to be competent to perform emergency IR procedures independently. Support can be provided for upskilling in areas of interest.

 
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Full GMC registration
FRCR or equivalent
Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: CCT or CESR (CP) (proposed CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights
3 years equivalent IR specialty training
Subspeciality IR training, equivalent fellowship or evidence of significant senior IR training
Desirable
Additional degrees, diplomas or postgraduate thesis relevant to the specialty
Clinical Experience
Essential
Vascular and non-vascular IR specialty training
Evidence of a broad training in general radiology and cross-sectional imaging.
Subspeciality IR training, equivalent fellowship or evidence of significant senior IR training.
Evidence of competence in a full range of emergency IR procedures and a broad range of elective IR procedures.
Teaching Experience
Essential
Ability to teach clinical and operative skills
Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
Desirable
Training in teaching skills
Certificate of education
Involvement in undergraduate education
Experience of teaching and clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Research
Essential
Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical and surgical problems
Ability to supervise junior staff undertaking research projects
Desirable
Publications in peer-reviewed journals
Training in teaching skills
Personal Attributes
Essential
Communication skills, written and verbal
Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
Ability to show initiative and enthusiasm
Ability to work under stress
Flexibility, able to adapt to changing circumstances
Honesty and reliability
Enquiring, critical approach to work
Caring attitude to patients
Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GP's, nurses and other agencies
Desirable
Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
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
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN