Locum Consultant Interventional Radiologist

The advertised post is for a locum consultant in Interventional Radiology at the Royal London Hospital Barts Health NHS Trust. The post will be for 4 months. You will join a team of 63 consultant radiologists across Barts and the Royal London Hospitals to help deliver the service and to support an active training program. You will join a dynamic and evolving workforce in an organisation with a dedicated interventional radiology suite which is amongst the largest in the UK with significant plans for expansion.

The service is made up of 9 substantive consultant interventional radiologists, 8 dedicated interventional radiographers and 45 nurses who support interventional radiology lists as well as 6 health care assistants. The service has five dedicated interventional radiology rooms and a hybrid room in the cardiothoracic surgical.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for sharing duties related to interventional radiology across Barts Health NHS Trust.

There is an East London Vascular Network with 14 vascular surgeons. The Trust is a recognised national and regional referral center for hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, upper GI and colorectal cancer, urology, renal medicine, oncology and cardiothoracic surgery.

The helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) is part of the busy major trauma center based at the Royal London Hospital, often requiring interventional services. There are currently 9 radiologists providing interventional radiology services and 5 providing interventional neuroradiology services.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The successful applicant would be encouraged to develop a subspecialty interest within interventional radiology, as well as help to provide a core service. The appointee will have general duties in radiology.

The post holder will work in the departments of Imaging at St. Bartholomews and The Royal London Hospital.

They will be required to adhere to the Trusts policy on Maintaining Medical Excellence and to be committed to maintaining their standard of performance by keeping their knowledge and skills up to date.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

1. CCST (or within 6 months of date of interview) or on specialist register
2. MB BS or equivalent
3. FRCR or equivalent

Desirable

1. MRCP/MRCS

Knowledge
Essential

1. Completion of higher specialist training in Interventional radiology
2. Extensive experience in Radiology
3. Logbook of procedures with complication rates
4. Ability to perform complex vascular and non-vascular procedures

Desirable

1. Ability to report general and vascular CT and MRI including trauma.
2. Fellowship or consultant experience in Interventional radiology

Clinical Governance
Essential

1. Record of incident and near miss reporting
2. Knowledge of NHS complaints system

Desirable

1. Simulated patient safety training
2. Training in root cause analysis
3. Participation in incident investigation

Academic Achievements
Essential

1. Record of presentations at specialist societies
2. Experience of research, presentations to learned societies

Desirable

1. Research grants Grant applications
2. Higher degree
3. First author publications in refereed journals

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