Consultant Interventional Radiologist

Our complete commitment to developing careers means we're looking for proactive, motivated, forward-thinking individuals to join our clinical team. These posts are an important part of our ongoing development of services at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, offering the successful applicant the opportunity to work closely with the existing Interventional Radiology (IR) team to provide a high standard of care across the Trust. We are seeking consultants with enthusiasm, commitment and drive to work closely with colleagues throughout the organisation and within the community to help lead the organisation.

We are looking for two full-time Consultant Interventional Radiologists post based at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. Applicants should possess the appropriate skill set in vascular and non-vascular intervention to support and help develop interventional radiology services. The successful candidates will join a team of 5 interventional radiology consultants. The Lister Hospital site is fully accredited for training in general radiology and we provide core training in IR and also train senior trainees rotating in IR.

Main duties of the job

To deliver high quality interventional radiology, supporting and developing services within the trust and the vascular network.

The diagnostic radiology commitment will be in line with current RCR recommendations.

Job responsibilities

• Maintenance of high quality patient centred care
• Shared responsibility for the day-to-day management of the service and participation in strategic planning
• Teaching and training within the multidisciplinary service
• Active involvement in multidisciplinary team meetings and directorate clinical governance activity
• Active participation in continuing medical education

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
• College Fellowship (FRCR) or qualification of an equivalent level
• Postgraduate academic degree

Previous Experience

• Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty
• EVAR and EVAR planning
• Experience with complex EVAR
• Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of audit, evidencebased practice and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Demonstrable experience and participation in research

Skills

• Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors.
• Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation

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.