Job summary
This vacancy includes an attractive £5000* welcome premia - a Rewarding Welcome for a Rewarding Career. *Eligibility criteria outlined below.
Interviews are due to take place on 13th May 2024.
Opportunities exist for a Consultant Interventional Radiologist to join our team in Interventional Radiology at the Imaging Department at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
The Interventional Radiology department is currently staffed by 6 IR Consultants.
There is a weekly all day Anaesthetic service deployed to imaging, supporting not only the ablation service but also patients requiring GA/sedation for diagnostic imaging studies and IR procedures including embolization, complex visceral arterial intervention, peripheral vascular disease etc.
Interventional Neuroradiology work is undertaken in the Trust using a Philips Bi-plane machine within the Cardiology Catheter Suite on the first floor.
The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the IR on call rota with 1:7 frequency.
On appointment the job plan will be agreed with the Clinical Lead.
Applicants should hold or be eligible for CCT within 6 months of interview.
N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if we receive a high volume of applications or if there has been a change in organisational priorities.
Main duties of the job
All IR consultants are encouraged to run a weekly clinic for their elective patients. When not doing Interventional Radiology procedural work, the post-holder will undertake DCC sessions in clinic, CT, MR and US with commitment to support relevant body system MDTs. Audit, research, management and teaching activity can all be undertaken through SPA sessions.
The department is fully digital, utilising both DR and CR technology for conventional radiography. The hospital has adopted the Insignia PACS system with Soliton RIS. The department performs nearly 400,000 examinations a year.
The Imaging department is committed to the provision of the highest specification imaging technologies and constantly evolving techniques. The department undertakes the full range of diagnostic imaging expected in a modern tertiary hospital across all modalities.
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare.
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities.
There has never been a better time to join our team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*£5,000 welcome premia eligibility criteria must be met to receive payment. This payment is only eligible to external people.
The brand-new Interventional Radiology department was opened formally by the president of the BSIR in September 2021. This is an excellent, modern facility including the following:
- 7 bedded Interventional Radiology ward for elective day case care and emergency patient care pre & post procedure including recovery following anaesthesia.
- 15 person staff office area and private office/consultation room
- 2 Consultant PACS reporting stations (in addition to a further 30 in the main department) and multiple image workstations connected to intervention machines
- Staff changing facilities
- 4 theatre spec intervention rooms with full capability for General Anaesthesia as follows:
- 1 GE Discovery IGS740 Hybrid machine
- 1 GE IGS 540
- 2 Siemens Artis Zee MP machines.
Three of the four units deliver cross table CT facility with both the GE machines capable of all the most advanced 3D vascular reconstruction, contrast free angiography image fusion and full supply of supporting software and workstations.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) is a large teaching hospital. The Trust has accreditation as a Major Trauma Centre and designation as a Tertiary Vascular Centre and has well-established links with Warwick Medical School. It is one of the largest and busiest NHS teaching trusts in the country housed in a modern specially designed PFI facility (which ensures a guaranteed equipment replacement programme) caring for over a million people from across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond. This Trust is one of the largest providers of healthcare in the area with a complement of over 1200 beds for a local population of 390,000 and a regional population of 1.5 million.
The excellent facilities provided at the University Hospital are complemented by attractive rural living in the Warwickshire countryside or in pleasant towns including Leamington Spa, Warwick, Kenilworth and Stratford-upon-Avon. The region is exceptionally well connected, located in central England; the local motorway network gives ready access to major centres in London, Birmingham and Oxford with fast connections also to the South West, North and North West. Rail services are quick with easy commuting times to London and Birmingham whilst airports in the Midlands and London are all readily accessible. There is a good selection of local state and independent schools throughout Warwickshire.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Informal clinical enquiries and requests to visit are welcome and arrangements should be made with Dr Manpreet Dhillon Clinical Head of Service or Dr James Harding Clinical Lead.
Margaret Evans, Personal Assistant;Margaret.evans@uhcw.nhs.uk
Opportunities will then be offered to meet colleagues and also the Head of Operations Imaging, Mr David White.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*£5,000 welcome premia eligibility criteria must be met to receive payment. This payment is only eligible to external people.
The brand-new Interventional Radiology department was opened formally by the president of the BSIR in September 2021. This is an excellent, modern facility including the following:
- 7 bedded Interventional Radiology ward for elective day case care and emergency patient care pre & post procedure including recovery following anaesthesia.
- 15 person staff office area and private office/consultation room
- 2 Consultant PACS reporting stations (in addition to a further 30 in the main department) and multiple image workstations connected to intervention machines
- Staff changing facilities
- 4 theatre spec intervention rooms with full capability for General Anaesthesia as follows:
- 1 GE Discovery IGS740 Hybrid machine
- 1 GE IGS 540
- 2 Siemens Artis Zee MP machines.
Three of the four units deliver cross table CT facility with both the GE machines capable of all the most advanced 3D vascular reconstruction, contrast free angiography image fusion and full supply of supporting software and workstations.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) is a large teaching hospital. The Trust has accreditation as a Major Trauma Centre and designation as a Tertiary Vascular Centre and has well-established links with Warwick Medical School. It is one of the largest and busiest NHS teaching trusts in the country housed in a modern specially designed PFI facility (which ensures a guaranteed equipment replacement programme) caring for over a million people from across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond. This Trust is one of the largest providers of healthcare in the area with a complement of over 1200 beds for a local population of 390,000 and a regional population of 1.5 million.
The excellent facilities provided at the University Hospital are complemented by attractive rural living in the Warwickshire countryside or in pleasant towns including Leamington Spa, Warwick, Kenilworth and Stratford-upon-Avon. The region is exceptionally well connected, located in central England; the local motorway network gives ready access to major centres in London, Birmingham and Oxford with fast connections also to the South West, North and North West. Rail services are quick with easy commuting times to London and Birmingham whilst airports in the Midlands and London are all readily accessible. There is a good selection of local state and independent schools throughout Warwickshire.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Informal clinical enquiries and requests to visit are welcome and arrangements should be made with Dr Manpreet Dhillon Clinical Head of Service or Dr James Harding Clinical Lead.
Margaret Evans, Personal Assistant;Margaret.evans@uhcw.nhs.uk
Opportunities will then be offered to meet colleagues and also the Head of Operations Imaging, Mr David White.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Training and Experience
Essential
Desirable
Teaching/Educational Experience
Essential
Desirable
Clinical Governance
Essential
Desirable
Management and Leadership
Essential
Desirable
Professional Development
Essential
Personal Attributes
Essential
Desirable
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Training and Experience
Essential
Desirable
Teaching/Educational Experience
Essential
Desirable
Clinical Governance
Essential
Desirable
Management and Leadership
Essential
Desirable
Professional Development
Essential
Personal Attributes
Essential
Desirable
Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours
Essential
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.
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).
Additional information
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
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Address
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Clifford Bridge Road
Coventry
CV2 2DX
Employer's website
https://www.jobsatuhcw.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)
