Job summary
Applications are being sought to join our Radiology Consultant body
at
Worcestershire
Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Interventional
Radiology provide General, Vascular and Urology intervention services across
the Trust. The team currently delivers services from Worcestershire Royal
Hospital and the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch.
The post-holder will
be required to provide services cross-county and attend consultant, discrepancy
and audit meetings.
The post-holder will
be expected to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards
meeting the Trusts and departmental objectives.
The post-holder will
participate in the on-call rota 1:6 to ensure that both emergency and urgent
services are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with consultant
colleagues in post.
To facilitate and
perform effective quality assurance and audit and to ensure that services
comply with national standards and guidance.
The post-holder will take part in departmental, governance meetings as
required and IR meetings, in addition, to undertaking individual audits on a
yearly basis.
The
post-holder will participate in regular clinical meetings and maintain
continuing medical education in accordance with the requirements of the
relevant Royal College and General Medical Council. The Post-holder will ensure their own
clinical practice is up to date
Successful applicants will be interviewed on Monday 26th June 2023
Main duties of the job
A suitably
experienced post-holder will be expected to provide a clinical service in the
relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
The post-holder will
attend cross-county
and cross-site meetings.
To collaborate with
colleagues to deliver a high
quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and departmental objectives.
The post-holder,
whilst undertaking weekend on call duties, will attend the hospital to undertake patient reviews.
The post-holder will
join the team of interventional radiologists providing countywide services for
the Trust.
In addition,
subspecialty interests are encouraged and will be accommodated within the remit
of wider team job planning.
Posts may include some or all of the following:
Attendance at the
vascular MDT and one or more diagnostic Multi-Disciplinary Team meeting.
In-hours diagnostic
reporting sessions, with the availability of home reporting if desired.
Sub-specialty
imaging or reporting sessions- MRI, ultrasound, CT etc.
Participation in the
out of hours duty rota for interventional radiology on a 1 in 6 basis.
The total PA
allocation to the out of hours duty roster is 1.5 PA- (1PA predictable and
0.5PA unpredictable on call).
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will
provide interventional radiology services to in-patients and out-patients of
the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The successful candidate will
work within multi-disciplinary teams to provide high quality clinical care.
Attendance at the vascular MDT and one or more diagnostic
Multi-Disciplinary Team meeting.
In-hours diagnostic reporting sessions, with the availability of
home reporting if desired.
Sub-specialty imaging or reporting sessions- MRI, ultrasound, CT
etc.
Participation in the out of hours duty rota for interventional
radiology on a 1 in 6 basis.
The total PA allocation to the out of hours duty roster is 1.5
PA- (1PA predictable and 0.5PA unpredictable on call).
The post-holder will attend
cross-county and cross-site consultant, educational and audit meetings.
The post-holder will be expected
to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS
Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The
successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams
in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be
undertaken on two sites with the option of home working if required in
accordance to the services required by the Trust.
Direct Clinical Care:
8.5 PAs on average per
week (includes clinical activity, clinically related activity, predictable
& unpredictable emergency work).
Cross-site travel and
clinical administration time is included in each session of DCC.
Supporting Professional
Activities:
1.5 SPAs per week to support your personal CPD and revalidation
related activities.
Although 1 SPA is the minimum required amount for revalidation
as agreed by the AMRC, 1.5 SPA is provided during the first year and additional
PA allocations are provided for leadership roles (clinical lead 1 PA),
educational supervision (0.25 PA per trainee), governance roles (0.25 PA for
audit, NICE or governance/mortality leads), appraiser role (0.25 PA for trained
appraisers) or other pre-agreed additional activities. After 1 year the SPA
allocation will be reviewed in line with requirements for revalidation and
additional roles.
Please
note that although the Job Description states 1.5 SPA for new consultants
moving down to 1 SPA after the first year, this is now incorrect and current
trust guidance is for all consultants to receive 2PA SPA to allow full
participation in educational, academic, governance and leadership
activities
On-call contribution: 1:6
The Interventional radiology service is working towards a full
24/7 provision of emergency services out of Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
Out of hours duties will include 7 day in-patient interventional
sessions with resident duty at weekends and non-resident on call at other
times.
Out
of hours service provision may include diagnostic reporting if required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will
provide interventional radiology services to in-patients and out-patients of
the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The successful candidate will
work within multi-disciplinary teams to provide high quality clinical care.
Attendance at the vascular MDT and one or more diagnostic
Multi-Disciplinary Team meeting.
In-hours diagnostic reporting sessions, with the availability of
home reporting if desired.
Sub-specialty imaging or reporting sessions- MRI, ultrasound, CT
etc.
Participation in the out of hours duty rota for interventional
radiology on a 1 in 6 basis.
The total PA allocation to the out of hours duty roster is 1.5
PA- (1PA predictable and 0.5PA unpredictable on call).
The post-holder will attend
cross-county and cross-site consultant, educational and audit meetings.
The post-holder will be expected
to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS
Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The
successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams
in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be
undertaken on two sites with the option of home working if required in
accordance to the services required by the Trust.
Direct Clinical Care:
8.5 PAs on average per
week (includes clinical activity, clinically related activity, predictable
& unpredictable emergency work).
Cross-site travel and
clinical administration time is included in each session of DCC.
Supporting Professional
Activities:
1.5 SPAs per week to support your personal CPD and revalidation
related activities.
Although 1 SPA is the minimum required amount for revalidation
as agreed by the AMRC, 1.5 SPA is provided during the first year and additional
PA allocations are provided for leadership roles (clinical lead 1 PA),
educational supervision (0.25 PA per trainee), governance roles (0.25 PA for
audit, NICE or governance/mortality leads), appraiser role (0.25 PA for trained
appraisers) or other pre-agreed additional activities. After 1 year the SPA
allocation will be reviewed in line with requirements for revalidation and
additional roles.
Please
note that although the Job Description states 1.5 SPA for new consultants
moving down to 1 SPA after the first year, this is now incorrect and current
trust guidance is for all consultants to receive 2PA SPA to allow full
participation in educational, academic, governance and leadership
activities
On-call contribution: 1:6
The Interventional radiology service is working towards a full
24/7 provision of emergency services out of Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
Out of hours duties will include 7 day in-patient interventional
sessions with resident duty at weekends and non-resident on call at other
times.
Out
of hours service provision may include diagnostic reporting if required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
- Entry on Specialist Register in Interventional Radiology (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)
- European Board of Interventional Radiology (EBIR)
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Expertise in Interventional Radiology with subspecialty experience in Mechanical Stroke Thrombectomy, Interventional Oncology Techniques including Ablation, Chemo-embolisation (TACE), Vertebroplasty, and where specified, demonstrate appropriate interventional training and experience.
Desirable
- World Federation for Interventional Stroke Treatment (WIST) Accreditation
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Recent experience of working within the NHS.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
- Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit
Desirable
- Ability to manage and lead a specialist unit and working parties as appropriate
- Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise.
- Entry on Specialist Register in Interventional Radiology (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)
- European Board of Interventional Radiology (EBIR)
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Expertise in Interventional Radiology with subspecialty experience in Mechanical Stroke Thrombectomy, Interventional Oncology Techniques including Ablation, Chemo-embolisation (TACE), Vertebroplasty, and where specified, demonstrate appropriate interventional training and experience.
Desirable
- World Federation for Interventional Stroke Treatment (WIST) Accreditation
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Recent experience of working within the NHS.
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
- Ability to manage and lead the specialty firm and multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit
Desirable
- Ability to manage and lead a specialist unit and working parties as appropriate
- Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making
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
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).
