Consultant Interventional Radiologist

Job summary

The Trust is seeking to appoint a new substantive Consultant Radiologist with a special interest in Interventional Oncological Radiology. This post is for 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week, inclusive of 2.5SPA, and is a substantive post. There is also an on-call commitment.

The appointee will be based at The Christie's main site in Withington and will join a team of 22 Consultants of which there are currently 5 specialist Interventionalists. As a Consultant Radiologist at The Christie, the post holder will be an Oncological Radiologist with experience in all aspects of cancer imaging; expertise in Interventional Radiology; and experience in the chairing of Cancer MDTs.

The Christie's Interventional Radiology service is a leading centre for enteric intervention, liver intervention, and transradial access; hosting a number of international courses. Commonly performed procedures include, but are not limited to: nutritional support procedures, vascular support procedures, stenting of the GI tract, percutaneous liver intervention (PTC, RFA), percutaneous genito-urinary intervention, venous intervention (SVC, IVC, Varicocoeles) symptomatic tumour embolisations, PAE, Chemo-embolisation and Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT).

The Interventional service operates out of modern facilities within the Trust's Integrated Procedure Unit. There are two dedicated Interventional suites and the unit provides the service with direct access to recovery and day-case facilities

Main duties of the job

This post is for 10 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week, inclusive of 2.5SPA, and is a substantive post. There is also an on-call commitment.

Applicants must be on or eligible for GMC specialist register for Radiology within 6 months of the interview date. The successful applicant(s) will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS

When applying please remember to include your CCT date in the membership of professional bodies section of the online application form, which is where you must also record your GMC number.

About us

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, situated in south Manchester, is the largest cancer treatment centre of its kind in Europe, and an international leader in cancer research and development. In 2018 The Christie was once again rated as Outstanding by the health regulator, becoming the first specialist trust in the country to be given their highest accolade twice.

The Christie serves a local population of 3.4 million within the Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cancer Network, providing surgery, radiotherapy and complex chemotherapy services. Satellite radiotherapy sites in Oldham, Salford and a mobile chemotherapy service enable the majority of care to be delivered close to the patient's home.

The Christie values diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels.