Consultant Interventional Radiologist

Clinical: This post has clinical commitments in the Newcastle Hospitals, and is based at the Freeman Hospital, but with the expectation that some time will be spent supporting IR services at other centres. The post is whole time, although those wishing to work part time will also be considered. Appropriate training in Interventional Radiology is required. You will contribute to the provision of CT and MR related to interventional radiology including acute and elective referrals and the tertiary referral caseload. Excellent working relationships with colleagues in Hepatobiliary and Vascular Services are one of the strengths of this post. You will take part in an out-of-hours Interventional Radiology on-call rota for emergency work which will involve being required to return to site. This will provide IR support for Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals,Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead and the North East and North Cumbria ICB region. The scope of regional on-call service coverage may change with future reorganisations. The on-call commitment is currently classified as category A. The rota will be on a flexible 1 in 8 arrangement, with prospective cover for leave, including substituting in an emergency for absent colleagues. Emergency working time arising from on-call is averaged amongst consultants on the rota and is included in the DCC component of the contract. There is a first-on SpR rota at both sites until 9.00 pm and then one SpR until 9.00 am. There are separate consultant general on-call rotas for the RVI, Freeman and Neuroradiology. Administrative: Ensure appropriate management for patients in your care Contribute to the efficient and effective running of the department Support initiatives to improve service quality, patient pathways and manage waiting time targets within the Directorate and the Trust, as well as the wider Health community Research: The Trust welcomes and encourages research as a high profile activity that compliments the service provided, the emphasis being on studies that fall within the National Institute of Health Research Portfolio Time for research is included in the SPA allowance Teaching: Participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching Support the training of other healthcare professionals within the organisation Active involvement in the clinical supervision of Radiology Registrars in the department Flexibility: In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.