Junior Clinical FellowRadiology

Clinical Fellow - Interventional Radiology

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

CQC: Good

Liverpool

Salary

£73,992 – £73,992

Posted

5 days ago

About the role

Applications are invited for a full time post-CCT fellowship in Interventional Radiology, with the opportunity to gain specialist skills and knowledge in a wide range of vascular and oncological procedures.

The successful applicant will join a large team of interventional radiologists, taking the training opportunities available across our two sites at the brand-new Royal Liverpool Hospital, the recently upgraded Aintree IR theatres and the new installation of two hybrid vascular theatres, based at Aintree Hospital.

The successful candidate will be expected to join the directly consultant supervised cross site registrar IR on-call rota (1 in 6).

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust is the largest and busiest health provider in the Cheshire and Merseyside region, providing a wide range of networked acute care as the main level 1 trauma centre in the region, and variety of tertiary level specialist treatments via referrals across the Northwest and North Wales regions

LUFT provides an extensive portfolio of vascular and oncological treatments via four IR theatres across the two sites. In addition to a soon to be completed hybrid suite housing two theatres, using the latest Siemens Artis Zee and Artis Pheno systems.

Clinical Fellow - Interventional Radiology

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Vascular services in LUFT foster a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach to patient care. Peripheral vascular work is performed predominantly within IR theatres, while more complicated cases involving cut downs and EVAR cases are performed as joint procedures with vascular surgeons in hybrid theatres. Cases include, but are not limited to, routine and acute EVAR, ChEVAR, FEVAR and TEVAR as well as SMA, renovascular and other visceral branch interventions.

LUFT acts as a tertiary centre for many oncology interventions such as TACE, portal vein embolisation, SIRT, ablations of lung, liver, kidney tumours. We are one of the largest TACE centres in the UK, and provide access to all current approved ablation technologies (i.e. microwave, IRE and cryoablation).

In addition we provide a wide range of other vascular and non-vascular interventions, such as PAE, UFE, trauma embolisations, AVM treatments, fistula work, PTC's amongst others.

Diagnostic radiology skills will be kept up to date with sessions dedicated to relevant vascular and oncological reporting. You will be directly supervised throughout your fellowship but with a view to fostering independent practice.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services. For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.

Person specification

Essential

MB ChB (or equivalent)
MBBS (or equivalent)
Full registration with the GMC and licence to practise (or eligible for)
Eligible for specialist register in Radiology
CCT in Radiology (or equivalent training) or within 6 months of attaining one at time of interview
Evidence of continuing medical education
Understanding NHS management structures and the principles of Clinical Governance.
Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
Thorough understanding of the principles of clinical audit
Publication of audit results
Understanding principles of research
Proven track record in research
Publication of research
Ability to use Microsoft office packages, e.g. Word, Excel & PowerPoint
Ability to use patient information systems
Ability to organise own time
Punctuality, Initiative
Ability to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility / able to work under pressure
Demonstration of good communication skills and leadership qualities
Ability to work as part of a multi professional team

Desirable

Subspecialty training
Experience of teaching to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines
Publication of audit results
Success in obtaining funding for research
Motivated to develop new services
Willingness to participate in management activities
Understanding of financial arrangements in the NHS
Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures