• Job Description

  Req#: C9298-MED-556?language=en&page=48&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  This is a 10 PA locum appointment for a Consultant Radiologist, with special interests in GIHPB. This post will be available from September 2024 for a period of 5 months.

  This post will deliver 10 PAs supporting the GIHPB Radiology team (Dr Joshua Bell, Dr Raneem Albazaz, Dr Rachel Allard, Dr Ruth England, Dr James Ashley Guthrie, Dr Rachel Hyland, Dr Thomas Kaye, Dr Hannah Lambie, Dr Adam Laverty, Dr Claire Smith, Dr Elen Thomson & Dr Damian Tolan). The post will be based at SJUH.

  The successful applicant should hold accreditation in FRCR in the Royal College of Radiologists or equivalent and should be on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within the UK or have references which have been authorised by the Deputy Medical Director and Clinical Director.

  Applicants should have established skills in GIHPB Radiology. Excellent communication and team working skills, a strong commitment to teaching and service development are essential.

  Main duties of the job

  This new post in GIHPB radiology is required to meet increasing demand on the GIHPB and Acute Radiology services. The post will help fill gaps in the service due to loss of DCC from the existing consultant workforce and to increase cold reporting capacity, improve provision of acute services and support the regional tertiary level GIHPB cancer MDTs. It is highly desirable for prospective applicants to have a sub-specialty interest in HPB radiology.

  The appointee will be required to contribute to the existing diagnostic GIHPB radiology workload and MDT commitment. Specifically, the appointee will be expected to join the small sub-speciality team providing support to the Leeds Liver Unit, one of the largest liver units in the UK. In particular the appointee is required to have experience in imaging assessment for live related liver donors. Contributing to the nationally renowned live related liver transplant service is an essential requirement of the job.

  About us

  Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe, with access to leading clinical expertise and medical technology. We care for people from all over the country as well as the 780,000 residents of Leeds itself. The Trust has a budget of £1.1 billion. Our 20,000 staff ensure that every year we see and treat over 1,500,000 people in our 2,000 beds or out-patient settings, comprising 100,000 day cases, 125,000 in-patients, 260,000 A&E visits and 1,050,000 out-patient appointments. We operate from 7 hospitals on 5 sites all linked by the same vision, philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.

  Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

  Date posted

  10 July 2024

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Consultant

  Salary

  £99,532 to £131,964 a year +OOH

  Contract

  Locum

  Duration

  5 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  C9298-MED-556

  Job locations

  St. James's University Hospital

  Beckett Street

  Leeds

  LS9 7TF

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  This new post in GIHPB radiology is required to meet increasing demand on the GIHPB and Acute Radiology services. The post will help fill gaps in the service due to loss of DCC from the existing consultant workforce and to increase cold reporting capacity, improve provision of acute services and support the regional tertiary level GIHPB cancer MDTs. It is highly desirable for prospective applicants to have a sub-specialty interest in HPB radiology.

  The appointee will be required to contribute to the existing diagnostic GIHPB radiology workload and MDT commitment. Specifically, the appointee will be expected to join the small sub-speciality team providing support to the Leeds Liver Unit, one of the largest liver units in the UK. In particular the appointee is required to have experience in imaging assessment for live related liver donors. Contributing to the nationally renowned live related liver transplant service is an essential requirement of the job.

  The department serves patients under the care of clinicians in tertiary referral specialities including hepatology, hepatobiliary surgery, pancreatic surgery and liver transplantation. The appointee will become a core member of the regional tertiary Liver/Gallbladder and Pancreatic MDTs. They are also expected to contribute to the departments diagnostic radiology on-call service.

  The GI/HPB radiology service currently consists of 13 consultants, 5 of whom specialise in HPB radiology, 6 in luminal radiology and one in general radiology as well as 3 advanced practice radiographers who support the fluoroscopy and CTC service.

  The job plan will be subject to review according to the successful applicants training and skills.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  This new post in GIHPB radiology is required to meet increasing demand on the GIHPB and Acute Radiology services. The post will help fill gaps in the service due to loss of DCC from the existing consultant workforce and to increase cold reporting capacity, improve provision of acute services and support the regional tertiary level GIHPB cancer MDTs. It is highly desirable for prospective applicants to have a sub-specialty interest in HPB radiology.

  The appointee will be required to contribute to the existing diagnostic GIHPB radiology workload and MDT commitment. Specifically, the appointee will be expected to join the small sub-speciality team providing support to the Leeds Liver Unit, one of the largest liver units in the UK. In particular the appointee is required to have experience in imaging assessment for live related liver donors. Contributing to the nationally renowned live related liver transplant service is an essential requirement of the job.

  The department serves patients under the care of clinicians in tertiary referral specialities including hepatology, hepatobiliary surgery, pancreatic surgery and liver transplantation. The appointee will become a core member of the regional tertiary Liver/Gallbladder and Pancreatic MDTs. They are also expected to contribute to the departments diagnostic radiology on-call service.

  The GI/HPB radiology service currently consists of 13 consultants, 5 of whom specialise in HPB radiology, 6 in luminal radiology and one in general radiology as well as 3 advanced practice radiographers who support the fluoroscopy and CTC service.

  The job plan will be subject to review according to the successful applicants training and skills.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in diagnostic GI/HPB radiology including regular experience of HPB cancer MDTs at a tertiary referral level.
  • Specifically experience in liver transplant imaging including assessment of recipients, live donors and post-operative appearances is essential.
  • Evidence of experience in non-vascular interventional procedures (US and CT guided drains and biopsies)
  • Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.

  Additional Requirements

  Essential

  • Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process:

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • FRCR or equivalent qualification.

  Desirable

  • Relevant higher degree.

  Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

  Essential

  • Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
  • Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
  • Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.
  • Understanding of current issues in the NHS.
  • Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops.
  • Understanding of current issues in the NHS.
  • Well organised and skilled in good time management. Effective interpersonal skills and be able to demonstrate the ability to relate to and work within a team.

  Desirable

  • Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff.
  • Attendance at recognised management course.

  Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

  Essential

  • Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice.
  • Eligibility to work in the UK.
  • Is up to date and fit to practise safely
  • Should have completed higher training in GI/HPB radiology within a recognised training programme for at least 18 months attaining appropriate RCR level 2 competencies
  • All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written & spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients & colleagues demonstrated by one of the following
  • Applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English. OR Achieved the minimum score of 7 across all 4 of the following categories in the academic International English Language Testing
  • System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. (An overall minimum score of 7.5)
  • OR Achieved the minimum Grade B across all 4 of the following categories in the Occupational English Test (OET) in medicine in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application
  • Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. (You must provide your candidate number)

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in diagnostic GI/HPB radiology including regular experience of HPB cancer MDTs at a tertiary referral level.
  • Specifically experience in liver transplant imaging including assessment of recipients, live donors and post-operative appearances is essential.
  • Evidence of experience in non-vascular interventional procedures (US and CT guided drains and biopsies)
  • Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances.

  Additional Requirements

  Essential

  • Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview) CESR (or) international applicants should comply with the GMC specialty registration process:

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • FRCR or equivalent qualification.

  Desirable

  • Relevant higher degree.

  Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

  Essential

  • Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research.
  • Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.
  • Experience of participation in regular clinical audit.
  • Understanding of current issues in the NHS.
  • Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops.
  • Understanding of current issues in the NHS.
  • Well organised and skilled in good time management. Effective interpersonal skills and be able to demonstrate the ability to relate to and work within a team.

  Desirable

  • Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff.
  • Attendance at recognised management course.

  Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

  Essential

  • Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice.
  • Eligibility to work in the UK.
  • Is up to date and fit to practise safely
  • Should have completed higher training in GI/HPB radiology within a recognised training programme for at least 18 months attaining appropriate RCR level 2 competencies
  • All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written & spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients & colleagues demonstrated by one of the following
  • Applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English. OR Achieved the minimum score of 7 across all 4 of the following categories in the academic International English Language Testing
  • System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. (An overall minimum score of 7.5)
  • OR Achieved the minimum Grade B across all 4 of the following categories in the Occupational English Test (OET) in medicine in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application
  • Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. (You must provide your candidate number)

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  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

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  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

  Leeds Teaching Hospitals

  Address

  St. James's University Hospital

  Beckett Street

  Leeds

  LS9 7TF

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Leeds Teaching Hospitals

  Address

  St. James's University Hospital

  Beckett Street

  Leeds

  LS9 7TF

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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