Company Description
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. The main hub is Queen Alexandra Hospital, one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job Description
Applications are welcomed for the post of Consultant Interventional Radiologist at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. This post is currently pending Royal College approval.
We are seeking a driven and dynamic colleague to join our established interventional radiology (IR) team at Queen Alexandra Hospital. The successful candidate will contribute to further development of an already comprehensive vascular and non‑vascular interventional radiology service, including the 1 in 7 IR on‑call service, while also supporting diagnostic imaging and multidisciplinary care.
This post offers the opportunity to work within a large, collaborative radiology department with strong links to regional training programmes and an expanding IR service.
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust operates within the Wessex Vascular Network, is a Level 2 Liver Centre, and has a catchment population of around 700,000. The Wessex Kidney Centre, based at Queen Alexandra Hospital, provides renal dialysis and transplant services to a population of over 2 million. We partner with Isle of Wight NHS Trust, which serves 140,000 people, and hosts the East branch of the Wessex Radiology training scheme. In 2024 the Portsmouth Medical School opened.
This ambitious department provides an increasing range of vascular and non‑vascular interventional procedures. Recent service developments over the past 5 years include:
* TIPSS service
* Ablation services (liver and lung)
* Prostate artery embolisation (PAE)
* Increasing central venous stenting experience for complex vascular access cases in coordination with the Guys and Thomas IR team
Planned future development includes additional interventional oncology services, such as tumour cryoablation, and low‑flow vascular malformation sclerotherapy/embolisation, and musculoskeletal embolisation. Applicants with experience in these areas are welcomed but not essential. The department supports consultants wishing to develop new procedural services or areas of interest.
The department actively participates in the PAVE II (fistuloplasty), MAGIC Embo (lower GI embolisation), and REACT‑AVB (TIPSS) studies and is very supportive of consultants developing research interests and presenting work nationally and internationally.
Vascular Interventions
A day‑case vascular angiography service includes:
* Visceral angiography
* Iliac interventions
* Femoropopliteal procedures
* Below‑knee interventions, including retrograde angioplasty with pedal access
All major vascular procedures, including hybrid interventions and aortic work, are undertaken at Southampton as the regional centre of the Wessex Vascular Network.
Renal and Vascular Access Services
The Wessex Kidney Centre is based at Queen Alexandra Hospital. The IR team works closely with nephrology and transplant services to provide renal and vascular access interventions for a population of over 2 million people across the south coast of England.
Non‑vascular Interventions
* Ultrasound and CT‑guided biopsies
* Image‑guided drainage procedures
* Radiologically inserted gastrostomy (RIG)
* Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) and biliary stenting
* TIPSS
* Liver embolisation
* Liver and lung ablation
* Colonic stenting
* Nephrostomy insertion
* Ureteric stenting
* Urological rendezvous procedures
* Prostate artery embolisation
* Uterine fibroid embolisation
A weekly half‑day general anaesthetic interventional list is available for complex procedures.
Emergency IR
Out‑of‑hours work is varied but predominantly includes:
* Nephrostomy insertion
* Image‑guided drainage
* Acute embolisation procedures
Prospective candidates must be able to perform these procedures independently.
Qualifications
Essential
* Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
* Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT (proposed date within 6 months), CESR or European Community Rights
* Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists, or equivalent
* Subspecialty experience in genitourinary imaging
Desirable
* Management course or experience
* Fellowship‑level training in genitourinary imaging
* Interventional uoradiology experience, including image‑guided biopsies and some fluoroscopic procedures
Clinical Experience
* Demonstrable, significant and ongoing experience in GU radiology with evidence of significant subspecialist training, including competence in a broad range of ultrasound, MRI, CT, including biopsies
* General diagnostic radiology skills to support local acute general radiology service weekday time and on‑call/ weekend work
* Understanding of clinical risk management
* Evidence of teaching medical, radiographic and nursing staff
Skills
Essential
* Professional skills of high standard in clinical radiology
* Demonstrable basic management skills
* Excellent time management
* Computer literacy
Desirable
* Appropriate and relevant publications in peer reviewed journals; presentations at national or international meetings
* Evidence of clinical research training and significant involvement in research projects
* Advanced computer skills
* Knowledge of the principles of service redesign
Knowledge
* Appropriate level of clinical knowledge
* Knowledge and use of evidence‑based practice
* IT skills
* Effective, confident presentation ability
* Experience in and outside of speciality
Other
* Evidence of participation in audit
* Good oral and written communication skills
* Publications
* Prizes and honours
* Logical thinking, problem solving and decision making
* Demonstrable experience and ability in teaching, both formally and informally
Benefits
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We offer a range of benefits to support our staff, including on‑site nursery, access to free beach hut for summer days, on‑site wellness centre with a gym and swimming pool, as well as staff networks such as LGBTQ, Race Equality and Disability. We also recognise achievements through awards ceremonies and are proud to be a supportive employer for all staff requiring assistance.
EEO Statement
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