Main area Consultant Interventional Radiologist Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent: 10 PA’s Hours Full time – 10 sessions per week (plus on-call) Job ref 160-8325584
Employer The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Walton Centre Town Liverpool Salary £113,565 – £150,569 10 PA Salary period Yearly Closing 30/10/2026 23:59
Consultant Interventional and Diagnostic Neuroradiologist
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
CONSULTANT INTERVENTIONAL NEURORADIOLOGIST
Permanent 10 PA
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist. This is a replacement post, and the successful candidate will work in the team of 5 full-time Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologists, 6th INR on 8.5 PA and a 7th interventional consultant works part time to cover the thrombectomy on call (covering leaves). They will be selected on the skills they can bring to the Trust and their ability to integrate into the department.
The post is subject to the Terms and Conditions of the new Consultant contract. The successful applicant must have full GMC registration, possess FRCR (or equivalent), have completed specialist training and be entered on the specialist register of the GMC (or have an expected CCT date within six months of the interview). The applicant should have evidence of suitable neuroradiology subspecialty training.
The radiology department is well equipped with an established capital replacement program. Currently there 5 MRI scanners, 2 CT scanners, two flat panel biplane angiogram suites, a robotic general X ray room, and C-arm screening room.
Informal visits are encouraged and should be arranged through: Dr Maneesh Bhojak, Consultant Neuroradiologist and Clinical Director for Radiology 0152 5295538. email:
The successful candidate will be required to pay for an enhanced disclosure at the cost of £44.
Main duties of the job
10 PA’s in total
8.5 Direct Clinical Care of which 2.75 on average will be interventional sessions and 3 PA to cover in and out of hours thrombectomy cover. Depending upon experience the appointee may be involved in additional sessions with a more experienced colleague initially.
1.5 Supporting Professional Activities
Direct clinical care activities will include neurointervention (both diagnostic and treatment.) It also includes attendance of clinical meetings, MDTs, patient administration, clinics and on-call. There is a small (1.5 -2 PA) of diagnostic neuroradiology cover.
Supporting professional activities will include continuing professional development, teaching, audit, research, and preparation for professional annual appraisal.
The exact contents of the job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate after appointment. The job plan will be subject to annual review and may be altered by negotiation in response to the changing requirements of the neuroradiology service in light of changing demand or retirements.
The Job Plan outline for this post will consist of 10 PAs. There is also an on-call commitment which will be 1 in 7(3 session allocated for this). As part of future job planning it is possible that some part may need to start earlier or finish later if the service requires. Currently the 7 interventionists provide 24/7 thrombectomy and ad hoc weekend coiling cover particularly over Bank Holidays.
Working for our organisation
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.
With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be based at The Walton Centre. The post holder will attend as necessary, the relevant Clinical and MDT Meetings that occur at WCFT.
The proposed starting PAs will comprise.
10 PAs in total
8.5 Direct Clinical Care of which 2.75 on average will be interventional sessions. Depending upon experience the appointee may be involved in additional sessions with a more experienced colleague initially.
-1.5 Supporting Professional Activities
Direct clinical care activities will include neurointervention both diagnostic and treatment. It also includes attendance of clinical meetings, MDTs, patient administration, clinics and on-call.
Supporting professional activities will include continuing professional development, teaching, audit, research, and preparation for professional annual appraisal. Evidence of the outputs will be expected both for appraisal / re-validation and for the job planning process (see below).
The exact contents of the job plan will be agreed with the successful candidate after appointment. The job plan will be subject to annual review, and may be altered by negotiation in response to the changing requirements of the neuroradiology service in light of changing demand or retirements.
The Job Plan outline for this post will consist of 10 PAs. There is also an on-call commitment which will be 1 in 7 ( 3 session allocated for this). As part of future job planning it is possible that some part may need to start earlier or finish later if the service requires. Currently the 7 interventionists provide 24/7 thrombectomy and ad hoc weekend cover for coiling particularly over Bank Holidays.
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The Neuroradiologists work flexibly as a group to cross-cover all of the neuroradiology service workflow, concentrating on areas of need
Job Planning
The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out the consultants duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year. It should cover all aspects of a consultants professional practice, including clinical work, teaching, audit, research, education and managerial responsibilities. Documentary evidence of productive use of SPAs will be required in the job planning process. There is a guaranteed minimum of 1.5 SPAs; more are attributed at job planning according to additional duties undertaken. This can vary year by year. The job plan will provide a clear schedule of commitments both internal and external. In addition it will contain personal objectives, including details of their link to wider service objectives and details of the support required by the consultant to fulfil the job plan and objectives.
Management Structure
The post holder will be accountable to the Clinical Director and through him to the Divisional Clinical Director and ultimately to the Medical Director and will work closely with both the Head of Service and the Divisional Director of Operations.
Teaching
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is a teaching hospital for the University of Liverpool Medical School and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in undergraduate teaching. In addition, there are specialist trainees in all neuroscience disciplines and some postgraduate students reading for higher research degrees.
Person specification
Qualifications
- FRCR
- Subspecialist Training in Interventional Neuro Radiology at a recognised training centre
- Full engagement of medical Appraisal and Revalidation
- Inclusion on the Specialist Register or entry to the Register within 6 months of interview.
- CCT in Clinical and Interventional Radiology for those UK trained after 2015
- Full registration with a license to practice with the General Medical Council
Experience
- Understanding of the management responsibilities of NHS Consultants
- Organisational skills
- Participation in a management training course
- Word processing, spreadsheet and database computer skills
- A proven track record in self directed research relevant to Neuroradiology
- Publications in peer reviewed journals relevant to Neuroradiology
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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